GrandMasterKhan

I have to disagree on the point of coolant plates only being for looks. Their purpose is to block air from traveling OVER the radiator. They force the air to pass THROUGH the radiator.

IMO there is no performance benefit between a solid cooling plate and an the oem cooling plate. The cooling plates which have the hole/channel for air flow to the OEM airbox can function as a direct air channel for the OEM airbox while @ speed.


I have tried a few intakes and my recommendation would be the Mugen intake. You can find the replicas available at a very reasonable price.

Saki GT

I should have specified, the aftermarket cooling plates for the S2000 are mostly for looks, since there is a stock plate in place already to do the blocking.

The S2000 has a stock cooling plate in place, right next to the rad, so air to the rad is already being handled. The aftermarket ones are all up higher, near the hood, so its either a second cooling plate or if you remove the stock piece, a less effective one. Depending which one you buy, they also block the ported air from the stock plate from going to the top of the engine.

Thus why I stated what I did - with the stock piece in place, an aftermarket plate is mostly for looks. There's another plate doing the blocking below it.

Angrywankel

got a K&N FIPK new on the way for 200 shipped. It should be a little lighter than stock, maybe pass thru a little extra air. Going to insulate the box which may or may not help with heat. My car is a toy, not a dd, so why not. I have a flashpro so going to do some datalogging before and after and see what happens.

stradleboy

I look forward to hearing your results

TheOtherHalf

I bought the FIPK because power gains were as good as any other (almost nothing), it took up space under the hood unlike so many others, and the cost was very competitive.

The Mugen, Spoon and so many others cost waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy too much.

~$1,000 is ridiculous considering you would never gain more that 7-8hp at 7200 RPM (or whatever) and maybe 2-3hp everywhere else. Do the research, these numbers are not far off. If you want to pick up .01 seconds to 60, remove the spare tire and sign up for AAA.

Good Luck though. All of them provide a better sound and that is honestly solid reason enough.

stradleboy

spare tire is long gone

J0eys2k

If you want 5hp which you wont even feel then intake is the way to go, dont matter what kind. +1 on the engine sounds, thats the only differences your going to notice. As far as CAI, dont drive into lakes/ponds/oceans/rivers and you'll be fine.