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Old 05-30-2023 | 07:11 AM
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First to second has always been a patience thing for me with both cars upon cold start. Once the car has warmed up it transitions smoothly though.
Old 05-31-2023 | 08:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Crazy_Schizo
Honda MTF at the moment. I'll try the blend on the next change.



I figure I may as well replace the clutch/pressure plate/flywheel if the transmission has to be dropped. I'm pretty sure there was something wrong with my transmission from the factory, as it would grind 1-2 usually once a week when I first bought the car, but now the frequency of it happening is escalating.

Funny enough, a lot of FK8 owners also complain of 2nd gear grind and I haven't had it happen once yet in mine. I think it's luck of the draw on transmissions.
I had a little bit of grind in John Sputnik's old transmission. I flushed it with honda MTF and added tribotex manual. seems to be a little better now.

https://www.tribotex.com/


That being said, i think i remember looking for someone in the buffalo area a while ago... let me see if can dig that up for you.
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Old 06-01-2023 | 09:11 AM
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14 years of S2000 ownership as of today. Here’s a pic of Ellen and me with our cars. She showed up saying helping a friend buy a car is better than going to a wedding.

Met El Jefe for the first time about a month later at Formula H



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Old 06-01-2023 | 02:51 PM
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^Nice seeing a pic of Ellen. Back then, she was pretty active on S2KCA and the New England S2KI Forum. I drove up from Delaware to go on some drives in New York and New Jersey that were lead by the Mad Russian, Alexi, and she would join in. I remember once she joined us in Ellenville, NY. If you talk to her, tell her I (Gene) said "hi!"
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Old 06-02-2023 | 05:18 AM
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Gene - I passed along your message to her on FB messenger.
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Old 06-03-2023 | 03:55 AM
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I have leveled up my VR racing setup!



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Well, the kiddo seems to approve of the new setup. Should I go hide the keys to the cars now?



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Old 06-03-2023 | 05:16 PM
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Haha, love that pic. Definitely hide the keys from her.
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Haven't driven the S all week because of the poor air quality. My allergies were pretty bad before we started getting all the wildfire smoke, and this has just been amping them up.
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It’s gotten better for us as of yesterday afternoon. Able to see blue skies now. Number of people at work telecommuted. Good for me as I had quiet in the office to get work done.



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