frontier vs s2k?

[VQ 40]

had an encounter with an s2k the other day. decided to stretch my frontier's legs just to see how badly i get beat....surprisingly we were pretty evenly matched....first run i had a bad launch and he put a good 3 lenghts between us by 90.... second run i asked him to go from a 20mph roll due to my traction issues and i put 2 lengths between us by 60. fromthere on he started catching up and we were bumper in bumper by 90.. then he pulled away.....after pointing out that he had a 4 cylinder, (like i didnt know) he said he had intake, exhaust, thermostat and other minor mods.....

so i dont know what to make of this. his honda sounded like it ran strong. his driving was good. i could clearly hear the vtech scream, telling me he milked it for what it was worth.... anyone care to speculate? i really thought s2ks are faster than that...

my frontier is a basic 6 speed estimating 250rwhp and slightly more torque on 4400 + lbs including myself.....just cai, catback and headers

[RL1924]

were talking about the nissain frontier truck? Seems odd i would think it would smoke it to be honest but i dunno could be anything maybe he dosent know how to drive lol or your truck is just lot faster than i would expect

[dezignpro04]

I'm calling . I have run a frontier before (it was the 6 cylinder version) and beat the snot out of it. Your I-H-E would not do enough for you to beat me. The only way you will win is if you are racing a little punk kid who cant drive stick.

[Dr. Jimbo]

I just logged on. Am I on s2ki.com?

[lonestarbuzz]

good post vq, thanks for sharing. i'm sure everyone on this board thinks you have enlightened the forums.

[R32_S15_S2000]

Bah! He was going easy on you......

[lonestarbuzz]

Originally Posted by Dr. Jimbo

I just logged on. Am I on s2ki.com?

ha! well said.

[DJJSR]

seems like deja vu all over again

[Dr. Jimbo]

Originally Posted by DJJSR

seems like deja vu all over again

Where have I heard that before?

[D1sclaimer]

I think the 350z from that old post and the frontier should race.

Why was the s2k owner "screaming" on his "vtech?" Why was he on the phone?

These posts are just too funny. Its like joing LS1tech.com, joining, and in your first post telling them a stock s2k beat a cammed I/H/E LS1 in the quarter mile. They'll just laugh.

[s2kx2]

Originally Posted by lonestarbuzz

good post vq, thanks for sharing. i'm sure everyone on this board thinks you have enlightened the forums.

[J'sS2K]

HUH? WTF? Get out of here with your BS!

[js1]

I really, really dislike Nissan's. If I see one more pimped out Altima I think I'm gonna puke. I looked at the 350Z and the Infinity G37 and sure they are fast but they are also cheap. What I mean is, they are the Dodge equivalent of Japanese cars. Poor workmanship and sub par materials. Maybe this guy got the S2000 confused with a del sol. There is this guy who lives near my work who's got a silver del sol and he put S2000 emblems all over it. Maybe that's who he raced...

[VQ 40]

I didn’t come here to spam troll or bs around. I understand if you don’t believe it. I couldn’t believe it eighter….Any members or s2k clubs in Arizona?? Im willing to meet up, so that we can do our research and find out how a frontier can keep up with an s2k…..

[J'sS2K]

What a waste of gas and time. S2000 FTMFW!!! End of story!

[sonic]

<----- this guy says it all.

[D1sclaimer]

A VQ40DE Nissan Frontier with I/E is still slower than a stock s2000. About a full second. The s2000 time is the best stock one I've seen with a good driver. Not sure about the Frontier, but its the fastest Frontier on drag times.

Frontier
http://www.dragtimes.com/Nissan-Fron...lip-10726.html

S2000
http://www.dragtimes.com/Honda-S2000...lip-10661.html

[SXY_S2K]

Originally Posted by VQ 40

I didn’t come here to spam troll or bs around. I understand if you don’t believe it. I couldn’t believe it eighter….Any members or s2k clubs in Arizona?? Im willing to meet up, so that we can do our research and find out how a frontier can keep up with an s2k…..

