With the roadster now ready to haul ass, smoke tires, flatten the hills and straighten the curves, Wasser turned his attention to smoothing out the body on his new lady. A full C-West body kit was sourced and installed, subtly accented by the 18-in rims and the height adjustment ability of the TEIN coilovers. A J's Racing carbon-fiber hood now hides the engine, and is held down with a set of Sparco hood pins. APR Performance carbon-fiber side mirrors now let Wasser merge with style. For nighttime cruising, the S2000 can now be easily spotted by police with a Streetglow gold series underbody lighting kit and white light strobes. Final exterior touches were added with genuine Honda equipment fitment in mind, an OEM hardtop combined with a carbon-fiber trunk lid pressed right out of an OEM mold.
With his car now turning heads, taking names and showing taillights, Wasser began working on his "office." An A'PEXi S-AFC meter and Auto Timer help control engine management and longevity. Readings of automotive health are displayed through A'PEXi boost and EGT gauges. Driver comfort was addressed with Bride Brix seats using Takata 5-point racing harnesses. Very business-like. A leather console cover, rear aero screen and Voodoo Racing titanium shift knob were added, all with S2000 engraving. A man's office is his sanctuary, and he might as well be entertained. Wasser created a small S2000 audio garage sale with the stock pieces, and Creative Car Tunes in Mechanicsburg, Pa., built a system grand enough that he could open a club in his trunk. A Sony MEX-5DI CD/XM/MP3 headunit was installed with a XT-XM1 satellite radio receiver and Terk XM satellite radio antennae. The hundreds of available channels and songs are sent out to Audiobahn 6.5-in carbon component speakers. Seat shaking is accomplished with three Audiobahn 10-in aluminum subwoofers in a custom fiberglass enclosure. Powering all that equipment is an Audiobahn 1000/3 rack-mount amplifier and a 200/2 rack-mount amplifier, and supplying the amplifiers is an Optima yellow top battery and an Audiobahn 3 farad capacitor. The sound quality is accented and rattles are removed with a Dynamat Xtreme sound dampening kit.
All the work that has been poured into this S2000 has been noticed and recognized. In 2003 the awards won include: Best of Show at Import Xpression (Dulles, Va.), first place S2000 at Super Tuner Night (Virginia Beach, Va.), first place two door at NOPI Race Wars (Maryland International Raceway) and first place best two door mild at Import Xpression (Allentown, Pa.). Together with his team, ISS Elite, Mike Wasser and his S2000 are coming to steal some trophies from you. Better start packing.