For Alex, hard driving was the name of the game. He even entered his S2000 in Sport Compact Car's Suspension Shootout, winning by a landslide in the race around Buttonwillow Raceway. Keep in mind that for the most part, Alex's S2000 has a nearly stock engine setup, a shocker to many who come across this car [and even to us at Super Street]. There are a few things touched up here and there, but as of this writing there's no forced induction, laughing gas, or even built-out blocks. Oftentimes, what the manufacturers give us really is worth keeping and this S2K proves that. So has Alex learned anything from doing this build? "I learned a great deal about vehicle setup, which is most important on the race track. Mostly I learned the most crucial performance modifications are the ones you don't [always] see. [For] example, body reinforcement, rolls center, coilovers, bump steer, and brakes." Expect to see more of Alex's menacing S2000 at a local track event near you.
Faster Facts
'04 Honda S2000
Owner Alex Doan
Hometown Chino Hills, CA
Daily Grind Asset Manager
Under The Hood Spoon plugs, air filter, throttle body, header, dual N1 exhaust, 4.44 final gear set, 1.5 helical LSD, flywheel, clutch disc; Skunk2 Stage II cams, valve springs; AEM EMS 1052u; Toda Adjustable Cam Pulleys, Hondata heat shield gasket; Samco Sport intake arm
Drivetrain Act clutch and flywheel; Cusco RS limited slip differential
Stiff Stuff Spoon coilovers (14/12 Kg, f/r), weld-on Gusset plate, engine mounts, zero bump steer kit, strut tower bars, X brace, 4pt roll bar, J's Racing rear strut bar
Rollers Volk CE28 & RE30 17x9 +40 f/r; Toyo Proxies R888 255/40/17 R-compound
Stoppers Spoon monoblock brake calipers, steel braided brake lines, Endless CC-X pads, Motul brake fluid; OEM rotors
Outside Spoon S-Tai hood, front/rear bumper, rear diffuser, front 20mm wide body fender, rear 15mm rear wide body fender, GT carbon wing, front stainless grill, hydro-blue wide mirrors, hard top; carbon doors and trunk lid
Inside Spoon steering wheel, carbon Kevlar bucket seats & rails, reclinable passenger seat, titanium shift knob
Props Spoon Sports, Opak Racing, Toyo Tires, Motul Inc., Skunk2 Racing, Samco Sport, Berk Technology, Endless, Raceline Development, Backyard Creations/Autobody, Promax Motorsports, JS Design Factory
By Terence Fitzpatrick
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