Type R and VTEC owners
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Well that's not the way it's been described to me in the past.
But whatever, I'm pretty confident I'll notice a substantial improvement on track. They have to me in the past so I don't see why they wouldn't now.
So much negativity in here from certain people.
Higher resistance to fade, ability to stay out on track longer, possible reduced stopping distances, I'm looking forward to finding out. Like I said, I noticed huge improvements on my DC5 with 2 piece AP and on my Evo with 2 piece PF.
Please tell me what I've just bolted on and assumed it'll work because it's expensive? My car is set up really well now, it handles well, it goes well, before Coombe it used to stop well. A friend of mine with a huge amount of track experience as well as competition driving took it out in the dry at Donington, he commended me on the way that the car is set up, saying it's the nicest S2000 he's driven. He gave me some driving tips as well as recommending me to adjust the front toe as he said initial turn on was a little bit on the numb side.
Not at all, but you come on here with a know it all attitude and one liners without actually explaining yourself (till now). Well no one is not me then, since I've cracked OEM ones. If I've cracked OEM ones, why do you assume that I don't need uprated discs?
The one at Donington, where it was wet and I couldn't get the tyres up to temp so I was driving to the conditions? Great example. And I didn't make out I was Lewis Hamilton at all, that's your interpretation of me saying that I brake late and hard, which in my opinion I do. I'm fully aware that I am far from the quickest driver on track and someone may come along with a stock S2000 and show me a clean set of heels. Do I care? No! Because this car is my hobby and I enjoy doing what I do to it.
I guess some people just don't like the way chequebook modders come across. If theses were so vital why on earth did you spend money on spoon monoblock calliper and leave old brake disks on !?
Did I say they were vital? No. If that is what I thought, I'd have bought them months ago. I was wanting to upgrade the discs anyway but wanted to see how I'd get along first. I do however know from my own experience that the 2 piece discs work well.
They were Project Mu HC+ 800, I'm now running Brembo HP2000. I've bought PBS as spares to take with me to Spa and the 'Ring in April.
The PBS pads are carbon based and not steel, PBS tell me they're spot on for the discs I've ordered. I think my current Brembo pads and previous Project Mu pads are steel based like the DS2500, although I'm not 100% sure. Of course I like the look of them but I do also genuinely feel that for my driving style there'll be a big improvement. All my car is used for is driven hard at weekends when the weather allows and on track. I have a Focus for everything else.
New discs fitted. The pads have less life than I thought they would, it seems a day at Donnington in the rain has taken over 50% of their life! I'll have to fit the new pads before I go over to Spa and the 'Ring later this year.
Ignore the lack of rear centre caps, I have new ones on the way. Not the best pics, but you get the idea. I'm actually tempted to get the rear calipers painted.
Ignore the lack of rear centre caps, I have new ones on the way. Not the best pics, but you get the idea. I'm actually tempted to get the rear calipers painted.
I have no doubt that the main cause was a combination of cold AD08R's, a greasy road and most likely a lack of my ability behind the wheels. There has been speculation that there may be fuel spillage on the roundabout as it's a main one but I don't know, and I don't really care - the result is the same.
I do care about the car, however I think it's more of a case that I was prepared to let the car go, I'd started the motions of either optimistically selling it as it was with an inflated price, or eventually stripping and selling to replace with another Evo.
Copy/paste from S2KI.
Yes, it's mine. I find it amusing that some people feel the need to troll me by posting inaccuracies about the car, its insurance status and the circumstances of the accident both on CTRO and on the S2000 page on Facebook.
For clarification:
1) I am not running Parada Spec 2's, I'm running AD08R's.
2) It was not a straight piece of road, it was coming off a roundabout on a left hand bend. I had too much throttle on and the back went before I could feel anything. I hit the armco will full right hand lock on, the car then spun around on the road before settling in the ditch/bramble.
3) The modifications are all declared, and I've been reassured by Greenlight that I will receive the value of the car plus the cost to replace the modifications.
4) It probably was a lack of driver skill that was the cause. Or it was oil. Who knows? I don't particularly care, it's happened and the end result is the same.
5) Driver and passenger are fine. [sarcasm]It's lovely to see the usual keyboard warriors on Facebook are concerned about this.[/sarcasm]
I do care about the car, however I think it's more of a case that I was prepared to let the car go, I'd started the motions of either optimistically selling it as it was with an inflated price, or eventually stripping and selling to replace with another Evo.
Copy/paste from S2KI.
Yes, it's mine. I find it amusing that some people feel the need to troll me by posting inaccuracies about the car, its insurance status and the circumstances of the accident both on CTRO and on the S2000 page on Facebook.
For clarification:
1) I am not running Parada Spec 2's, I'm running AD08R's.
2) It was not a straight piece of road, it was coming off a roundabout on a left hand bend. I had too much throttle on and the back went before I could feel anything. I hit the armco will full right hand lock on, the car then spun around on the road before settling in the ditch/bramble.
3) The modifications are all declared, and I've been reassured by Greenlight that I will receive the value of the car plus the cost to replace the modifications.
4) It probably was a lack of driver skill that was the cause. Or it was oil. Who knows? I don't particularly care, it's happened and the end result is the same.
5) Driver and passenger are fine. [sarcasm]It's lovely to see the usual keyboard warriors on Facebook are concerned about this.[/sarcasm]
I don't have solid mounts, they are Spoon mounts which are basically OEM with a little extra bracing. The issue wasn't 1st to 2nd change, I've already posted what the issue was, which was too much throttle in 2nd gear on a left hand corner exiting the roundabout combined with cold tyres, a damp road and most likely lack of my ability behind the wheel.
I've just had an offer of £14500 from the insurance company which is much better than I expected and I've accepted it. The initial offer was £10600 however they then asked for all the invoices for the work and parts done on the car which I sent in. I also have around £2000 in parts for it sat in the garage.
I can't commend Greenlight and Highway/LV enough on how they have been throughout the whole claim process.
No bad considering I paid £8000 for it some 20 months ago.
I can't commend Greenlight and Highway/LV enough on how they have been throughout the whole claim process.
No bad considering I paid £8000 for it some 20 months ago.
Get an independent garage local to Honda to quote you (£100 or so?), then price match.
http://www.honda.co.uk/cars/owners/service-promise.html
http://www.honda.co.uk/cars/owners/service-promise.html