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When you start with a factory turbo car, like a DSM, its much easier to make power without spending money. The fuel system is pretty good already, and for 400-450whp, you need injectors, a bigger turbo, exhaust, and air/fuel controller. A Super AFC is much less costly than a standalone, and you dont need a new clutch, a complete fuel system, turbo manifold, etc...

If you want to go cheap, buy a used supercharger or Greddy kit. The only reason an NA-T Lexus or Supra doesnt cost much to make power is most necessary parts in the car are more capable of 400whp than they are in an S2k. Its like comparing a Ford GT to a stock Supra TT when trying to make 650whp. The GT can do it with a pulley, reflash, and exhaust($4-5k) but the Supra, it will cost over $10k.

 

Such a good post.

to the OP, have you tried the search function.

 

i hit 300 whp in my dsm with 300 bucks.
I hit 400 whp with $2.5k

I think I am at like 280whp with my greddy kit right now with 3.5k. but its carb and I live in nazi california.

 

Boost76 I completely agree with you. I was part of the dsm community for a while then jumped ship to Honda. Personally I think your best bet is to go with a used greddy kit. These cars are lighters than dsm's and power only 2 wheels so 300whp will friggin boogy.

Gotta remember too you might of hit 400whp for less then a turbo kit for the S, but dsm's already come somewhat setup for it. Ebay fmic = 250-300. Log manifold is good for 500 at the least and the turbo lines are already run/tapped so essentially you can get an FP3052 used and hit those numbers or cams and a 20g and pray haha. My buddy has a mitsu flanged 3271 on a 1ga fwd and it made a little over 400whp on a mild tune on pump with supporting mods and cams.

Honestly used Greddy kit or Comptech blower are the easiest/cheapest ways to make power. If you know a welder then building a kit will be cake since the dp, ic plumping and misc piping will cost next to nothing and even then I would still run K-Pro over EMS, just a personal preference. For $2500 you can boost your S but thats a pretty scarce budget.

 

Like I said it adds up really easily...
Here have a look yourself.

Turbo Kit 4K
Clutch 1K plus installed
Fuel 2K
Exhaust 1K plus
Gauges 500
Thicker head gasket and Built head 2K
Misc stuff around 1K
Tune 700?
Tires 700 every 6K miles
Spare diff ??
Total: over 12,200

You can see it really adds up... Cant believe i spent this much and the spending honestly never seems to end.

Next is a built bottom end 4K plus installation. I am also considering a switch to the SOS dual carbon disc clutch and I think that sells for 2200-2400 plus install.


For my Greddy kit I had before it added up like this:

Kit 4K
Bloww off and welding 300
Exhaust 1K
Tune 400
Gauges 500
Clutch 1K

Total: 7200

 

Thats a little extreme. If you drive like an ass then you will blow diffs but according to members here if you drive right the diff will hold. If you want to turbo your S2k on a budget then you are going to be doing your own work. Clutch with resurfaced flywheel is about 600, install done on your own. Fuel you can use ems or AEM FIC or the junk greddy management or kpro. $1500. Gauges $500 for baller ones, for a budget turbo build 100 bucks. Ebay log manifold 250. Tires you get DR's or something aggresive. 2 rear tires are not 350 a piece. And since when do you need to build your head for turbo??

 

Yeah, it´s crazy expensive but no big difference to any other N/A car. These cars make a lot more power than Miata and Civic, that´s one reason. We need bigger stuff = $$$.

I plan to make my own 3" exhaust, fuel rail with Bosch injectors and also custom clutch kit but that´s pretty much it, need to buy EMS and all the other S2000 specific parts.

 

It doesn't seem that bad. I'm piecing together my own kit and shooting for 350-400whp. I mapped it out to be just under 4k with aem ems. Not bad for 350+whp of fun

 

These cars are notorious for being pricey as hell to mod. If you really just want ~400 there are always awesome deals in the marketplace and the members here are very good to work with. If you do everything right and make the car fast and reliable $4000 will go by very quickly. If you want to go extreme with the car youll easily tear through $15k+ . Find you a used InlinePro stage1 kit and call it a day sir