Originally Posted by Nimbus117 (Post 370884)

Love the wheels.

Ignorance is bliss when it comes to the IMS, pesky forums! However, if it keeps you awake at night, budget for it's replacement. If you want to take a chance and not bother, there are some things you can do to greatly reduce the risk. Change your oil every 5k miles (or annually if you dont do this much). Don't thrash it until the oil is up to temperature (this takes longer than the coolant). Then drive it like you stole it - don't be gentle. Worst things you can is labor the engine - change down. Also keep away from cruising around the vario-cam transition otherwise it will keep switching while is not good long term. Check for debris in your oil filter of course and keep an eye on the back of the engine for any increase in oil leakage. Most cars weep oil from the RMS seal but the first external symptom of an IMS failure is oil leaking from the IMS seal as the tolerances increase so just keep an eye out for any increases.

Other than that, have fun driving!

Originally Posted by WhipE350 (Post 370950)

Wow you sure have been busy. Just drive 75 and never go below 50 and that spoiler will always be up :).

You asked me about double/single row. I was looking for the info when they transitioned. I know it was in 2001 but I can't find/remember if any of the 2000s were single row, I thought not. I also saw some numbers from the suit and the double rows had a very low instance of failure.

Enjoy the beautiful new ride.

Originally Posted by RawleyD (Post 371034)

Never thought I would end up with a Yellow Box after months of searching.. Now I can't see it any other way! I love this car in yellow.

As for the spoiler decal, not a fan.

Sure the car screams "look at me!" , but I don't think the decal is necessary.
I like to keep the folks in the rear-view mirrors guessing. :)

Originally Posted by WhipE350 (Post 370778)

Wow Jon great pics and beautiful car. Great mods too! A 2000 'S' will have a double row and the odds of failure are probably many multiples lower then totaling it. As you can see the suit only includes the single row. If others scare you enough then just get it done (you sound handy enough to do it yourself). If I could go back in time I would never have done mine.

This is a great forum and you'll find lots of help.

It looks like the previous owner had the bumperettes painted too.

Originally Posted by jongorges (Post 370789)

Can you elaborate on this a bit? Do all 2000 S models have a double row? Are they less likely to fail?

Also, thank you all for the comments. And good to know that higher RPMs are actually better for the car.. I now have the perfect excuse when I get pulled over! :cheers:

Originally Posted by Mark_T (Post 371066)

Hey, Nine8 - I see your location is Montreal. I'm thinking of flying out there for the 2014 Canadian Gran Prix next year. Do you go, or are you not an F1 fan?

(Sorry for the hijack!)

Originally Posted by Nine8Six (Post 371101)

Now THOSE are real "STICKERS" my man. Njoy!

....and the proper way to hijack a thread ;)

Nice car OP!