A co-worker of mine told me that when I told him that I am looking really hard at getting an '04 or '05 AP2. This guy doesn't own one though, just "knows somebody who keeps going through clutches in his S2K" so I'm taking his comment with a grain of salt and simply posting this question to people who actually own this car. I'm also guessing that his friend doesn't know how to properly drive a manual and/or beats the living shit out of it.

I have no intention of putting any kind of FI on the car, maybe just a test pipe and exhaust, I also treat my cars like gold and baby the hell out of them, so I'm hoping the car will not give me any problems. So are there any things in particular I need to look for with that particular year range, and can I tell my coworker to STFU about the car going thru clutches, or is there any truth in what he says? Thanks guys.

 

stock s2000, 2003. 91K on original clutch...and going.

 

Same here 72,000 stock clutch still feels strong, although ill be replacing it soon anyways.... just cause

Also since your looking for an AP2 (not sure if you know this already). But they have a clutch delay valve built into the slave cylinder that intentionally slips the clutch and extends the clutchs life. Although 90% of the people remove them since it does rob your performance a bit.

 

you have it backwards..the CDV is designed to prevent "shock" to the rear differential which is known to be a weakpoint on the s2000 at the expense of slightly accelerated clutch wear

-a

 

So removing it will extend the clutch wear then correct?

 

ultimately...how long the clutch lasts is really up to how you drive. i had 67,000 miles on my stock OEM cluctch on my AP1 before i got my current AP2. i dont launch, burnout, etc. but to answer your question...yes

-a

 

Well, depending on how you drive, yes.

I had 31k on my stock '05 clutch...but then, I burnt it up before doing the CDV removal (bad week, donuts in a parking lot with the clutch half engaged = one dead clutch). I know plenty of people still on the stock clutch with no problems.

 

An ignorant AP2 owner = short clutch life.

The CDV can cause severe clutch slippage if you do not compensate for it or remove it. One day at the track and a bad launch can mean bye bye clutch.

 

67k on my 02 and still going strong

 

53K on stock clutch and still going strong. Burnout, peel out, donuts, racing, downshifting, etc, I've done it all.