First post: On a £2000 budget what first mods would you buy for pre/post face-lift S2
01-16-2017, 04:39 AM
#11
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
A decent stereo including sound deadening. Spend at least £500 on that.
Modifry glovebox organiser. Glove Box Organizer
Good tyres: https://www.s2ki.com/forums/uk-irela...t-etc-1085229/
Good alignment
Driver training and/or track days: https://www.motorsport-events.com/pages/1-to-1-tuition
If you want to ignore the above, then a decent set of coilovers would be the next best thing to do (Ohlins, KwV3, Bilstein PSS9, Nitrons). Don't bother with the cheapo stuff.
That'll about do it. £2k won't get you much in the way of decent stuff for this car, I'm afraid.
Modifry glovebox organiser. Glove Box Organizer
Good tyres: https://www.s2ki.com/forums/uk-irela...t-etc-1085229/
Good alignment
Driver training and/or track days: https://www.motorsport-events.com/pages/1-to-1-tuition
If you want to ignore the above, then a decent set of coilovers would be the next best thing to do (Ohlins, KwV3, Bilstein PSS9, Nitrons). Don't bother with the cheapo stuff.
That'll about do it. £2k won't get you much in the way of decent stuff for this car, I'm afraid.
Awsome had a look at the driver training and it looks amazing, great opportunity to have fun and improve my driving and fairly affordable. Deffinatly a suggestion I hadn't thought of.
01-16-2017, 05:34 AM
#15
I'm always amazed at the assumption the S2000 needs modifications at all. 
And how quickly folks respond with necessary mods.
Buy a late model S2000 (2006 or later) in OEM spec (including decent tires) and drive it. If you find it lacking in any way go from there. Tires are critical as is maintenance. Even the newest S2000 is pushing 10 years old. Repairs are normally needed more as the cars age. Buy the right car.
Honda improved the car every two years with the last generation being 2006. Bringing previous generations up to that spec will provide incremental improvements. Throwing stuff like "coil overs" at the car will not improve it unless you have the knowledge and ability to compute spring rates, etc. Helpful for your local race track where you take the same corner time and time again, but not much else. Most of this stuff is "designed to catch the fisherman, not the fish."
-- Chuck
And how quickly folks respond with necessary mods.Buy a late model S2000 (2006 or later) in OEM spec (including decent tires) and drive it. If you find it lacking in any way go from there. Tires are critical as is maintenance. Even the newest S2000 is pushing 10 years old. Repairs are normally needed more as the cars age. Buy the right car.
Honda improved the car every two years with the last generation being 2006. Bringing previous generations up to that spec will provide incremental improvements. Throwing stuff like "coil overs" at the car will not improve it unless you have the knowledge and ability to compute spring rates, etc. Helpful for your local race track where you take the same corner time and time again, but not much else. Most of this stuff is "designed to catch the fisherman, not the fish."
-- Chuck
01-16-2017, 05:56 AM
#16
01-16-2017, 05:58 AM
#17
I think the answer to that question has to be another question first - is the car going to be JUST a road car, or will it see track use?
In my opinion, this changes the advice I would offer.....
In my opinion, this changes the advice I would offer.....
01-16-2017, 06:02 AM
#18
Judging by my commute a 50cal is all the mod you'll ever need
at that price you cant be too clever, no view tracking tech, just fixed mount on the bonnet with a trigger using the flappy paddles off a Golf DSG MK VI
ammo, i recommend tracer high explosive
at that price you cant be too clever, no view tracking tech, just fixed mount on the bonnet with a trigger using the flappy paddles off a Golf DSG MK VI
ammo, i recommend tracer high explosive
01-16-2017, 06:04 AM
#19
UK Moderator
I'm always amazed at the assumption the S2000 needs modifications at all. And how quickly folks respond with necessary mods.
Buy a late model S2000 (2006 or later) in OEM spec (including decent tires) and drive it. If you find it lacking in any way go from there. Tires are critical as is maintenance. Even the newest S2000 is pushing 10 years old. Repairs are normally needed more as the cars age. Buy the right car.
Honda improved the car every two years with the last generation being 2006. Bringing previous generations up to that spec will provide incremental improvements. Throwing stuff like "coil overs" at the car will not improve it unless you have the knowledge and ability to compute spring rates, etc. Helpful for your local race track where you take the same corner time and time again, but not much else. Most of this stuff is "designed to catch the fisherman, not the fish."
-- Chuck
And how quickly folks respond with necessary mods.Buy a late model S2000 (2006 or later) in OEM spec (including decent tires) and drive it. If you find it lacking in any way go from there. Tires are critical as is maintenance. Even the newest S2000 is pushing 10 years old. Repairs are normally needed more as the cars age. Buy the right car.
Honda improved the car every two years with the last generation being 2006. Bringing previous generations up to that spec will provide incremental improvements. Throwing stuff like "coil overs" at the car will not improve it unless you have the knowledge and ability to compute spring rates, etc. Helpful for your local race track where you take the same corner time and time again, but not much else. Most of this stuff is "designed to catch the fisherman, not the fish."
-- Chuck
The last generation was 2008, not 2006.
Significant changes were made to the chassis (strengthening) and suspension geometry for 2004, which means that using springs, dampers and roll bars from a post facelift car on a pre-facelift car may not improve things.
A decent stereo is necessity no matter what year car you buy, as they are all shit
01-16-2017, 07:02 AM
#20
Registered User
Thread Starter
Join Date: Jan 2017
Posts: 5
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes
on
0 Posts
[QUOTE=lovegroova;24135717]A decent stereo including sound deadening. Spend at least £500 on that.
Modifry glovebox organiser. Glove Box Organizer
Good tyres: https://www.s2ki.com/forums/uk-irela...t-etc-1085229/
Good alignment
Driver training and/or track days: https://www.motorsport-events.com/pages/1-to-1-tuition
If you want to ignore the above, then a decent set of coilovers would be the next best thing to do
Just road use to begin with I'm not looking to really track it for a good few years if ever actually planning on getting a much cheaper car for tuning and taking on a track
Modifry glovebox organiser. Glove Box Organizer
Good tyres: https://www.s2ki.com/forums/uk-irela...t-etc-1085229/
Good alignment
Driver training and/or track days: https://www.motorsport-events.com/pages/1-to-1-tuition
If you want to ignore the above, then a decent set of coilovers would be the next best thing to do
Just road use to begin with I'm not looking to really track it for a good few years if ever actually planning on getting a much cheaper car for tuning and taking on a track