lolz Vuey does know what he's talking bout.
problem has been solved, a lil bit of time with some old mates from honda, a 36 mm socket my old rattle gun and it was all fixed in 5 mins.
i think i would know a gearbox noise, but you can never rule out worst case scenario.
thanks guys it made diag alot easier, in my time working for honda i was never fortunate enough to work on an S2k so im not really fully aware of "issues" they get.