LowNSlow's 00 Honda S2000

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:17 pm

I don't want the car slammed... I want a nice mild drop (see pic) and still be a very functional car.

Slammed like the 240 is pretty useless

Anyhow - here is one picture so far... I'm trying to save all the full size ones as well.

JeffM · Post by **JeffM** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:23 pm

Hot!

suave23 · Post by **suave23** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 4:32 pm

Not being slammed is fine, I just think that's still about an inch too high for my liking. Maybe a nice factory front lip painted to match would be enough to make up for it. haha

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 5:08 pm

Rest of the pictures are in off topic media.

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Thu Oct 15, 2009 9:02 pm

They are such happy looking little cars <3

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:29 pm

Couldn't have just a good deal on the car...

Compression Test Resulted in : 220/220/210/150

Explains why it is down on power....

Could be something cheap/simple... or it could be something expensive.

I'll take the valve cover off and inspect the valve spring retainers.

They are known to crack if the cars been over-reved. Which I have been told NUMEROUS times the guy before me beat the shit out of the car.

Wouldn't surprise me if that's it....

If it is that's a cheap fix.

We'll see though..

The car is still drivable but I'm driving the 240 for now.

TheRandom1 · Post by **TheRandom1** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:44 pm

That sucks! Hopefully it's an easy fix!

LilSparkPlug · Post by **LilSparkPlug** » Sat Oct 17, 2009 5:25 pm

Oof....that hurts

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 1:46 am

Tearing it apart for an inspection....

Someone stole my cams...

Pictures of my goods...

And now a picture of a good and bad one... left bad .... right is good.

Unless I'm really tired....mine seem to all look like the right one?

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 2:21 am

Both look the same in the last pict. Left one has less oil on it, is that the difference? Yeah all of yours look like the right one.

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 2:25 am

You see the left one is sunk in pretty good.

When I reassemble.. I'm going to tighten up the valve lash. (well to spec) I doubt its ever been done.

When I felt em by hand they felt real loose.... that might be a reason for low compression numbers maybe.

If I don't have any cracked retainers that's a good sign.... usually happens from a mechanical over-rev.. IE: slamming 2nd instead of 4th when wot... basically in the excess of 9500 rpms +..

So when I reassemble....re do valve lash...

re compression test

Hope for the best

ugh its almost 2am and i Have to goto work at 730...lol.

I just got in one of those moods to work on the car so I went outside and started to tear it apart.

I also stripped the valve cover and painted it black. It's not the best..but the red was flaking off like crazy.

I'll eventually have my dad powdercoat it.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 12:07 pm

Ahh I didn't notice that. It is sunk a tiny bit. Yeah dude, hope the number goes up on number 4 after you tighten up the valve lash.

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Sun Oct 18, 2009 12:11 pm

Buddy said he saw white smoke when I got on it once... if I dothe valve lash and the numbers are the same.

I need to go for a drive during the day and see if he notices white smoke.

If so I'll probably just change the head gasket and retest. Even if it isn't a head gasket thats causing it.. I'm sure it cant hurt to put a new one on