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Considering how much track time Tim has in his S2000, I was curious to get his impression of my car. I had already packed up for the day but Tim took my S2000 around the paddock area and roads connecting the various tracks at Willow Springs Raceway. Two modifications stood out: the punchier mid-range and more linear torque curve (no VTEC spike) from the Hondata KPro and the extra shifting feedback and noise from the Hasport engine mounts. As Tim said, these two modifications really transformed the feel of the car. He was also surprised at how light the Centerforce Dual Friction clutch was and how it drove basically like stock. Tim already has an AP1 flywheel in his car but he’s looking for alternatives to the stock clutch.
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| Tim pulled in after doing one cool-down lap and I did a quick measurement on his brake temps. No surprise, his front rotors were at around 180F and the rears at 443F which were basically the same as mine. Tim also has a custom front brake ducting setup on his car that was fabricated by Tony Fuchs. |
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| Tony Fuchs has the ducting setup grabbing air from the front and simply directs it towards the center of the rotor. Based on the rotors temps I measured, it works pretty well! Tim also installed a set of KW V3s this past year. |
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| Parked next to me at the track was this 2005 Evo 8 MR. I have a soft spot for these as I had a 2005 Evo myself. |
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| Measuring the temperatures of his rotors showed over 500F on the front and about 270F on the rear. And this was after a cool-down! |
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| Yup, the common Evo Brownbos. Oh yea, those are Nitto NT01s. |
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| The Brembo calipers were at almost 270F! |
