sup u guys... my friends and i went to LACR friday and he had brought his sister's S2k... anyways whenever he ran 1/4 mile he'd hit 16.4 or 16.8.... when i took the bad boy for a run i hit a 16 flat... and HOLY FAWKING **** THAT VTEC IS ******* INSANE!!!!! i was expecting it to be like my friends VTEC prelude but wow... the S2k is something else.. props to all u owners...
on another note.. why the hell would we hit such high times??? another s2k at the track hit a 14.9.. the only difference was that ours had 18" heavy rims... but should that really prevent us from hitting low times?? and also it would choke at the launch whether we launched at 3k rpm or 5k rpm... btw the clutch has been replaced cause my friends sister cannot drive...hehe... please gimme some input on why it would be that slow...

PS: the car was NOT broken in correctly... my friend was punching it left and right when it had <50 miles on it....

 

18 inch rims kill 1/4 mile times.........

 

yea the rims are a BIG part of ur problem

 

18" rims dont help in drag racing, but you probably werent launching at the proper rpm

 

Many factors probably affected your 1/4 mile times.

1. LACR is a sh*tty track - high elevation, etc. 14.9 is probably an awesome time for an S2000 there.

2. Weak engine - you say you're friend did not break it in properly. That probably had a negative effect on the engine.

3. You were launching too low. Optimal launches are obtained by revving the car up to 6500rpm. You should start with 6500, and increase or decrease depending on how much tire spin you're getting.

4. Like others said, the 18-inch rims will slow the S2000 down a bit.

EDIT: Spelling errors.


[Modified by S2Thizzle, 6:08 PM 11/23/2002]

 

cool thanks.. we'll try that next time.. and yea.. LACR sucks..

 

What color S2k is it, and what rim's. I might of seen it around.

and high 16's ouchhhh.. yeah if u had launched at 7k it woulda help't a lil more. but 16.0 on 18's, they should be way lower.

 

yea definitely need to be launching at like 7,000rpm....i wouldn't do it more than once in a blue moon though, or you'll have more problems with the car. I have 4,200 miles on mine now and I can still count on one hand how many high rev clutch drops i've done.

 

its the blueish type color with 18" gunmetal rims.. yea, i'm guessing our launches sucked.. maybe cause we were too cautious..

 

that girl does not deserve a s2k, i can imagine all the premature engine wear and excess all aound wear-and-tear. she needs a civic.

 

I thought this was going to be a Nike v. New Balance thread, ****.

 

don't worry about doing high rpm clutch dumps if you can do it right. People talk about the S2k as if it's some delicate fragile thing that will break under stress, all the while forgetting it wrings out at 9000rpm.

I have 24,000 miles on my car and recently got a new clutch from doing TSB54. (fix for buzzing noise, FREE new clutch. )

Anyways, you can ask anyone here who knows me, I'm the biggest race ***** there is. That's 24,000 miles of weekend after weekend at the street races, time after time at the track, launching more times than I can count anywhere between 4500-6500rpm. I launch that car probably several times a week at least. On track days I'll do 10-15 runs. I street race just about every weekend in the summer and race several times a night there. As well as what I run into on day to day encounters.

They pulled the clutch out, and I wanted to see how my car was holding up. The clutch looked brand new, with hardly a mark or sign of wear on it. The flywheel also looked fine, as well the the drivetrain and differential. (i had them look at the differential for a "noise" I heard.... meaning there was no noise, I just wanted them to check it out) The differential still looked brand new with no wear on it at all.

Dump the clutch at 5k or 6k all you want. Could you have a problem or two? Yes, maybe. Though I think your chances of anything catastrophic are close to nil, as long as the car is stock.

 

yea man.. i'm like "DONT PUNCH IT!!" he'd be like its ok...

 

im that friend!!! dissin my car, and giving me no props.. damn u man... hehe. ur not driving my car ever again. but yeah i was there and boy was it shocking to see the s2k hit 16s. However, a skyline came and hit 8.3 at lacr (converted = 8 secs flat). it was soooo amazing. BUT i love the s2k.


[Modified by visualvb, 11:54 PM 11/24/2002]

 

learn how to drive ran an s2 with 18inch Andrews 15.2 on 2.3 60foot

 

Well, I've hit 13.7 in my stock S2k. I average high 13's or 14 flat. This year, out of the two times I went, I could only hit 14 flat. But that was off crappy 2.24+ 60' times.

 

yea.. its really hard to launch that car correctly..

 

i have an s2k and if you hit only 16 flat on the s2k you cant drive. i hit 14 flat on stock tires running off the headers and 13.5 with slicks the s2k is much faster than you think.

 

What were ur 60fts?

At palmdale, my friend's 98 prelude with i/h hit 15.9. Another friend with a 91 ls, b20vtec hit 15.90 also at lacr. That's with stock 9.3 compression , ls tranny which requires double clutching in 3rd gear, shitty *** tires, 2.5 60ft, and he's a big guy (270lbs). You should definately be faster than them.

It's either you guys can't drive or ur motor is weak as hell.

 

16's sec 1/4 mile is horrible

stock should be 14 flat roughly

seen 13.8 with n1 exhaust

my buddy ran 13.7 with some basic bolt ons and he launched at 7500rpm

geez 16's lol

 

that means a non vtec civic hatch could spank you

 

That's it. VTEC the car as much as possible before 600 miles. I really feel sorry for the car. Jeez...some people...

 

Doing mid 16 in palmdale still suck. Hybrid civic are doing those times.
My best ther was 14.9 and it was in the summer. Corrected should be mid 14.