My Formula VS an S2000
 

My cars mods::
Hooker LTs, O/R Y Pipe, 3" Cut-out, 3.73's, Trickflow Intake Elbow, A/M MAF, K&N FIPK, 160* stat, NGK TR-55's, Taylor 8mm wires(OTVC), UMI STB, Free mods, Performance Rebuilt 4L60E, Transgo Shift Kit, PCMFORLESS Tune...Im running street tires, Kumho ecsta 711's...:(

VS

the S2000::
CAI, Catback, MAYBE a v-tech controller



Is there any chance of me losing? This is a money race and im just checking all angles..The race happens tonight

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I dont think those cars make any power until like 6k. If your racing from a dig I think your ok. I'm sure there will be more to chime in that know more about these girlie cars than I do.

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You will anniliate him, its gonna be ugly...let me be the first to say good kill

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You should win unless hes spraying a big shot or is running alot of boost that you are unaware of.

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shouldnt be a problem.. those cars are not fast "straight line" but they corner like none other

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you could blow four cylinders and still beat his ricer a$$. I'd like to know how you even got this punk to race you. your car must look like a real sleeper.

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He backed out of the race tonight

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:( That's a dissapointment. oh well. Hey was there a story behind this?

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You will not lose. I dont have LT's or gears, and I am 2 for 2 against s2000's from both a dead dig and a roll. I expected the s2k to give me a challenge from a roll, but from a 3rd gear punch, it got ugly for him fast (and this is with my t-tops off, while he had his tops up -> more aero hehehe)

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The S2000 backed out.

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That's because they're slow.

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The kid talks big **** to everyone, He knows nothing about cars, he bought his girly S2K wiith the pu$$y mods already on it...All he knows is his car is "light as hell"....and my car is "not"...He's ignorant, I offered to put him in his place for $100, he accepted, then he backed out LAST minute... :rolleyes:

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Race him on a road course.

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right on cue... :o

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depending on the layout of the roadcourse, he might beat the s2000 there too.

at road america, the camaro ss was running faster lap times than an s2000 with the same driver (steve millen, of IMSA fame) according to a test by motortrend.

Camaro SS (NOT a 1LE car): 2 min, 16.46 seconds
BMW M Roadster: 2 min, 17.28 seconds
Porsche Boxster S: 2 min, 17.46 seconds
Honda S2000: 2 min, 17.66 seconds
Acura NSX 2 min, 14.15 seconds

Leaving the magazine racing realm for a second, at my last outing at Shannonville motorsport park, i posted faster lap times than guys with rx8's and s2000's b/c even though i was slower in the tight sections, i more than made up for it with higher exit speeds coming on to the 2 straights (pro-track configuration). http://www.shannonville.com/

Of course, you could chalk this up to poor drivers in the other cars, but it also goes to show that a z28 vs an s2000 does not automatically mean a loss for the fbody. Even though the majority of camaro drivers drag race only, some of us actually road race our cars.

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Yes let me Race my A4 in auto X


:o

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why do people underestimate the F-bod in the twisties so much? My A4 can take pretty steep (maybe 40-50 degree) turns at around 60MPH, which is way more than my ol' Tahoe could have claimed. A couple strut bars later and i'll be in business. :)

Haven't got it to oversteer yet either, reason being i don't have access to a landing strip, and i'm not about to try on a two lane two direction road. ;)

What do you guys think? Can a RWD car hang with these light, AWD's in the twisties?

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strut bars dont do much for our cars. "mandatory" upgrades to address our weaknesses from the factory are new shocks and a larger front sway bar. the most important mod, though, is learning how to drive :)

can we hang with the likes of wrx's in the twisties? depends on the layout of the track; slow speed corners with alot of transitions will favour smaller, more nimble cars. sweeping, high speed corners are where our cars shine.

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Just because it handles well doesn't make it a road course champion by any means. Ask any road racer and they'll tell you that nothing beats a torquey car for exiting a turn quickly. The Z28's power and torque would more than make up for it's handling deficiency vs. the S2000 on anything other than an autocross course.

Jason

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the fact that we can stuff 11 inch wide rims with 315 width tires on ALL four corners doesnt hurt, either.

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good point.

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But when VTEC kicks in...the sheet gets blurry and the domestics cannot deal with it.... :D

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Seems like some of you guys never raced a S2000 with some mods. Raced a stock one from a role and put cars on him, it was no compitition. I also raced a modded one from a stop and from a role. The S2000 never left my quarter panel. Not sure if he was running FI but that thing was quick. Just watch out and don't get to cocky.

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The problem is I can never get the old dudes driving them to race from a roll...let alone let's try it from a stop.

The cars run decent and are suppossed to handle top notch.

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:Owned: :cz28:

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A guy around here has one and talked with me, he raced my buddy with a Z3 no problem but wasnt to enthusiastic about racing me and declined. But supposedly he ran his buddy's "13 flat Nova" and beat him good. He has a fart can and an air kit. Either him or his buddy where lying or he gained alot of HP/TQ with 2 bolt ons. I think I'd take an M series Z3 before a 2000, but thats just me.

I cant count how many S/C 5.4's I've seen torn up by VTEC's :eek: I cant get them to race either Cantonracer :shrug:

-Dustin-

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actually, i have raced against and driven modified s2000's and feel that i have a good sense of their capabilities. i had no problem beating an intake/exhaust s2000 from a roll. on the other hand, my business partner owns the s2000 that was used to prototype ultimate racing's turbo kit, which i have driven. it would slay my car (12.6's on street tires), but for what he paid for it, it better! its not the best speed/$ ive ever seen, but i guess different ppl like different sorts of cars.

http://www.ultimate-racing.com/Produ...gradeKit.shtml

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last night my 2 friends, 1 with a honda s2000 and the other with a 94 z28 raced, both are stock, raced from a stop a little short of a quarter mile,

the z28 raced and won bye half a car, raced it again and the honda won bye the same distance.

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Most of us do it just to piss you off...

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S2K's suck .