help?

[F20C]

Im pretty sure its my clutch but someone told me it could be my timeing belt.. When i plant my foot it sometimes randomly revs till you take your foot of the throttle.. I know they slip in auto's but i dont think thats happening in my car lol. Any help would be appreciated. Oh and its a 2001 s2000 with roughly 68,000 ks now lol.

[IEVAQ8]

definatly ur clutch is slipping................too much rev dump.........lol

ONE way to test.............do 60 and put it in 5th and foot to the floor, as it will be under massive load..............it should slip (free rev) this is one indication the clutch is gone......

[Ferrari]

F20c doesnt have a timing belt.

[F20C]

i see i see, well tom it does it sometimes but not all the time its weird :| lol. how long till its undriveable? considering i dont rev dumb anymore lol.

[IEVAQ8]

lol........if u cruze it it should be okay for a month maybe more.......

it will slip a lot more in the heat........the more heat and the longer u sit in traffice, the more heat it will absorbe...........

just take it easy and organise a replacement,............

[F20C]

yeah i think ill get one in on monday hopefully.

[F20C]

does anyone know what kind of stock clutch comes in 01 model s2000's ?

[IEVAQ8]

just get an exedy replacement or a heavy duty one

[vyets]

Good info tom perfect answers :P
LOL @ whoever told it it was timing belt..

[F20C]

yeah well i thought they were retarded when they told me but meh lol. yeah im going to dump in a heavy duty one just for a week or so i ****en miss hammering my car :( lol.

[F20C]

does anyone know much about my cars clutch? apparently it could have a fly wheel in the clutch? i havent sused it out much yet.. oh and tom i saw your mate scremn on lygon tonight lol.

[vyets]

Depending on what clutch and combo you want it can range from 300 - 3000.
You can also upgrade to a lightened flywheel, lots of benefits there, main thing is your car revs up a little quicker :)

[thaizeg]

yeah well i thought they were retarded when they told me but meh lol. yeah im going to dump in a heavy duty one just for a week or so i ****en miss hammering my car :( lol.

in that case maybe u should just get the cheapest clutch u can.

[lonelybutterfly]

if you were gonna change your clutch then may as well get a lighter fly wheel at the same time, but it really depends on how long you gonna keep the car, if you gonna sell it soon then just get a cheap clutch

[F20C]

nah im not going to sell it soon just strapped for cash at the moment and i think ill just chuck in a heavy duty one for the time being till i have 3grand for a light flywheel aswell as clutch :P

[vyets]

u can pick up a simple hd clutch and a chrome moly wheelwheel for under 1k.

[JAP-S2K]

Careful buying a cheapy though, as i've witnessed major clutch failures when cheap ones have been used. It may be worthwhile parking it till you get a decent one especially if your into giving your car heaps. The more expensive clutch will be cheaper in the long run.

[F20C]

makes sense JAP but im looking at anything under a grand so im guessing that will get me something decent wouldnt it? i just need something so when i need to over take some idiot and im close to another car i can swerve in :P not overly doing it like i normally would with my normal clutch lol.

[vyets]

I think F20C, all you need is a Exedy OEM replacement clutch, will cost you a little over 300. Installations will cost you around 400ish unless you know someone.
And you can weave through traffic all you want :D

[F20C]

haha yeah i get free installation on anything i buy lol. and discounts on most things. =)

[aznbikerboi]

correct me if im wrong, but if he replaces with another stock one he'll still get clutch buzz, as if he went after market HD it would go away???

[vyets]

Dosen't have to be aftermarket "heavy duty" as long as its not 1999 - 2003 oem it should be fine.
The exedy oem replacement is just like a stock clutch without the "honda" price tag.

If you get discounts and free installation f20c, you should be able to get basically a new clutch for something like 200 bucks bargain!

[F20C]

sweet! whats this clutch buzz though? so exedy sell oem after market clutches for my model s2000? cause i just had a basic normal clutch that came with the car lol.

