I’m going to start this post off by saying I don’t know the implications of this “mod” if there are any. Do at your own risk.

From every review I’ve seen on the s2000 and its driving dynamics it seems to only fall short in one metric, that being steering feel. The EPS system is dated and especially in higher mileage cars like mine, they tend to wear out, over-assist or become inconsistent in terms of steering feel and weight. For a long time I assumed this “floatyness” was due to worn and old suspension components. I put better coilovers on the car and replaced the tie rods to hopefully get some of the slop I was feeling out of the steering but neither did much of anything for the steering feel of the car.

In my research for how to test EPS issues a found a thread from a few years ago suggesting removal of the EPS fuse to test the car’s steering unassisted. What I didn’t expect was for the car to feel so damn good without power steering! The weight is perfect, the feel is perfect, and the stability of the car at speed is fantastic! It’s completely changed my perspective on driving this car and genuinely makes ripping on backroads 10 times more fun and engaging.

As far as drivability goes, it’s only ever an issue when you’re parking the car. You have to fight the wheel a bit especially since I’m running a larger 235 front tire. At speed though, it feels just fine. You feel the steering load up in corners, weight come off the front end under acceleration, and every detail you’d want to have communicated to you through the wheel.

I suggest anyone who feels the EPS in these cars falls short of the rest of the performance to give removing the fuse a shot at least once and see what you think because it was a serious game changer for me.

I will say I haven’t done any research on potential side effects of running the car without the EPS functional. I have a permanent EPS light on the dash and am not sure if there will be any damage to the components of the system by running it without power. If there are people in here who are running manual racks or have suggestions on how to continue running the car without power steering without breaking things, please let me know!

As far as removal goes, the fuse box/owners manual tells you which one to remove and just requires a Philip’s head screw driver. It took me less than a minute.

Spoon calipers otw as well!

I've been thinking about purchasing an S2000 for a while now, and I really don't know if I'd be happier with one or not.

I currently autocross and go to the track with my 2000 NB miata. It's my second NB. I have dialed in suspension, big sticky tires, OS Giken LSD, and a Rotrex supercharger that puts out 240whp. The car weighs 2360 lbs with me in it, and honestly, it is a total weapon. I still occasionally drive it in the canyons occasionally and I love the way it drives.

However, I'm a Honda boy at heart. Last year, I bought my dream car, a 21k mile NA2 NSX.

I've driven plenty of S2000s in my life, I thought they were fun, but I've felt the steering to be a bit numb compared to my Miata, which I guess is just a downside to EPS like my NSX has. The car feels a little heavier than my Miata, but it's also put together way better with better chassis rigidity. However, like I said, I'm a Honda boy at heart, and I really do enjoy NA power. The F20/F22 feels special to me. To those who have owned/enjoyed/raced both, what do you say? Would you replace the Miata with an S2000? K swap the Miata? Thanks, hope you all have a great day!

Hi everyone,

I've got a 2003 Honda S2000 and I'm trying to identify an aftermarket immobiliser that's installed on the car, as I'd ideally like to have it removed professionally.

(Immobiliser fobs degrading)

The car requires me to press a separate black, two-button key fob before it will start. The fob has no branding, model number or identifying information on it, so I'm struggling to work out which system it belongs to.

I've attached photos of both sides of the fob, along with a photo of a control unit I found behind the dash. The unit has an Omron label with the part number 38380-S2A-G02, although I understand this may be the factory Honda keyless-entry unit rather than the aftermarket immobiliser itself.

I've seen a mention of Hamilton & Palmer (H&P) immobilisers being fitted to some S2000s of this age, so I'm wondering whether this could be one of those systems.

A few questions:

- Does anyone recognise this fob or know which immobiliser system it belongs to?

- Where is the aftermarket immobiliser control box normally located on an S2000?

- Is there a reliable way to identify the system before taking it to an auto-electrician?

- Has anyone had one of these older systems professionally removed, particularly in the UK, and can recommend a specialist?

I'd appreciate any advice or experience from anyone who's dealt with a similar setup. Thanks!

Tons of fun my first time out at Motorsports Ranch Cresson and we were able to run the full 3.1 CCW full course configuration. Such a great car even in stock trim. The Honda engineers built perfection into this car.

