That's a good way to put it.

 

True, but more stress does not *necessarily* equate to more wear, less reliability, or shorter life. IOW, the statement is really an oversimplification.

 

You can get 300-350whp on a stock bottom end with just a 3mm head gasket. For 400whp, you will need lower compression pistons, stronger rods, a bigger intercooler, bigger injectors, etc. For my 500whp turbo build, I will be getting custom sleeves, pistons, and rods, an 800hp intercooler, etc. A 300-350whp turbo S2k can be done fairly cheap (relatively speaking of course), and also maintain near factory reliability. Anything more than that and you start buying more lottery tickets, looking for another job, or wondering if you should take out a second mortgage

 

[QUOTE=toofast4yalll,Mar 24 2008, 09:30 AM]You can get 300-350whp on a stock bottom end with just a 3mm head gasket.

 

More power = more friction = more wear and tear.

it's simple as that.

 

It's NOT that simple.

Let me give you JUST ONE common example of where your gross oversimplification falls on its face. When we blueprint an engine, it makes more power. The blueprinted engine also wears less and goes further between overhauls. This is common knowledge, and proves beyond any reasonable doubt that there is more to wear than just "more power = more friction = more wear and tear."

Reliable power is there to be had, by those who know where to look.
Longevity is affected far more by the way the car is driven and maintained than it is by reasonable power increases. We have hundreds of supercharged S2000's right here on S2kI that prove this beyond any reasonable doubt.

 

RED_MX5 makes me feel better

 

red_mx5, you are absolutely correct...

however, if you read the OP's question...it is a gross overly simplicated situation of adding Forced Induction to an engine...

in which case, there is no magical bypass button to the additional stress the engine will face.

 

Hahaha, I'm always skeptical of absolutes.

The OP's question was something I've been asked fairly often, due to my relationship with CCR, and rather than seeing it as some kind of over simplification, I see it as a valid question that merits an answer that isn't an over simplification. Haha, does that make sense.

There is no magic button. Magic is illusion and won't affect our car's reliability. Instead of a magic button you can just push, you have to work at it to build an engine that makes more power without sacrificing reliability or longevity. It's a lot easeir to make power without worrying about such things, and sadly, many perfectly good mods get a bad rap because people try to used them without understanding them.

Anyone can build an engine that will self distruct in short order, but we know from people like XViper and Modifry that this doesn't have to be the case when we modify our S2000's.

 

of course