3b s2 coupe resurrection

[andy10v]

Yeah its funny, even a 400bhp M5 seems lacking in that torque surge you get from a turbo.

[mackenzie50]

I definitely appreciate my S2's power characteristics much more after driving a few normally aspirated, large engined BMWs recently... it was good to revisit after a long break, that simpler setup of rearwheel drive and no turbo, but just not satisfying enough...

[andy10v]

I had a drive for an hour or so in a mates BMW Z4 2.5, 230bhp ish, lovely handling car, makes the S2 seem archaic

however

Power, rather lacking, dont get me wrong its quick, very easy to speed, torquey, but I miss the excitement from from insane acceleration, passing stuff takes too long as well. Power delivery is weird as well, it goes faster as you rev it harder as opposed to floor it, wait a second and then massive torque surge to redline. Very easy to balance on the throttle mid corner though.

Dunno if I can handle a nice handling, but slow car, I still love brutal acceleration.

Martin made the helpful suggestion of trailering it to Tonks for a V8 conversion

[andy10v]

Andy,
As everyone has said, your thread has been a good read and an inspiration.
I am on a similar trail as yourself so it was always good to see what you were up too.
I envy you that you have managed to release yourself from the burden of owning and modifying a S2.
Me being on my 3rd S2, I realised I had to buy the youngest one I could find so I could make it a keeper.
I suppose you have thought about selling all your exotic parts and returning it to standard power as it is still hard to beat on the track.
As you are close to Knockhill, buy a trailer so no more MOT woes
Sort all your wiring with your interior in the bin……..mmmm got me thinking now how much for the rolling shell?

Cheers
Steve

I did not realise you were on your 3rd!

If I was to start again I would do many things differently, but I also bought the first one as it was all I could afford, and then fixed in on the cheap etc.

I could not go backwards in the power game.

If you are really interested drop me a PM, shell will be scrap value, I cant let the suspension/hubs etc go for nothing though as I need to fund a replacement.

[sjw185]

4th S2 first racing S2

[Error404]

hahaha, on your 4th S2 now

[sjw185]

Andy,
As everyone has said, your thread has been a good read and an inspiration.
I am on a similar trail as yourself so it was always good to see what you were up too.
I envy you that you have managed to release yourself from the burden of owning and modifying a S2.
Me being on my 3rd S2, I realised I had to buy the youngest one I could find so I could make it a keeper.
I suppose you have thought about selling all your exotic parts and returning it to standard power as it is still hard to beat on the track.
As you are close to Knockhill, buy a trailer so no more MOT woes
Sort all your wiring with your interior in the bin……..mmmm got me thinking now how much for the rolling shell?

Cheers
Steve

[K Simmonds]

What on earth is going on there Noel?!?1?!, Will take a look at the link in a moment.

As above, I've kept an eye on this thread since you got the car and hat's off to you for getting another six years of life out of what would otherwise most likely have been a doomed car.

My S2 has some similar issues but is HPI clear and almost certainly one of the first 50 examples given it's very early registration date and spec, so I'll hack it around for a couple more years then restore it properly.

I'd do the same in your situation, to do otherwise is like persisting with a hand of poker when you know your going to loose.




Get an RS2 and remove the badges if you want to bother new machinery.

[Nj]

Sept '09 to June '15. You've given this car twice the chances than most people with half the wit would have Andy. Sometimes you have to know when you're battling valiantly... and sometimes you have to know when to throw a large spanner across the garage, punt a bottle of screenwash out through the door and call it a day.
Good effort mate



(full article here by the way. very odd)

[campbellWS]

Here's cheers to a new beginning
And hopefully an end to your headache... For a bit

[dm80]

Thanks guys, its funny to think of my thread as a thread to read, I always think of it as a rather boring one compared to the "nice" cars on here.

Well I've been following it since day one. The best bits are Paw Broon (yer faither) chipping in

I was always chasing faults on it in the 4 years I had it, always (which always meant a trip up to Steve's in Crieff). You've probably learnt more on working on that motor than 4 years at Uni!

How about a 'Pistonheads special' - a *35D of some description?

[andy10v]

Thanks guys, its funny to think of my thread as a thread to read, I always think of it as a rather boring one compared to the "nice" cars on here.

[Error404]

[sidrick]

C'est la vie, onwards and upwards.

I'd like to say a personal thank you for keeping the thread updated and sharing your progress with other enthusiasts. It's one of the builds that has kept me coming back despite selling up last year. All the best, and even if your next car isn't an i5 I hope you share your future projects here too

[andy10v]

Thanks for the kind works guys, I have just had enough though.

I could fit an ABY loom to eliminate that, full ABY sensor setup on the head etc but I cant be bothered.

If it was running I would rag it all summer, but next winter it would need

sunroof welded
all arches sorted
repair quarter properly
floor sorted
new bonnet
re spray the whole car
new windscreen
refurb suspension
repair fuel lines
repair brake lines
rear tie rods
rack
gearbox
clutch

I dont have the time or inclination to do that anymore

then
turbo
injectors
make exhaust
remap

And it would still be a Cat C car with a bent shell, its had various accident repairs, wiring loom hacks, and me learning to fix cars

If there were still cheap S2 avants I would buy one and bolt on RS2 spec, brakes.

So right now it looks like;

Strip car and get some money

buy a cheap fun car to rag and get it out my system

watch for and buy the right S2/rs2/s4/rs4 when it comes up for sale