Official AP1/AP2 Thread

[4doorj]

Originally posted by carzcraz
Yeah we are flying to Vancouver tomorrow morning to pick up the Evo for me (only has 471 km's, 2008) to compete against my hubby's STi!

Congrats on the new car!
But you will miss the S2000.
I miss owning a s2000

[carzcraz]

Thanks 4doorj. Lol you're not supposed to tell me this, I've only just sold the S a week and a half ago

As much as I loved the S, I am definitely looking forward to a change of vehicle. We were very close to pulling the trigger on the Elise at Weissach but found it somewhat similar of a resemblance in driving to the S..the Exige S on the other hand....

[4doorj]

Don't get me wrong I love the evo.
But driving the S was really fun. And it looks sooooo damn good. The rawness of the car can't be beat.

But being a parent makes owning a two seater convertible useless.
My s2000 just sat in my garage and collected dust. Now all my cars seems to have 4 doors hahaha
I will own another s2000 one day. Or hopefully even better a NSX.

[gpomp]

Originally posted by carzcraz
Yeah we are flying to Vancouver tomorrow morning to pick up the Evo for me (only has 471 km's, 2008) to compete against my hubby's STi!

congrats! evo > sti!

[carzcraz]

Originally posted by gpomp
congrats! evo > sti!

Lol thanks but you and sml better not tell him that ... J/k!!

[carzcraz]

This may be of interest to some of you....

I have a discontinued Honda S2000 paperback book by Daniel Carney for sale. Took me three and a half months to find this but I no longer own a Honda.

http://forums.beyond.ca/st/318620/fs...-discontinued/

[carzcraz]

Paperback sold.

For free: OEM Honda touch up paint for the S2000 in Silverstone Metallic (code #CHNH630M)

I also have a set of OEM AP2 V1's for sale. Fronts may have approximately two seasons left while the rears need to be replaced. Tires are Bridgestone Potenza's. Rims themselves are all in excellent condition (8.5/10).

Asking $600 OBO.

[dimi]

http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=824833

Ouch

[LUDELVR]

Originally posted by dimi
http://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=824833

Ouch

haha, yup, that's me. The car still runs, but I don't want to take any chances. 6 months of driving it hard and racing anything that moved has finally taken it's toll. The funny thing is that it's not the head gasket so I'm wondering if it was time for the rings to go

Anyway, I was debating about just swapping in in another engine with a 3mm head gasket but it seems like many guys are opposed to it so I'm totally confused.

I'm confident in Lawrence's tune, but like I was asking the s2ki forum, what would cause the rings to let go?

[dimi]

When I was PMing you I kept stressing the oil jets, and I am very sure that's what went wrong. Check cyl #4. Compression and leakdown.


You got lucky you had this long out of the motor. Some people have scored #4 as quickly as 20 km after they get FI.

Who in their right mind told you to get a 3mm for 320 whp. Seriously? Either get a Mahle FRM compliant drop in pistons or stick to a stock HG. Your turbo will run out of steam a lot faster than your bottom end. A few people have 700+ whp on a fully stock engine.

From what I have seen, rings or ringlands don't tend to go often on S2000s. You either score the cylinder, spin a bearing, or drop valves due to early model retainer issues.

[Hipermax_d]

Originally posted by dimi
When I was PMing you I kept stressing the oil jets, and I am very sure that's what went wrong. Check cyl #4. Compression and leakdown.


You got lucky you had this long out of the motor. Some people have scored #4 as quickly as 20 km after they get FI.

Who in their right mind told you to get a 3mm for 320 whp. Seriously? Either get a Mahle FRM compliant drop in pistons or stick to a stock HG. Your turbo will run out of steam a lot faster than your bottom end. A few people have 700+ whp on a fully stock engine.

From what I have seen, rings or ringlands don't tend to go often on S2000s. You either score the cylinder, spin a bearing, or drop valves due to early model retainer issues.

Exact thing happened to my s2
4th cylinder had a little problem from honda where the oil jets werent feeding it adequate oil to lubricate the internals.
as a result, my cylinders got scored bad. when we took out the motor, we also realized the f20 block cannot be bored due to thinner side walls.
two routes you can go is to either get it sleeved, or buy a long block and replace (depending on the piston conditions)

good luck

[Joe-G]

parting out?

That sucks to hear man!

[LUDELVR]

Well, it may appear that way; however, I have not torn down the engine to confirm it. From the looks of it though, you may be correct. The head looks appears to be in tact and the coolant is not leakng at all anywhere so it may have been oil starvation.

Like I said, the engine starts and drives, I was able to drive it home, but again, there is some major pressure out the valve cover.

I was debating about the 3 mm head gasket on a newer engine but have decided against it seeing how much power the stock bottom end can handle.

I've sourced out an f22 and am goind to slap my current turbo setup on it because it's just what I' looking for. I just hope the upgraded oil jets are up to the task! Like I said, I'm no expert and I don't want to go through this again. I'm pretty confident that the tune that Lawrence did was sound but I will need to retune this car once the new engine is in and I hope that there are no issues with oil starvation.

It's like you said Dimi, I'm glad that the engine lasted as long as it did knowing that it's a 2001 f20 on boost!

Originally posted by dimi
When I was PMing you I kept stressing the oil jets, and I am very sure that's what went wrong. Check cyl #4. Compression and leakdown.


You got lucky you had this long out of the motor. Some people have scored #4 as quickly as 20 km after they get FI.

Who in their right mind told you to get a 3mm for 320 whp. Seriously? Either get a Mahle FRM compliant drop in pistons or stick to a stock HG. Your turbo will run out of steam a lot faster than your bottom end. A few people have 700+ whp on a fully stock engine.

From what I have seen, rings or ringlands don't tend to go often on S2000s. You either score the cylinder, spin a bearing, or drop valves due to early model retainer issues.

[LUDELVR]

anyone have an aftermarket clutch for sale? Something that's capable of handling around 450 or so whp and 350 ft/lbs?

Let me know if you have anything or know where I can get some good deals on one. Need one soon.

OH yeah, and are the f20 and f22 engines swappable with the clutches and trannies?

[S2K2]

Haha trader you are haha well to each there own got the supercharger today just waiting on install please snow hold out !!

[LUDELVR]

Originally posted by S2K2
Haha trader you are haha well to each there own got the supercharger today just waiting on install please snow hold out !!

What clutch are you going with? Stock?

[S2K2]

Um not sure what one I got it's a stage 3 though

[Nissan_Fanboy]

Originally posted by S2K2
Um not sure what one I got it's a stage 3 though

Tony i love how you know shit all about your car.

Sexy, Goes Fast, GOOOD!

[carzcraz]

For anybody interested, I've added pictures of my AP2 V1 rims for sale:

http://forums.beyond.ca/showthread.p...hreadid=319542

[S2K2]

honestly i put that clutch in almost a year and half ago haha
Cars booked in for the 10th of november
and got a nice lil present in the mail on thurs!!
can any one say BOOOOOSSSTTTTTT!!