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Daxenth; s2k edition!

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#1 ·
So as most of you know, and for those of you who dont. i have traded my eclipse for my dream girl. an 02 ap1 honda S2k. not only is this a fucking amazing car, its my first car. like MY car. title is in my name and all the shit. alll Dax. so for that im pumped too. but here is my intro post and ill keep you posted on my progress best i can.




and also, with an older car comes some grief... the night i got her, she overheated and coolant blew EVERYWHERE.. as seen here!



but this has been taken care of and fixed. and im still loving on her. not even a week old yet :) i now have a fast 4 banger lol
 
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#2 ·
before you all ask, turboing her. she is all stock minus the wheels. plans for now are visuals/ exhaust only until i can drop on a turbo kit.

putting in my system this weekend, debadging and blacking some stuff out.
 
#3 ·
Fuck, sucks that you brought her out and coolant blows up on you. No pun intended.
There's a bunch of very tastefully modded S2K's around my area, keep us updated and good luck, man.
 
#6 ·
you wouldnt believe the level of disheartenment and disappointment i was at when there was smoke billowing out of my hood at 9pm the night i got her... BUT the dealer i bought from was awesome. told me to bring her in after work the following day. flushed the radiator/ added new coolant. inspected my thermostat and water pump. did a crazy inspection and test drove it and it seems like it was just a fluke. i read that sometimes when dealers do the fluids in these they retain air cause of the compression ratio. BUT all is well. she drives like a dream. handles even better. and thanks for the kind words gents :)

do i miss my eclipse? of course. but am i happy with this? fuck yeah. im in literally a whole new realm of wheels. RWD. Light. perfect 50/50 weight distribution. its unreal.
 
#10 ·
When my buddy had his, I loved taking it out for a spin, top down&slammed to the floor, deff a neck breaker. But i warn you, don't do long distance drives, gets very uncomfortable in my opinion, but than again so does the Eclipse lol
 
#11 ·
oh yeah these cars have a tendency to suck you in and fuck your back up. i drove for a total of 2 hours the day i got it. and i needed my back cracked something fierce... but theyre a race car. not a dd. in all technicality and shit. mine will be my dd til winter. and whatchu talkin bout? i drove from florida to ohio in a day in my eclipse. my legs cramped a bit but it was a comfy ride! lol

and thanks again guys :) glad you approve even though shes a honduhhh
 
#14 ·
you will be my go to guy for this project. trust me. i want it done clean and i want it done right. no more zip ties hodling shit together lol
 
#17 ·
small update for you guys. since im too broke to pay for mods i just did a few little cheap things to help make it a bit more unique :p
took off the "S2000" on the sides (i love making people guess) and i blacked my honda logos out with a twist. i didnt sand through the chroming they put on it, just enough to hold some paint. and before you let the paint fully dry you blast it with some clear coat and it makes it have a chrome to black gradient look. I like it. you may not. oh well. heres some pics for you guys


(i broke one of the edges off the front "H" so to salvage it and make it look better i cut the other 4 off)

and a slightly better pic of the gradient look



the right half is what im talking about. the left side is in a shadow.
 
#18 ·
no turbo.....ITBs!
 
#19 ·
ive been looking at turbo kits for the car.. and been mad depressed... lmao

cheapest kit ive found, no motor work, just manifold snail piping and timer/BOV was a little shy of 5g. then you need to install tune and build the motor its like :mecry: fuck this.

that was a greddy kit btw which pushes max of like 12psi. which is cool and all but its only a matter of time before you want to go faster.. lol
 
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