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Old 11-09-2009, 09:45 AM
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Finally, my S2000 drives like a normal car in stop/start traffic. Purrs like a kitten and you can pull away in first gently with no revs and then ease it onwards.

Being able to jump into the gap on a busy rush hour roundabout with total confidence.

How do I bag up this cold foggy air and keep it in the boot until summer?

I was loving every minute of the journey home until I got to an empty section of A road and could hardly see my hand in front of my face. Arse!

Hey ho. It's nice having a traffic friendly car for a change though.


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As a side question, has anyone tried fitting another fan to suck cold air in to the engine bay from somewhere other than around the rad?

(Awaits all the AEM owners chirping in...)
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You could always wire in the AC fan to provide extra cooling. Fitting a switch to alternate between power from the rad fan (or your choice of external power supply) and the AC switch would retain the functionality of the AC itself.

Watch yourself on those roundabouts...it's getting slippery
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Its getting towards put your S in a hedge weather
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Originally Posted by Irvatron,Nov 9 2009, 07:06 PM
Its getting towards put your S in a hedge weather
Certainly is...ABS kicked in first thing this morning on frosty leaves
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Originally Posted by Irvatron,Nov 9 2009, 11:06 AM
Its getting towards put your S in a hedge weather
Almost did that this morning!

Was at the lights in the 2nd lane of 3, some idiot half blocked the road in front of me (yellow box junction) so I put my foot down to get in front of the car in lane one and squeeze through the gap to save being blocked by the moron. The problem is immediately after is a sweeping bend, I had a bit to much speed going into it, what with the road being damp the back end kicked violently right, then left as I tried to correct it, luckily I didnt fish tail but I must have been a whisker away from doing so, and it would have been hello Mr Kerb quickly followed by his friends Hedge and Ditch.

The person beind me had a very good view of the incident.

So be carefull out there people, but yes as a bonus my kangerooing has dissapeared also!
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I set off from a carpark in tescos after leaving the car standing for 5 mins, got back in and its started to wheel spin

I noticed it spins far easier in the wet too, i thought it was my tyres but they are fine.
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Originally Posted by Irvatron,Nov 9 2009, 11:47 PM
I noticed it spins far easier in the wet too, i thought it was my tyres but they are fine.
Too much rebound and compression damping?
More than stock camber?
That'll do it
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I mean setting off from a start in the wet, i think anyone can do this it just seems to happen a bit easier now.

Geometry settings are honda standard Steve.
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Yeah, its slippy out there.
Tried some tunnel shinanegans in the R26 now the Blueflame pipes are on.
Keeps lighting up the TC in 1/2 all the time with the map engaged

Sounded good bouncing off the inside of the Saltash Tunnel though, even though no forward motion


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