S2000 Dogfight At Laguna Seca |

[@W33lhop]

Great meeting you and tearing it up with you man. You’re a fantastic driver and that day was just a ton of fun. Congrats on the PB, that was a great lap! ...But I’m coming for you 😉

[@DIYGuysvideo]

🥲

[@xeno1017]

Yesss another vid from DIYGuys!

[@coltonwkey]

Watching Nate on that last clip through T2 is mesmerizing. Love that loose style!

[@DIYGuysvideo]

He is a wizard

[@jasontong2218]

Loving the content man! Can't believe you're still running oem suspension!

[@apolloandratti7922]

man that's awesome. Nice to see how functional the CR aware is. It's awesome to see people explore the capabilities of a stock setup.

[@moustachio334]

Stock S2000 is more capable than 98 percent of its customers lol

[@leslie7872]

btw luv your videos, informative but also a vlog style and great povs and awesome diy with good explanations. literally the perfect chanell thank youuu

[@chrizzz619]

Damn your channel is always making me miss my s2000!! =(

[@623baller]

that is some crazy time for stockish s2k without aero, congrats to you and Nate

[@dizzleshizzle7830]

Awesome driving Bro!! Love the videos, thanks for sharing!

[@DIYGuysvideo]

Thanks for watching!

[@Hoahmarufugudoku]

Man i wish you lived locally or i live locally to you, so someone can show me how to properly drive and maintenance my 2002 s2000.

[@bobbyrios2k223]

Awesome driving and that dude Nate is quick!

[@DIYGuysvideo]

Thanks Bobby! Yeah Nate is a beast

[@rfunk727]

Since buying a new Honda Passport Elite AWD, the S2000 has been sitting in the garage for the past 4 months but after watching this video, I need to take it out on the road and open her up.

[@DIYGuysvideo]

The S2000 is meant to be driven!

[@rfunk727]

@@DIYGuysvideo She's been a garage queen for a while, but when I take her out, I drive it likes it's stolen.

[@James-ti3vl]

What do u do to prep the car for track days and what do u do after tracking it for maintenance?

[@DIYGuysvideo]

I don’t do much. The only preparation I will do before a track day is inspect the brakes and tires to make sure they have enough life left. Since I’m still running the stock caliper brakes wear very fast. I’ll also make sure my oil level is at least at the full level. Occasionally I will quickly bleed off the calipers if I feel like the brakes were acting funny. Otherwise nothing special. I change transmission and diff fluid roughly once a year and change my engine oil every 8 events or so. I submit my engine oil for analysis and they typically suggest that the oil still has a decent amount of life left.

[@rolandotillit2867]

WHOOOOOOOOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Nice job dude! That's mighty impressive for nearly a stock car!

[@DIYGuysvideo]

Remember when we had discussed 1:46s hahaha

[@rolandotillit2867]

@@DIYGuysvideo Four sure. Five sure almost.

[@champloogamingtv7447]

Great content! Looked like a very fun experience

[@smilin_lin]

solid intro!

[@DIYGuysvideo]

It was just so nice and peaceful up there. Wildlife running around like crazy. Was trying to capture those vibes

[@bwmcdonald96]

Driver skill to the max💯💯🤙🤙

[@Meatballxl]

need to rewatch the s2000 episode on Initial D

[@_Suzuka_Joe]

pretty intense ways of beating the sound meter for the S2k's in front of you lol

[@charleswang969]

getting rid of the windshield wipers is a good mod to decrease turbulent air going over the wing

[@DIYGuysvideo]

Never really thought about that. Thanks for the tip

[@GeneShayAuto]

Awesome driving Jason! Crazy to think that a pretty much stock S2k can put down such low times!

[@DIYGuysvideo]

Thanks dude!

[@s2k_rob]

Please more DIY Videos. :) Best S2000 channel. Thank you for your helping videos.

[@DIYGuysvideo]

Do you have any suggestions?

[@s2k_rob]

@@DIYGuysvideo softtop remove.

[@DIYGuysvideo]

Hahaha no way

[@coldshiver1]

how are you mounting your aim solo to the modifry bracket?

