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**Bye bye turbocharged tC, HELLO TRUE SPORTS CAR**

Old Feb 25, 2007 | 11:39 AM
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Hey guys, well, the turbo tC is gone. Sold the kit and installed it on a members car and traded in the tC. The tC will be missed but trying to turn it into something it's not got boring. Sooooooo, time to finally get something built for one purpose--> DRIVE!





Bye Bye 06 tC-t:











HELLO 03 AP1 Honda S2000:










9,000 RPMs!!! This thing is sweet sweet sweet The VTEC cam profile lands at 6,000rpms and just absolutely screams to 9,000 from there. This this is a dream to drive, handles like a go cart with it's 50/50 weight distribution, and no longer is traction an issue

Also whoever had the car before me put an AEM cold air intake on it and an AMUSE R1 single exhaust and didn't take it off. Their loss, my gain, hehe.

I'll still be around on the boards!
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 11:54 AM
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wanna race?? looks sweet man, ill take take of the turbo for ya :D
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 11:56 AM
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Nice car, to bad it needs a turbo. Haha. I kill S2000's all day long in my Dodge Neon. But hell its a nice car man.
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 12:02 PM
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/\/\ Hehe, yeah, its not FAST FAST by any means but she drives and handles like pure sex.
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 01:27 PM
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just don't boost it! at least without swapping for low comp pistons first....i've seen quite a few blown F22s due to S/Cing/
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 02:03 PM
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sweet!
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 02:25 PM
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good deal man....i love the way the s2000 looks with the massive front end
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 02:43 PM
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I love the S2K!...BUT I dislike Convertibles though!..lol..too bad the S2K wasn't a hardtop convertible!!
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 02:52 PM
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theres a hardtop u can buy its some jdm ____
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 03:29 PM
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Nice ride. And straight line isnt everything (or even 1/4 of everything). I would much rather be able to kill people on the twisties than in a straight line anyday. So dont stress on the 1/4 mile only crap
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 03:43 PM
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nice ride man .. s2ooo's are tight ..
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 03:45 PM
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I've always had a love for those cars. I was seriously considering one before I bought my tC, but with winters here, I couldn't survive with my only car being an S2000, but I already have something that takes car of my twisty love. Wanna race?
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 03:54 PM
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Quick, someone steal his antenna! HAHA congrats!
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 05:05 PM
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sexy car, i hope the owner before you didnt dog the hell outta it....no wait nm...its a honda...you should be fine
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 05:15 PM
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Geez, you couldn't get "Scion tC" in "Past Rides" fast enough, could you.
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 05:26 PM
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Congrats! How much did you get for trading your tC?

Which is faster? turbo tC or nat aspirated S2K.
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 05:26 PM
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dang that is a long stretch to the cig lighter! nice swap tho!
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 05:27 PM
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I don't know about you, but I would have a hard time keeping the car straight. I think I might have to drift my way to school and work.
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 05:30 PM
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man nice car....the s2000 was my first choice before getting my tC....but i still want a s2000
Old Feb 25, 2007 | 05:37 PM
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Sweet ride.

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