Honda'd S1's

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Honda'd S1's

Post by Kinger » Sat Sep 05, 2015 8:00 pm

Does anybody have any knowledge or experience of the Stark Honda conversion.

Good or bad, reliable or unreliable ?

Any thought's appreciated.

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Re: Honda'd S1's

Post by DougT » Sat Sep 05, 2015 8:48 pm

V6 feeling too civilised?


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Re: Honda'd S1's

Post by Kinger » Sat Sep 05, 2015 9:25 pm

Got an itch, and thinking of giving it a scratch. Thinking S1 and Evora !!!

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Re: Honda'd S1's

Post by tut » Sat Sep 05, 2015 9:39 pm

Alan Gourlay is your best bet for info Graham as he has ordered from them when he was converting his own and Colin's car.

As far as I can tell from talking to them and seeing their Kermit green converted car, they do a good job. Think I saw it up for sale some time back.

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Post by roadboy » Sat Sep 05, 2015 9:58 pm

The Kermit green demo car was bought by a customer of mine Tut and then had quite a lot of work done by me to put it right. It is now in France and has been supercharged I believe.

Stark Automotive is now owned and run by completely different people to those that started the company.

Looking at buying an already converted car using their kit (or any other DIY conversion) is a bit like buying a kit car. Every one must be looked at and taken on their own merit, as it very much depends on who built it and the individual spec chosen.

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Re: Honda'd S1's

Post by mikeyb13 » Sat Sep 05, 2015 11:42 pm

The build thread for my car (the one alan built) is on here somewhere. Offer me lots of cash and i might save you the trouble of building one.
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Honda'd S1's

Post by campbell » Sun Sep 06, 2015 1:43 pm

Also consider an early S2 SC if power is a criterion?

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Re: Honda'd S1's

Post by Simon82 » Sun Sep 06, 2015 3:18 pm

Nice idea Kinger! Be curious to hear how you get on with this. :wink:
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Post by Scotty C » Sun Sep 06, 2015 3:38 pm

You won't find a better one. Think you might need a few walshy days.

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Re: Honda'd S1's

Post by Kinger » Sun Sep 06, 2015 3:56 pm

Scotty C wrote:You won't find a better one. Think you might need a few walshy days.

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/231663008808
Had being looking at a N/A Honda'd Elise with 250 bhp. I suspect 420 bhp might be most more than my talent level could cope with...........think I'd need more than a few Walshy days to be able to make the most of that power............... looks magic.

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Post by tut » Sun Sep 06, 2015 4:19 pm

Considering renting out N3 to Clarky, could not pass the V6's on the straight, so a yellow 420hp S1 Elise would probably do the trick.

Just let Verian spend a few £K tarting up the kitchen, so she would probably say yes. Ain't no good to me when I am 6' under.

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Post by Mikie711 » Sun Sep 06, 2015 5:11 pm

Kinger, Komtec 430 kit for the V6 :thumbsup
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Re: Honda'd S1's

Post by DDtB » Sun Sep 06, 2015 6:04 pm

A nice *cough* standard *cough* S1 and an Evora is what you want. None of this Honda nonsense... that'll just scare you again.

My S1 took plenty of V6 scalps on Frolic. Great wee cars and can't beat that feeling of flooring it everywhere on track like a proper racing driver. Doesn't have the power to get you into too much trouble.

And no... you can't have the Evora back.. yet. :thumbsup

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Post by campbell » Sun Sep 06, 2015 6:37 pm

tut wrote:Considering renting out N3 to Clarky, could not pass the V6's on the straight, so a yellow 420hp S1 Elise would probably do the trick.

Just let Verian spend a few £K tarting up the kitchen, so she would probably say yes. Ain't no good to me when I am 6' under.

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Re: Honda'd S1's

Post by tut » Mon Sep 07, 2015 9:43 am

Only got the car back on Friday night Campbell, so not down to me this time.

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ps:- tongue in cheek obviously, who would spend £5K tarting up a perfectly good kitchen.
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