I'm in AZ, Am planning on going to Firebird soon with some friends from another Z car site down here. I will put my stock wheels on and see what happens. (gonna admit I'm a total puss tho and have only all out launched my car once) so we will see...

[s2kx2]

And while we're comparing peaches to bowling balls why don't we also run our S2000 against an F-22? .... Yea that might be interesting

[gomarlins3]

Originally Posted by Dr. Jimbo

I just logged on. Am I on s2ki.com?

It feels that way doesn't it?

Hey, the S is slow, old, under powered, and has no torque, give us a break huh. However, we look REALLY good, hehe.

[Dr. Jimbo]

I think the new Tundra is 5.8 sec from 0-60. That's why I don't race Tundras. (I don't race anyway)

[J'sS2K]

Are you sure you raced a S2000 and not a Del Sol? js1 pointed it out!

HAHAHA

[s2000isu]

Maybe you guys are finally realizing how slow these cars are in factory form?

[Dr. Jimbo]

2 posts to 1000, isu.

[philiam]

Doc, you really need to put some rings in that car. You'll get stopped for pollution.

[VQ 40]

Originally Posted by SXY_S2K

I'm in AZ, Am planning on going to Firebird soon with some friends from another Z car site down here. I will put my stock wheels on and see what happens. (gonna admit I'm a total puss tho and have only all out launched my car once) so we will see...

let me know time and date

[s2000isu]

1001 doc what can I say I have no life.

[f20milo]

The V6 the s2k will put an ass whooping on. Im not too sure about the V8 tho.. I've seen them things holling a$$!!! Those things are fast!

[flyingarmadillo]

My other "car" is a Fronty so I sort of believe what VQ40 posted (all but the 250 RWHP with those mods - that's absolute BS - there's no more than 5hp over stock if that much). First of all, can anyone think of a worse scenario than a 20mph rolling launch for an S2K? Unless the driver was riding the clutch and keeping the revs up there's no way an S2K is going to launch well from there. OTOH that's where the fronty is going to pull hard, it's a truck engine, that's what it's designed to do - pull hard at low rpms. At about 60 the fronty is going to start running out of breath and the S2K is just going to start moving. By 90 the fronty is pretty much finished while the S2K is wanting more. And he was smart shutting it off there, the fronty is speed limited at 105 unless you have a reflashed chip. SXY_S2K if you run him don't let him rolling start. 6spd Fronties have traction issues launching from a dead stop so start him that way.

[J'sS2K]

Originally Posted by VQ 40

let me know time and date

Better overnight parts from Japan before Racewars!

[flyingarmadillo]

Originally Posted by J'sS2K

Better overnight parts from Japan before Racewars!

The VQ40 is made in Tennessee and is only offered in the US so he needs parts from here. And the only way he has a realistic chance is to go get a Stillen SC kit - I've seen a Stillen Fronty run mid-13's.

[f20milo]

Originally Posted by J'sS2K

Better overnight parts from Japan before Racewars!

Dude, I think 90% of Nissan here in America are made, designed and tested here in Us grounds!! Thats why Nissan Quality is gone to shit.. As Toyota, some Mazdas and even some Hondas! Thats why if you look at the new civic compaired to Japan's new Civic, the japanesse looks very different.. I bet its a shit load better

[H20]

Originally Posted by s2000isu

Maybe you guys are finally realizing how slow these cars are in factory form?

