Spoon Sports vs. Mugen

[Fish]

Spoon used to make stuff for the H22, but even when they were producing them, they were really hard to come by. I've met the owner of Spoon, and he's got this whole philosophy of building a whole balanced car, and not just adding random parts and hoping they all work together. You can't deny Mugen's racing heritage though. They've been everywhere from F1 to touring cars, so you know they've got the know how. A lot of their stuff seems to be meant for the road, and for sport driving though. In the end, their products are pretty pricey, but I feel you can't go wrong with either.

If I had an S2k I would drop 5k on a mugen hard top, its PIMP!!

Seen the Spoon S2K hardtop? It's supposedly lighter than the Mugen and much cleaner aerodynamically. The fastback shape is supposed to recall the shape of one the S2K's (the S800, IIRC) predecessors according to their catalog. A friend who runs a local shop put one on for a recent time attack, and he confirms that it does help top speed a lot. Really nice looking piece, but getting to your trunk becomes a huge hassle, and even more if you have a wing.

 

[shavedaccord]

both overpriced, anymore your paying for the name on the part. And I thought Spoon made the s2k hardtop not Mugen?

 

[5thGenAccord]

If your talking about this Spoon hardtop it is SICK!!!!

And I thought Spoon made the s2k hardtop not Mugen?

Spoon makes one, Mugen makes one, OEM Honda makes one, Amuse makes one. I hope I didn't miss anyone LOL

 

[theaccordian]

If your talking about this Spoon hardtop it is SICK!!!!

damn I had to do a double take, to make sure that wasnt a porsche!

 

[talontsiawd]

I think they are both extremely overpriced, especially for the american consumer after getting what they want over here. I'm sure Mugen's R&D is probably on par with many car manufactures. But the difference between Mugen or Spoon on most the parts you will see on someones car vs a high quality Carb legal US (or otherwise) part is going to be pretty minimal. I only say carb legal as it shows some sort of testing, i swear some non carb legal parts get zero. It's pretty undeniable that both brands are much more of an image thing than a performance thing. I only put quality parts on any car i've owned but i'm still a bang for the buck guy.

To me, it's sort of like buying a Rolex. Does it keep time better, not really, maybe by the nano second compared to a high quality cheaper alternative. If you can afford it and that's your thing, go for it. In reality though, it's really not doing much more for the $$$ you shell out over an alternative that is still quality.

 

[Dinzdale40]

alot of the aesthetic parts are over priced...but their actual performance side is more worth the money....

 

[Phut]

as stated earlier, their "aesthetic" parts are wind tunnel tested. which is why they cost that much. it's not like they drew something on paper and made mold to mass produce the design.

 

[Fish]

If your talking about this Spoon hardtop it is SICK!!!!

Spoon makes one, Mugen makes one, OEM Honda makes one, Amuse makes one. I hope I didn't miss anyone LOL

Hehe, that's my buddy that went down to the time attack .

 

[5thGenAccord]

as stated earlier, their "aesthetic" parts are wind tunnel tested. which is why they cost that much. it's not like they drew something on paper and made mold to mass produce the design.

That and they are top quality, OEM fit and finish and the parts look hella sweet

Hehe, that's my buddy that went down to the time attack .

Can I get a ride in that????

 

[Phut]

werd. from the looks of your car, you understand the quality of such products as Mugen and Spoon produces.