Project: S2 Coupe Continously upgrade

[magarv]

This is a brilliant project

Have you planned your next ring trip? When are you next over?

Thanks

I have planned a trip second week of May (9. - 15.) Got the confirmation of rooms yesterday However I might have to cancel that trip later due to some things at work in that period But 10 of my friends will definetly go so I just had to take the chance and book.

[EspenW]

355 + ~30hp air resistance = ~385@wheels = ~450+ @crank I quess

Depends on ambient conditions at time of testing too.
Temps below 25C means that a negative correction factor must be applied:

http://www.csgnetwork.com/relhumhpcalc.html

[Rusty]

I use my S2 most as a trackday car and every now and then I drive it to my job etc. I have another ok car with stereo and ok comfort that I use for everyday use
When I am driving the S2 I dont care **** about comfort or stereo, I just enjoy the sound, the feeling, handlig etc. I can drive it from my home to the Ring (1400km, one way) with ear protection, without stereo, without AC, strapped in my "bucket" seat with 4pt harness with a smile on my face all the way

I did also love the S2 as an everyday car before the tuning and tweaking begun So if I some day can afford it, I might by another S2 just for everyday use

I think I'd like to run an RS2 every day, just to have that presence and noone knowing what it was

[stiglet]

This is a brilliant project

Have you planned your next ring trip? When are you next over?

[magarv]

A car for me is something I drive on the road 1st and foremost.

Track days are great and all but the whole reason I have an S2 is it's quick and it has creature comforts.

I use my S2 most as a trackday car and every now and then I drive it to my job etc. I have another ok car with stereo and ok comfort that I use for everyday use
When I am driving the S2 I dont care **** about comfort or stereo, I just enjoy the sound, the feeling, handlig etc. I can drive it from my home to the Ring (1400km, one way) with ear protection, without stereo, without AC, strapped in my "bucket" seat with 4pt harness with a smile on my face all the way

I did also love the S2 as an everyday car before the tuning and tweaking begun So if I some day can afford it, I might by another S2 just for everyday use

[s2driveruk]

not interested in the time as such, just what data i can nosey at afterwards

[Rusty]

Best keep it quiet though as you're not supposed to use lap timers on track days, I think it has a habit of invalidating their insurance

[s2driveruk]

oh very nice finally a good reason to steal with wifes E72 See castle Combe is already available...whole new angle to ADI me thinks next year too.

[Rusty]

Yeah, look at the racechrono link above. On internal GPS it's only 1HZ but with a £30 GPS receiver you can get 5hz and an accuracy of +/- 0.15s according to the website. On 1Hz accuracy is +/- 0.25s for performance tests. Not that bad for something like a 1/4 mile but a country mile for 0-60mph. There's a 100-200km/h and a 80-120km/h test that would be good (on a priveate test track of course).

For free it's the mutt's

[s2driveruk]

nokia applications....? is that the gps function?

[Rusty]

That Nokia application is good fun! Will take it out and do some proper runs now that I've got to grips with it. Have just been looking at some normal driving that I did with it and there's so much information there to play with.

Do you know of any other car based applications for the N95?

[Jamo]

That's part of the fun, lots of different ways of doing things. Weight is the killer of performance tho, if you can find ways to remove weight and keep your creature comforts then you're in teh best of both worlds for daily use.

Quite simple, don't carry any passengers . I want an ejector seat 2fast 2furious stylee.

Anyway back onto the project looking very nice

[s2driveruk]

i guess you could flip it and say whats the point of huge BHP for road use where the limit is there to be enforced....I haven't got as much shove under the bonnet and many on here but what I do have I can use to the max without fear of a ticket or a NIP

Its not an obvious trackday choice I'll grant you but its fun learning to live with or work round the compromises the S2 offers up when used that way...

[Rusty]

Mine started off being what you describe but the longer I own it, the more it needs to focus on track and be compromised for the road...

That's the same for me. I don't have the money for big bhp so I've got to use what I have and maximise it. Plus I've always wanted a track focussed car.

[Rusty]

That's part of the fun, lots of different ways of doing things. Weight is the killer of performance tho, if you can find ways to remove weight and keep your creature comforts then you're in teh best of both worlds for daily use.