Isu I must take exeption to that. I drive an S in factory form and it is NOT slow. My pontiac Vibe is SLOW. It's my mini-truck.
What people should realize is that there are plenty of cars, SUV's etc. that are FASTER. They are putting all kinds of go fast technology in ANYTHING these days.
It reminds me of my old H1 (or was it H2..Hmm) Kawasaki 500 two stroke triple. Back in 69 that bike was FAST! You could acelerate SO HARD then get to a curve you had NO CHANCE of negotiating cuz it handled SO bad and the brakes SUCKED! Kinda like a truck on two wheels!
So lets review. If you go drag racing anything that pulls up and revs at you, sometimes your gonna lose!
The S2000 though, is STILL a great blend of handleing, performance, looks, feel, reliability and price point.
Now just yesterday I passed a line of about 8 cars goin so fast the telephone poles looked like a picket fence! But DAMN if there wasnt some kind of jap sedan RIGHT BEHIND ME doing the SAME THING! For all I know I may have been holding him back!
Anyway, Ya you can BUILD an S2000 to beat most anything out there but out of the factory, cubic inches STILL rule just like they always did.
So the moral of the story? If ya don't want to get whupped by a truck, DONT race trucks! If ya whupped an S2k with a truck, SO WHAT? It doesnt make your truck better then an S2k by a long LONG shot. It just makes it a fast truck.
What's that, a banana in your pants or are ya just glad to whup an S2k? SO WHAT dude? Your truck is fast! That don't take smarts or talent. Just money. You gotta come here and gloat? BFD is what I say. But whatever gets your rocks off I guess. It's a free interweb.
And SXY you stay away from that boy. He may lose control of that thing and SQUISH you. Let him zoom around with guys his own size.

[DJJSR]

When that yellow roadsign says to take the curve at 40 and you're in a truck, you better slow down and pay attention. When you're in an "S", you hit the gas and smile.

[dezignpro04]

Originally Posted by DJJSR

When that yellow roadsign says to take the curve at 40 and you're in a truck, you better slow down and pay attention. When you're in an "S", you hit the gas and smile.

+1 FTW

[flyingarmadillo]

Originally Posted by DJJSR

When that yellow roadsign says to take the curve at 40 and you're in a truck, you better slow down and pay attention. When you're in an "S", you hit the gas and smile.

Not my truck! While it's nowhere near as fast through corners as the "S" and takes a different technique, I routinely take corners at 15-20 over the yellow sign numbers. OTOH, if you're in the mud and rocks in a truck you hit the gas and smile. In the "S" you call the truck to pull you out!

[DJJSR]

I think I'm getting bored. This whole thread makes no sense but I'm reading it.

Comparing a pickup truck with a sports car........why? They're both purpose built vehicles and their purposes are very different. If you feel the need to compare the speed and handling of your pickup with that of a sports car, then maybe you really want a sports car. When I feel the need to load up with rocks and plywood, I realize the S2000 might not be the best choice and I should have a pickup. Oh wait, I do have a pickup.....I knew there was a reason I got that darn thing.....thanks for the enlightenment!

Gotta go. I'm gonna get on the Dodge Ram forum and tell them how fast my car is through the slaloms.

[lonestarbuzz]

Originally Posted by DJJSR

I think I'm getting bored. This whole thread makes no sense but I'm reading it.

Comparing a pickup truck with a sports car........why? They're both purpose built vehicles and their purposes are very different. If you feel the need to compare the speed and handling of your pickup with that of a sports car, then maybe you really want a sports car. When I feel the need to load up with rocks and plywood, I realize the S2000 might not be the best choice and I should have a pickup. Oh wait, I do have a pickup.....I knew there was a reason I got that darn thing.....thanks for the enlightenment!

Gotta go. I'm gonna get on the Dodge Ram forum and tell them how fast my car is through the slaloms.

[Dr. Jimbo]

Originally Posted by philiam

Doc, you really need to put some rings in that car. You'll get stopped for pollution.

Yeah, I think they call that a "gross polluter."
I still have to post some pix from the local fire, when I can. Got a lot of cool smoke shots.

[J'sS2K]

Originally Posted by DJJSR

Comparing a pickup truck with a sports car........why?

If we were going to race, atleast pick something worth racing. Shall we? Let's call it quits.