After 10 years, this beautiful 2000 S2K with 35,000 miles found me. It even came with a carbon fiber hard top. Ecstatic to own this car as my neighbor had one growing up and have wanted one since then.

Had the pleasure of driving it up and down the beach during Cruisin’ the Coast this year!

I have an '01 AP1 with approximately 117k miles on it. When I purchased the car, I had a compression test done, and the results seemed decent enough

• Cylinder 1: 225 PSI
• Cylinder 2: 215 PSI
• Cylinder 3: 230 PSI
• Cylinder 4: 235 PSI

The car originally had a few oil leaks around the valve cover and VTEC solenoid, all of which I've since repaired. At this point, I can confirm that the oil loss is coming from burning oil, primarily when getting into VTEC (slight visible smoke out of the exhaust)

I've been wanting to turbo the car for a while now, but my biggest concern is that it's currently consuming approximately 1 quart every 800sih miles. I recently switched to Valvoline Restore & Protect in hopes of improving the oil consumption, but so far I haven't noticed much of a difference. Ive done an oil analysis and the report didnt show any significant wear.

I'm curious if anyone with an AP1 has gone ahead with a turbo setup despite some oil consumption and simply kept a close eye on oil levels. Or would you recommend doing a leak-down test and investigating further before adding boost?

I know oil consumption is fairly common with the early AP1s, especially at higher RPMs so the leak down test may just tell me what we already know. Ideally, I'd prefer to turbo the existing motor rather than rebuild a seemingly healthy engine just to add boost.

Can anyone chime in who has been in this situation?

Hey Everyone,

Finally snagged a S2000!! with a hardtop too.

I would like to get a dash cam in this fairly soon and as id be more than likely be rocking the hardtop till summer i wanted to ask what you guys would suggest. Car is usually parked at home but i do travel into the city centre etc.

Would be great to hear your recs :)

Hope y’all were able to get a few miles in today

So I decided to replace the soft top on my 2003 s2000. I removed the Convertible Soft Top Cover Molding  Part Number: 74866-S2A-033 

And
Honda 86312-S2A-J01 Retainer, RR. Soft Top (Lower) 
Honda 86313-S2A-003 Retainer, R. Side Soft Top 
Honda 86318-S2A-003 Retainer, L. Side Soft Top 

Looks like the Honda 86314-S2A-003 Rain Rail is MISSING?
 
can u guys look at the pictures and help me figure this one out?

I got my hands on a bone stock, ‘02 Monte Carlo blue GT edition with only 17,000 miles a few months ago and that feeling has only actually settled in now. I sold my 2021 BMW Z4 to get it, and I have never looked back since, despite everyone telling me I was mental for doing so.

The first night I took it out, a dude in a ‘03 Subaru WRX flashed his lights at the car, overtook normally on the two lane road and as he was turning off the road in front of me some time later, stuck his hand out the window and gave a thumbs up.

So proud to be able to look after such an iconic piece of motoring history, as well as join a community of enthusiasts who genuinely appreciate a group of cars built when manufacturers were making machines instead of computers!

Like my experience with the Subaru guy above, has anyone else had small but cool and memorable interactions with other motorists when out with their S2K?

Drove my S2000 out to Classic Hondas on the Dragon and got some awesome shots with other S2000 enthusiasts!

What’s happening everyone!

I know my 01 isn’t the highest mileage out there, but I’m still enjoying it on occasion with regular pulls to redline.

Curious who else is still running strong into the 200,000 mile + range?

Got this cool photo by chance at the Tail of the Dragon during CHD11

Anyone have experience with the new Mita coilovers? I'm scoping out the Mita and HKS coilovers. If I can get a good deal in my budget I'd like to ultimately get ohlins

Every S2000 deserves to be driven on this road, highly recommend it.

Going on an extended vacation in a few weeks and sadly need to store my baby into its winter storage. We shall see you in spring!

I got ghosted by some people who I was gonna have dinner with… but hey I get to drive an S2000 and I got this beauty shot (haha)

I made the mistake of buying "T-Style" stripping without checking dimensions in advance and realized how oversized it was as I opened the package ...

So before I make a return and run to Honda or Toyota, are they any pros/cons to utilizing black silicone as the stripping as it's done by Nakai-San?

This is for chin spoilers, strakes / spats and possibly rocker sill skirts

Thanks!