Visit to Spoon garage: TYPE ONE!!!


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Hey people!

Time to bring you some updates in the world of JDM tuning. Yesterday I visited TYPE ONE in Tokyo to get more oil filters and to get the good old mechs to have a look at my car...I think my suspension bushes have nearly reached their limit. :wow:

Obviously the FD2 R was present as it the latest Type R from Honda. Spoon wasted no time in tuning the new chassis and in fact made a 'prototype' even before the real FD2R was released by Honda. Anyway, there are loads of parts now available, which you see soon.

Have a look at the pics below:

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My car parked in the garage parking. The cars behind are all customer cars awaiting their owner.

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The entrance sign. Note the EK bonnet from the race cars..I really wanted to buy it off them as a souvenir

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You see that small room next to the new Fit? Its new and I never saw it before. I went over and took a look and saw......

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complete engines and transmission all over the room floor awaiting customers...and maybe me to buy one:D Here are 2 K20A R

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And F20C...see the transmissions behind? Notice the small tags on the cases? It says "Spoon Certified Performance".......blimey

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Before going up into the workshop area and showroom, I stumbled upon these...exclusively for the NA2R!........... I thought to myself "Why?"

Anyway, so proceed up the stairs, open the door and was greeted by this!

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This is a nearly complete version of the Spoon FD2R. Note the new aero FRP front bumper, carbon bonnet, carbon roof and carbon boot which you can't see.

So, I take a look inside...

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Spoon steering wheel, titanium shift knob, in house Spoon buckets which were...

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...what else but made from carbon kevlar.

Product update!!

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Spoon now sells high performance wipers with aerodynamic wind deflector blades.

So what parts are available for the FD2R?

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Naturally everyone loves exhaust mods. So on the left, Spoon N1 muffler, on the right, Spoon Street spec muffler for the FD2R

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Next up, venturi throttle body 70mm diameter. I don't know if the Spoon ECU settings can overcome the E throttle.

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Aluminium radiator and 4-2 exhaust manifold for DC5 / EP3

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Side gusset plate for front wing frame reinforcement. Only for the FD2

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Lovely Spoon Volk Racing RE-30 dark grey metallic wheels

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Here are some of the other parts that some of yo may be familiar with. cams, pistons and the like.

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Also a new product across the range is the Engine Torque Damper. Next to it are the various stock and Spoon shift knobs.

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The wall display had some lovely and desirable items..

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And the infamous SW388 wheels...these were used items for sale..meant for the AP1/2..

Moving on, Spoon has done extreme mods for the S2000 and in its latest guise here is a show car with the complete aero kit and the coupe hatch kit. I think the design really gives the rather tardy but sleek AP1/2 a really aggressive look.

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OK..EK9 lovers....does anyone recognise the EK9 sat on the rack?

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This is the Spoon EK9 with a K20A...you can see this monster here: YouTube - Spoon EK9 K20

...and at last, I also saw why I saw the RE070 meant for the NSX-R earlier...

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The car was getting a service and some undergoing some restoration. I believe it belongs to Ichishima san....will ask him the next time I see him..
 
Great Post. Have to Visit there sometime...Throttle Body for the FD2 is cheap!
 
That look's amazing you are so lucky to have been there!
 
:bow: damn! before I die I want to go there :bow:
 
Ya dont want to pick me up a Spoon ECU the next time your there do ya lol:D
 
wow - what a garage.... i think i would volunteer full-time there just to learn the ropes...
 
omg your so lucky m8!!! im so jealous!!
i wonder if they need an aprentice???
 
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