I’m looking to take a step back from srsbznz autocrossing, so my (autocross use only car) STR S2000CR is for sale. This isn’t an OMG the NDs are coming sale, just a life reprioritization.

The car has been a work in progress over the last two years, and has finally started to come together at this year’s Wilmington Tour; the car works well at Route 66 (Chicago Region), but is fairly loose at Miller Park (Milwaukee Region). The car will be available for test drives at the National’s test and tune course on Wednesday.

My asking price is $32k with all stock parts and the spare parts as noted below. The price represents $23k for the car and ~2/3 the price of all aftermarket parts that can be removed and sold. The parts’ price doesn’t include labor, shipping, tuning (over 16 hours of dyno time), consumables, etc… I think this is a reasonable estimate of the parts’ value if it was parted out. I'd also consider a trade + cash arrangement for a C6Z06.

Pictures (more available):
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Car Information:

• 2008 Honda S2000 CR (Title in hand)
• Will have ~76,000 miles after Nationals

Recent Maintenance:

• Honda MTF-2 (season start)
• Lubrication Engineer’s LE1607 (season start)
• Mobil 1 0W-40 (twice a season)
• NGK BKR7EIX-11 (season start)
• Valve Adjustment (season start)
• Rear axle cup swap, greased with Redline CV-2

Go:

• Custom 3.5” OD intake with BPi velocity stack, K&N filter, aluminum filter heat shield, DEI heat reflective tape. This is a few pounds lighter than a K&N intake and makes 3-4 more horsepower. The length was dyno tuned to balance top end and mid-range power. A shorter intake can make another 3-4 whp up top, and a longer intake can shift the torque curve down a few hundred rpm; but both directions hurt average power over typical autocross speeds.
• Hondata Flashpro, tuned by Mikey aka Profunction aka M Spec Tuning (>16 hours of dyno time)
• PLM header with DEI titanium wrap.
• URGE Gernpipe exhaust. This made a little more mid-range than the prior T1R-70EM & Berk 70mm HFC combination. The exhaust is loud, and has measured 97-102 dBa at National events. It comes with two turn downs; a short straight through one and a Dynamax one with a mesh ‘silencing’ cone. The short one has been effective at reducing sound by 3-4 dBa, and costs no power on the dyno.
• Buddy Club lightweight pulleys; crank, alternator & water pump.
• Hardrace engine and transmission mounts. These greatly limit transmission movement, easing shifting with cornering loads.
• Moroso Catch Can.

Turn:

• Penske 8300’s built/valved by Penske (Reading, PA) spring 2016. The rears were reworked in July with the rally/street upper top bearings. These have banjo swivels at all hose ends which is not common for Penske builds. Dyno data will go with the shocks. The rears clunk, which is the upper spring perches moving upon the shock shaft adapter. These are dimensionally excellent with just about perfect rear droop and bump travel; a weak link for many shocks.
• Karcepts top hats. Bought as blemished versions as they were out of stock at the time. The laser branding differs front to rear.
• Hyperco springs; many rates available.
• Hyperco rear helper springs (6”) and Eibach dividers modified to clear the lower spring perch with the helpers blocked.
• Koyo Torrington bearings.
• Karcepts sway bars front and rear; 1.25” OD, 0.25” wall thickness center section.
• Mugen front compliance bushings.
• Megan racing front offset ball joints.

Whoa:

• Ferodo DS2500 pads
• Goodridge coated, stainless braided brake lines. Fronts are routed behind the shock.
• Motul RBF600 brake fluid

Other:

• Battery Tender BTL14A240C LI-ON battery with automotive terminals, ~2.8 lbs.
• Chase Race Hitch
• Includes the hard top tonneau cover pieces; new and unused.

Wheels:

• Kosei K5R wheels, 17x9 + 62, (TireRack listed at) 16.4 lbs, no longer available new. These will have ~40-50 run RE-71Rs after Nationals.

Spares (included):

• AP2 differential with new Mobil 1 75W-90 fluid, ready to use
• Axles (both sides)

Optional Parts (extra cost, or interchange; some currently mounted on my other S2000):

• TSW Interlagos 17x9 +63 wheels, ~18 lbs; 150+ run BFG Rival-S
• TSW Nurburgring 17x9 +63 wheels, ~19 lbs; ~110 run RE-71R after Nationals
• Enkei PF-01 17x9 +60 wheels, 17.2 lbs (TireRack list weight); ~94 runs after Nationals
• T1R-70EM exhaust with 70mm Berk HFC. Quieter than the Gernpipe, but produces more noise inside the cabin while cruising.
• Koni / TC Kline 8242 shocks with Koni adjustable lower spring perch hardware. The rears were shortened 20mm and all were rebuilt/revalved by Proparts in the fall of 2015.
• K&N intake with an unused filter and tube.
• Saikou Michi Catch Can

The Bad:

• The car was repainted. The CarFax is clean and none of the panels or structure show crash damage. The hood and trunk are replacements, so I’m thinking the car saw hail at some time. The side emblems were installed in the wrong locations so I removed them; new emblems are included.
• I replaced the rear bumper cover as a previous owner cut the vertical part behind the rear wheel. The original is included.
• Passenger’s seat lower cushion has a 1” long cut. This was sewn together, and I have to look for it to notice.
• The steering wheel has some exposed leather from a recent cleaning. It was previously obscured by dirt/oil and didn’t notice the defect.
• The front wheel well plastics are cracked/broken like every other autocrossed S2000.

 

PM'd about the T1R-70EM =D

 

Post Nationals update (193 STR):

The car did well, and I never wanted to make setup changes during competition. I had a good first run the first day, then started driving increasingly poorly (mistakes and under-driving). Overall my driving and the car was good for 6th place. Could have been better, could have been worse, but the car is certainly capable.

Once I get the car cleaned up from Nationals I'll post some non-autocross pictures.

 

looked good out on course! loved seeing the field of S2K's in STR.

 

Thanks, just wish I drove better the second day (just like almost everyone...). It was good seeing so many CRs being properly used.

I got the car cleaned up post Solo Nationals and now have decent non-autocross related pictures. These are with the TSW Nurburgring as I use these to drive the car around; they are the heaviest of my collection.

The TPMS light is on as only the OE wheels have the sensors.

Wheels (Updated tire run counts):

• Kosei K5R wheels, 17x9 + 62, (TireRack listed at) 16.4 lbs, no longer available new. These have 16 run RE-71Rs.
• TSW Interlagos 17x9 +63 wheels, ~18 lbs; 150+ run BFG Rival-S
• TSW Nurburgring 17x9 +63 wheels, ~19 lbs. These have ~90 run RE-71Rs.
• Enkei PF-01 17x9 +60 wheels, 17.2 lbs (TireRack list weight). These have 61 run [28 short TNT runs] RE-71Rs.

 

Curious, what spring rates did you compete on up there??? Also, are you willing to sell off any the rim/tire packages apart from the car?

 

The car currently has 850F / 650R springs. It works very well on concrete, but may be a touch over-spring for asphalt. If I had more time I'd try a 750F / 550R springs.

I will sell most parts if the car is not sold as it sits. Or, I may part it out and most parts will be available.

 

PMed about the axles