Originally Posted by mosesbotbol

Is there a V8 that costs less to modify than an S2000 engine?

Originally Posted by ZSAK

he has a point, it will be a lot cheaper to buy a 400hp car but faster is debatable. A properly built turbo s2000 would cost north of $10k to upgrade and that is just to get the kit on the car, then you have to worry about replacing rear ends, transmissions and engines when they blow. A S2000 can keep up with a GTR but it won't be cheap. In the same regard I am sure you could pick up a used Z06 and some simple bolt ons will get you pretty fast cheap

Originally Posted by TheDonEffect

Well to be fair you don't have to start with a 15k+ american v8, you could start with a fox body which will cost you the same as an ek and you could build them essentially into anything you want, abd I've seen enough of them that can hang in the corners. Yeah it ain't cheap to get world class handling out of a stick axle fox body but it's also not cheap getting world class power out of a fwd 4 banger, and i guess we can argue the merits of which becomes a bigger disadvantage when the power goes north of 400hp on a road course a stick axle or fwd. Anyway, neither are cheap but it'll take alot to get an s into say a c5z's power realm and while it may not feel that way to us novice drivers but a c5z is more than capable to hang with an s around the twisties. A 400+hp boosted s2000 is hardly going to handle, more specifically feel, like a stock power s, especially considering its propensity to snap oversteer. Consider what it costs to get an ff20c just to match the power and reliability of an lsx engine, Then beyond that. Look up what a cam intake long tubes and a tune does for an lsx. Your brother is right. But nothing beats the dollar for dollar of a factory boosted engine at least in the short run.