08-20-2014, 10:17 AM | #43 |
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How does a roll bar limit street usage? It isn't a roll cage, just a roll bar. I still think spending $1500 on a hard top and $500 on a roll bar are worth it to enjoy a coupe S2000 at the track.
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I might be willing to take the chance if it was just me in the car, but my wife is usually with me and (to me) it's not worth putting her at risk for my hobby.
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Edit: Here's some more discussion on this. http://forums.pelicanparts.com/porsc...reet-safe.html
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I think that difficulty at the limit has to do with some amount of bind and flex in the bushings. I have feeling that spherical bushings will do a lot make this car sharp as a razor at the cutting edge (pun intended).
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CSG guys... always coming up with new ways to burn a hole in my wallet.
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Harddog would be the next choice, followed by budget choice Rockstar. If you want something that blends in well, the Mugen. Cusco/Safety21 is super easy, but not allowed by most US sanctioning bodies. |
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Reading about the S2000 that I wanted to buy is like hearing about a girl you never got to bang, but others have
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Bushings are indeed important, but I'm pretty sure we've proven that it's definitely a nice to have when a point is reached in the tuning/driving realm. 99.5% of these people have not hit that point yet. |
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wait hold on a second...
There is a WHOLE lot more to being a better car than being able to rev higher or achieve higher power levels for a given boost level.
I personally wouldn't care if the s2000 performed 10 times as good and was half the price, to me it's ugly as sin, the lines are way too straight and boring...and I don't like convertibles... I don't believe that it does though. Regardless of what you have to do to achieve the same power levels at the same power levels I believe the twin to be prettier, better and more fun to drive. So to say the S2K is better is a misnomer based on power levels at a given boost and being able to rev higher. I can build a gsxr motor to make 300hp and mount it where the rear seats are and rev to 12000 rpm but that wouldn't make it a better car...(yes it would decrease the integrity of the chassis and I would need to install a roll cage that i could mount the motor to etc... that's besides the point). ok maybe it would make it better but not because I can now rev to 12000... Opinions are like assholes, we all have them and most of the time they stink so let's just agree to disagree and go from there. Jaden |
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