[@DIYGuysvideo]

The aim solo comes with a bracket that is mounted to the modifry bracket. I think I had to drill the modifry bracket to make some holes.

[@silligilli25]

Great video and nice driving!

[@brunomanco7529]

Going thru your parts list and can only laugh on how good u drive. Even if u kept everything as is, and add only a 1.5 way lsd u would rock

[@leslie7872]

Should you know how to heel toe fluently before going to the track, or is that something you learn while going to the track while simultaneously ruinning your clutch?

[@DIYGuysvideo]

You can learn that in parallel. I did a few track days without heel toe and learned on the streets.

[@usopenwheel5348]

How much time do you think the CR wing gives you?

[@DIYGuysvideo]

Good question. Maybe a second or two not sure.

[@z1coMomo]

Nate is a beast!

[@DIYGuysvideo]

💯

[@scooper6257]

Do you have a sump baffle and what fluids do run gearbox and diff please?

[@DIYGuysvideo]

I do not run a baffled oil pan and have not for over 40 events. I have an oil pressure gauge which I monitor with another GoPro. So far the gauge has not told me that I’m losing any significant oil pressure in corners (if any). I typically overfill the oil though. As far as fluids go I typically just run whatever the cheapest full synthetic is. Right now I think that is Amsoil in the transmission and diff but I’ve previously run Mobil 1 in the diff and Honda MTF in the transmission.

[@scooper6257]

Thanks for that 👍

[@alexha8830]

Your text commentary is hilarious (in a good way)

[@cooperbrown1]

Awesome driving.

[@DIYGuysvideo]

Thanks!

[@edsonb3796]

Rcrew has a BBK ready for you, when you make the move!

[@DIYGuysvideo]

The BBKs Rcrew sell are definitely the best of the best but they seem to be overkill for a naturally aspirated S2000 imo. I went with the StopTech C43 kit for lower consumable cost and the lightweight caliper/rotor.

[@LOGEZZZZZBRO]

I want to track my ‘07 soooo bad but am so damn nervous.

[@DIYGuysvideo]

I was super nervous for my first track day too. It can help if you go with some friends.

[@clarencetrinidad9149]

that's a very impressive time from the last 144 lap. What would say contributed to that much time shaved? Very impressive considering your suspension is stock. That's aweseome

[@DIYGuysvideo]

I would say its a little bit of everything. I think I definitely gained a couple tenths on the corkscrew and possibly a tenth on the turn afterwards.

[@moustachio334]

You flew through the corkscrew really well. It blew my mind

[@eddieh9857]

Very nice driving Sir :)

[@DIYGuysvideo]

Thanks!

[@taylorc2542]

How much does it cost to do this at Laguna Seca?

[@DIYGuysvideo]

It depends on the time of year, decibel level, and organization but anywhere from $225-$700. I personally won’t pay more than $300 for a Laguna event so I stick to low decibel days usually in the winter.

[@taylorc2542]

@@DIYGuysvideo And how many laps total did you get? Thanks!

[@DIYGuysvideo]

You typically get 5 20 minute sessions so around 50 laps.

[@cargen12]

Wow that non aero s2k is cray

[@DIYGuysvideo]

He is within a few tenths of being the fastest non aero s2000 I know of

[@LoveLikeaHurricane]

are you on Ap2 flywheel?

[@DIYGuysvideo]

AP1 flywheel, forgot to list it in the description

[@Savorychicken41]

Wow fast

[@sdlausen1]

You have aero, Nate does not. Huge advantage for you.

[@DIYGuysvideo]

Nate drove the CR and mentioned that he noticed the stability of the wing. At the same time Nate is on a square setup which gives immense front grip and $6000 dampers (I’m on 160k mile OEM suspension) so we each have our advantages and disadvantages.

[@sdlausen1]

@@DIYGuysvideo fair enough! Great driving regardless. Keep the videos coming!

[@DIYGuysvideo]

@Tom Mills I'm personally not sure how effective it is but when Nate and I swapped cars he mentioned he could feel the difference.