May 2012 Car of the Month!

[smc0922]

Congrats to Matt for winning May COTM!

Ah, why not...it's been like 18 Months since i entered one of these...

Matt Musto
2003 Honda S2000 New Formula Red
The car is basically done for this season...but i still have big plans for it.

Current Mods/Work Installed/Done on Car:
-J's Racing Gradient Blue Titanium Countersunk Shiftknob
-Detailed, Door Dings and Random Imperfections Fixed, Paint Correction (Part 1)
-Trunk completely Gutted
-Spoon Monoblock 4-Pot Front Brake Calipers
-J's Racing Front Strut Bar
-J's Racing Engine Torque Damper
-SSR Type C White 17x8.5 +49 Wheels
-Yokohama ADVAN Neova AD08 255/40/17 Tires
-Rays Engineering/VOLK Black Duraluminum Lug Nuts
-J's Racing SPL Front Pillow Tie Rod Ends/Anti-Bumpsteer Kit
-J's Racing SPL Rear Pillow Control Arms/Anti-Bumpsteer Kit
-J's Racing 10mm Driveshaft Spacer Kit
-J's Racing Carbon Fiber Radiator Shroud/Cooling Plate
-Moddiction Titanium Fasteners
-J's Racing 70RR Full Titanium Headerback Exhaust
-J's Racing SPL Header
-J's Racing SPL Crux Monotube 50mm Coilovers w/ 16K Crux Springs
-J's Racing Optional SPL Pillowball Mounts for Crux Coilovers
-J's Racing Radiator Cap
-Craftsquare Carbon Fiber 1000RR GT Race Mirrors w/standard bases and lenses
-DBA 4000 Slotted Front and Rear Brake Rotors
-Hawk HPS Brake Pads
-Russell Stainless Steel Braided Coated Front and Rear Brake Lines
-J's Racing SPL Valve Cover
-Spoon Resevoir Socks
-J's Racing Rear Strut Bar
-Custom Fender Liners
-Fender Rolling/Pulling/Flaring
-NGK BKR8EIX Spark Plugs
-Motul 5w40 8100 Full Synthetic Motor Oil
-Motul Full Synthetic Gear Oil for Tranny and Diff
-Motul RBF600 Brake Fluid
-J's Racing SPL 20mm Rear Roll Center Adjuster Kit
-Spoon Carbon Kevlar Racing Bucket Seats
-Mugen Seats Rails
-Takata Gel Shoulder Pads for Takata Harnesses (2 sets)
-OMP Velocita Superleggero Steering Wheel in Black Suede
-Works Bell Steering Wheel Hub
-Sparco 50mm Steering Wheel Spacer
-Top Secret Carbon Fiber Rear Diffuser w/optional Carbon Fiber Vortex Generators (generators removed)
-Takata 4 Point Race Harnesses for Driver and Passenger
-Takata 5 Point Conversion Crotch Strap for Driver and Passenger
-Cusco 6 Point Chromoly Roll Cage (Powdercoated Cage and Hardware Satin Black)
-Custom Ballistic Motorsports Harness Bar Welded/Powdercoated to Cusco 6 Point Cage
-Greddy/Trust Emanage Ultimate w/Boomslang PnP Harness (Custom Giles Tune 240whp)
-J's Racing Carbon Fiber Tsuchinoko Intake System
-J's Racing SPL L1 Front Camber Joints
-J's Racing Front Roll Center Adjuster Plates for L1 Camber Joints
-J's Racing Type V CFRP/CFRP Hood
-Challenge GTMotoring Dry Carbon Single Exhaust Cap
-4.77 Final Drive (Gears)
-Race Alignment by Synergy Auto Lab (Jay)
-J's Racing Gold Oil Cap
-J's Racing/ASM Dry Carbon Fiber Trunk (Professionally Clearcoated)
-J's Racing Front Half Lip for OEM AP1 Front Bumper
-J's Racing Dry Carbon Fiber Race Canards for Front Half Lip (Professionally Clearcoated)
-Robbie Harper Titanium 275mm GT Wing Risers
-J's Racing Yellow Front Tow Hook
-J's Racing Dry Carbon Fiber Type 1 3D GT 1600mm Wing (Professionally Clearcoated, CRAZY amount of labor in this one)

Current Mods Recieved, But Not Yet Installed:
-J's Racing Gold Hood Pins

Some additional body work is planned for fall.

Further Mods and Work Potentially Planned for Summer/fall:
-J's Racing Rear Tie Bar
-Cusco Front and Rear Sway Bars
-A slew of other parts...time will tell... (Still have a LARGE list)
-----Been debating LSD, clutch, Carbon hardtop?












Thanks for looking

[bimmernoob]

Nice. Congratz. Now I'm gonna fail my inspection... Haha

[barkz]

congrats, not my style but def some good time/thought and probably a few bucks into this thing lol
but looking back through your mod list,
-Motul 5w40 8100 Full Synthetic Motor Oil
-Motul Full Synthetic Gear Oil for Tranny and Diff
-Motul RBF600 Brake Fluid

how much horse do these add?

[MaliBoost]

congrats, not my style but def some good time/thought and probably a few bucks into this thing lol
but looking back through your mod list,
-Motul 5w40 8100 Full Synthetic Motor Oil
-Motul Full Synthetic Gear Oil for Tranny and Diff
-Motul RBF600 Brake Fluid

how much horse do these add?

Maybe its to encourage them to become sponsors

But yeah love this car

[NHMR2]

im in love with this thing... such a gorgeous car. amazing job

[JustMe]

Congrats...I still say the photographer's up to some tricks.

[Matt Musto]

Congrats...I still say the photographer's up to some tricks.

Lol, did I also apply tricks when I drove it to granate state dyno and tune grand opening?

I'm a #!#!#!#!ing wizard!

Thanks guys

[mike cm]

That seems like a real special wizard. lol.

[Kevinoffroad4x4]

congrats. those takata harness' need some big boobs behind them

[Boosted Euro]

Congratulations, car came out much better then I thought it was going to , back when you were talking about what you were doing. Thinking about it now.though.... Not sure why I doubted you, I have liked every car you have had since I've known you. Grated it was like 8 of the same 2 cars...lol

[ill_eagle94]

congrats, not my style but def some good time/thought and probably a few bucks into this thing lol
but looking back through your mod list,
-Motul 5w40 8100 Full Synthetic Motor Oil
-Motul Full Synthetic Gear Oil for Tranny and Diff
-Motul RBF600 Brake Fluid

how much horse do these add?

Probably about .7hp.

Congrats Fatty!

[ill_eagle94]

congrats. those takata harness' need some big boobs behind them

He's got his house and a woman. If she can cook, I know Matty can eat, so it's only a matter of time that he grows some tig ol bitties.

[Turbobrick240]

Congrats man thinks sick

[Alphi]

Looks good! Congrats on COTM.

[Boosted Euro]

Now we just need to get it to someone for some nice pictures for the front of the site..