[NVD52K]

i have a toda clutch kit with flywheel and theres still clutch buzz in that thing lol even worse

[JAP-S2K]

As do I! i think the theory behind the buzzless clutch is a myth. True there's less buzz on the '04+ models, However the problem was mainly caused by design and the fact that S2K clutches are a pull type, so most of the buzz is by the release bearing and how well it sits in the fingers of the pressure plate. Thats why new clutch = no buzz. High kms or hard driving = noisy.

[JAP-S2K]

Also all genuine clutches from Honda are the buzz-LESS clutch. So there's little chance you'll end up with an 99-03.

[F20C]

ok so when i get a new clutch from EXEDY as its only going to be a replacement, what should i be asking for..?

[vyets]

A clutch for a s2000. Standard one
just call autobarn they can get it or whereever it is u get a discount

[F20C]

well im getting my new clutch in its been in since wed but im waiting for the clutch to actually come in.. i got someone i know call up exedy i think and asked them to sepcially make me a clutch that will fit but will withstand some heavy rev dumping haha :) anyway thought i'd let everyone know and ill get the specs of it when i actually go pick it up.

[JAP-S2K]

Heavy rev dumping! Ahh those poor driveshafts.

[F20C]

haha how long do drive shafts last anyway? lets say once a day revving to 6k and dumping..

[ludecrs]

lol, not long.

[vyets]

With that kind of abuse, I'm sure the drift shafts are the least of your problems.

[ludecrs]

^^

Sure something else will fail first? lol

I bet its his diff hhahaha

[F20C]

lol not long..? a month? a year? lol..

[crazy_legs]

haha how long do drive shafts last anyway? lets say once a day revving to 6k and dumping..

6K only?? :thumbdwn:

[F20C]

LOL well i did do one at 9 grand and it decided to try and hit a pole LOL :P

[vyets]

Just get some proper tyres :)

[9large]

Note that a TSB to fix the clutch "buzz" was issued in 2001. From 2002, this issue was fixed in new S2000s. It can potentially happen in any model really, but the known culprits existed in the 1999/2000-2001 models.



Dosen't have to be aftermarket "heavy duty" as long as its not 1999 - 2003 oem it should be fine.
The exedy oem replacement is just like a stock clutch without the "honda" price tag.

If you get discounts and free installation f20c, you should be able to get basically a new clutch for something like 200 bucks bargain!

[F20C]

yeah i got no clutch buzz from mine by the way. :)

[JAP-S2K]

Dude diffs and driveshafts are like elastic bands, some break easily, some take some punishment. Drifting killed mine more than once. I actually managed to break an inner joint and snap 4 teeth on the crown wheel from doing a 9K launch. Ha Ha! Ah the sound of breaking metal. I'm seriously considering fitting an S15 diff, with custom billet inner joints. Then there shouldn't be any prob's.

[ludecrs]

One of the guys up here has a custom S13 diff fitted. Theres a big thread on it here on OzHonda IIRC ; but he still managed to break it eventually.

[F20C]

lol.. well i kind of dont launch passed 5 now.. kinda scared it will happen to me.. i have enough power to catch up anywaay most things in melb suck ass so meh lol. like today a VNSS pulled up next to me i launched at 4 and supprisngly i got wheel spin.. never used to get that on bald tyres even rofl.. but anyway he got the better start from 2nd gear onwards i left him for dead.

[JAP-S2K]

Yeah i seen the same, as the nissan crown wheels are also renouned for cracking/breaking, i guess if your out to break something, it's bound to happen. It's not that the factory honda diffs are shit, it just we all love to try and fit 255's on the rear with super sticky tyres, and sort of wonder why they break.

[F20C]

lol wow 255.. i thought i was the only one on 255's on an s2000... every s2000 i've seen in melb except 2 have been on 225s i think..

[troys2000]

I have replaced one clutch with a stock Honda it’s now great.
I am also getting my drive shafts swapped around due to vibration (cogs wear on one side)
my car has 90K on the clock and I don’t drive slow and drive up the mountain to Tamworth regularly  and 1 track day so far plan to do more its sick!