S2000 owners thread. 9,000rpm of goodness in here.

kinger8938 said:
Lovely looking bits of kit!

Ordered a clay kit to go over the car and hopefully sort it out!

I think my first big spend will be a Miltek system or similar
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I'm probably going to go with that system next year. Or this year if funds allow.
I've already spaffed something like £7k on this car so far since getting it.

Mods since getting:
K&N FIPK
UK exhaust mod
Ohlins DFV
Sony DSX-GS80 headunit
Focal components
Focal rears
JL sub
JBL amp
DRLs
Rear spoiler
Front lip
BYS lowered seat rails
Steering wheel retrim
Ball gear knob
LED bulbs all round
Renegade brass shifter bushing

Maintenance:
Trans flush and refill
Diff flush and refill
Clutch fluid flush and refill
Brake fluid flush and refill
TCT replacement
Spark plugs
Oil change
Oil filter change
Geo setup
 
Rilot said:
I'm probably going to go with that system next year. Or this year if funds allow.
I've already spaffed something like £7k on this car so far since getting it.

Mods since getting:
K&N FIPK
UK exhaust mod
Ohlins DFV
Sony DSX-GS80 headunit
Focal components
Focal rears
JL sub
JBL amp
DRLs
Rear spoiler
Front lip
BYS lowered seat rails
Steering wheel retrim
Ball gear knob
LED bulbs all round
Renegade brass shifter bushing

Maintenance:
Trans flush and refill
Diff flush and refill
Clutch fluid flush and refill
Brake fluid flush and refill
TCT replacement
Spark plugs
Oil change
Oil filter change
Geo setup
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Rabbit hole aye :)

Yeah the Miltek seems to tick the boxes for me.

Once my MX5 sells, I'm going to get a service done and look for that to include all fluids listed above.

It had a big service last year (and essentially only 500ish miles ago) so some of it will likely be fine. But there's a hefty gap in the service history so for me, it's a peace of mind thing to just be sure everything is up together.

Did you carry out any of that list yourself?

Mods wise for me, I hopes doesn't stretch to that sort of cash :D but essentially I just want an exhaust system and some basic audio stuff. Maybe interior tart up pieces to make it a nicer place to be. Oh and the underseal I mentioned before, I feel that could be worth it.

I guess it was a bonus to have the lip and spoiler already and an air filter as that's something I would have gone for too.

The lowering isn't something I would have chased, but I like how it currently looks so I'll keep it like that! Maybe in the future I could look to make it more comfortable with a full set up over just springs but for now, it's fine
 
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I've done the front two struts this afternoon which should be the hardest ones to do. TBH it was pretty easy. The difficulty was getting 19 years of crap off the bolts. Judicious use of angel **** soon saw them free.
Dinner, then the rears.
 
And done. Passenger, rear gave me a headache. Had to take the fuel filler neck out to access the top hat bolts. Then the OE shock got itself wedged on to the lower arm. Had to get my wife to stand on the top wishbone while I hammered it out with a mallet!

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I'm getting too old for this ****.
Woke up this morning and feel like I've been in fight, and lost.

Next time I decide to work on the car, tell me to take it to a garage. My muscles are killing me.
 
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Rilot said:
I'm getting too old for this ****.
Woke up this morning and feel like I've been in fight, and lost.

Next time I decide to work on the car, tell me to take it to a garage. My muscles are killing me.
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I’ve done the crowns starter last week. 6 hours under the car. I was broken by the end of it.
 
My S2000 has a Headphone and usb lead coming from the back of the head unit (I assume)

So I thought I would be able to play music through it, via the AUX option on the head unit. However that button doesn't seem to do anything. It says CD/AUX so I assume it's supposed to flick between the two at a press of the button but it just stays on cd.
 
No idea. What headunit is it?

I took the S2000 out this morning to test the Ohlins. Quite a difference I will say. The ride - while firm - is much more compliant over the bumps. A bumpy corner I drive every day that normally has the back end chattering out of line was now taken without any fuss at all. I deliberately drove over small pot holes and bumps and it's quite impressive the way it soaks them up without jarring my body. I mean, it's no BMW 7-series but with the stock suspension if you hit a pot hole - my god the car let you know about it; now it's much more controlled.
I'll need to bed them in and drive them hard to give my full opinion but first impressions are very good indeed.
 
Rilot said:
No idea. What headunit is it?

I took the S2000 out this morning to test the Ohlins. Quite a difference I will say. The ride - while firm - is much more compliant over the bumps. A bumpy corner I drive every day that normally has the back end chattering out of line was now taken without any fuss at all. I deliberately drove over small pot holes and bumps and it's quite impressive the way it soaks them up without jarring my body. I mean, it's no BMW 7-series but with the stock suspension if you hit a pot hole - my god the car let you know about it; now it's much more controlled.
I'll need to bed them in and drive them hard to give my full opinion but first impressions are very good indeed.
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They do both track and road really well. I’d love a set for my fd2 but another £2k is hard to find
 
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Gave the inside a going over last night, do love this cab!

Can we replace the plates that surround the buttons either side of the wheel, like where the engine start button is.

They are currently a gloss black, and have surface marks. Would prefer a finish like the cd player cover or even just Matt black

One minor gripe I need to address is I'm getting like a plastic click sound when I press the clutch, at the top as I push it down. Just like a tick, but it's very annoying.

Could just be a spring needs some lubing up., or something catching.
 
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Clutch click is likely that the piston to pedal linkage needs adjusting. Mine was way out when I got it. You need to be either a contortionist or remove the drivers seat to get to it. There is a lock nut and then you can turn the linkage to take up the play.
With regard to the plates either side of the instruments, mine were scratched a little too. I never found anything that matched the radio door but in the end I bought some carbon fibre overlays that I stuck on. They look OK.

The red interior is so much nicer than my boring black I have. Really lifts it and makes it feel less claustrophobic.
 
Now the car has settled on the Ohlins nicely, I've put some 15mm spacers on. The wheels fill the arches now.
I might drop the front by another 10mm though.

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