Unfortunately not for us cali folks w/ CARB #'s

 

Is it true Greddy is thinking about eliminating the dealer structure all together and will sell directly to the public? Not immediate future but something that is imminent.

 

Oh believe me guys.... this kit was the ONLY kit i could think of that had everything i wanted. the 300whp, the carb legal-ness, the ease of installation....but what deterred me away was, I was hearing and reading the horror stories with the ultimate on a boosted car. Now it seems hit or miss because folks have been doing good, folks have been doing bad.. just seems like i would be taking "that chance" if i got the kit and installed using the piggy back.

I know greddy is a good product, but in my experience with turbo's and building, the other kit that i had gone with was WAY more superior than the greddy.. And cheaper, AND upgradeable. I only sold the kit cuz my lady and i THOUGHT we were gonna get a place, and turned out NO.. so im stuck turboless..

I'm currently replacing my soft top back into my car and selling my Hard top because im going hondata. I'm having it installed, and tuned to my car. And saving up for the next few months for the same turbo kit i had. but THIS time, it would be like oem in a way using the Hondata. so, in a few months, i'll be back with it. '

I love the greddy kit. but 300 whp got so.....well.. i got so used to it quickly hahaha so i would want more.. and i wish the greddy could do that =/

 

Just wanted to say, to those people crying that the Greddy kit is not upgradable....

It is, and is a pretty easy upgrade. There are plenty of people on ClubRSX running around with Greddy kits with Garrett GT28s and 30s. The upgrade would cost you probably around $1200 or so....maybe a bit more. Any turbo kit is upgradable. All you need is a modified downpipe (or a new one), a wastegate, and some minor pipe adjustments. It's not the end of the world.

On the RSX Greddy kit, you can swap a GT28 as a direct replacement for the Greddy Turbo with no modification. I am sure the same can be done on the s2000.

 

90% of people who had MAJOR problems screwed up the install somehow. Every little hiccup I had (except a CEL caused by Greddy giving me an AP2 harness instead of AP1) was my fault. However, they were minor issues, and everything now is ship shape.

The ONLY major problems with this kit are....

1)Actuator not adjusted properly from factory (very few people had this.)
2)One of the oil relocation lines not properly sealing (usually install error, and has nothing to do with Greddy since it's an Earls line)
3)Boost creep (install/user error).

Thats it. Other than this, the kit is as bug free as you're gonna get.

 

your correct! i guess if you just kept your stock cat, you wouldnt get the boost creep....

other than that it seems very plug n play.. Its just in my years of experience of turboing and what not.... still freaks me out to use something like the ultimate for turbo on an NA car. but hey.. for the "old" price, its damn worth it...

I had it all planned out too hahaha.. i was gonna get the greddy, then get the 3 mm HG, then retune it and crank up da boost and get the power... but i think someone already tried that right?

 

This is the main problem with turbo kits for the S2000....now, and when they came out. People simply have no idea what they are doing, and then act surprised when things go wrong. Don't take it personally, but your post just reminded me of countless others...people trying to mess with the kit not knowing what they are doing.

It has been shown that this turbo is out of efficiency range above 9psi. The stock motor can handle 9psi just fine. Getting a 3mm HG and upping the boost will just blow more heat, causing problems. Then, you'll see that person posting "I have a problem, the Greddy kit sucks!"

If you know what you are doing, what things do, and why/why not you should have them, you will be extremely pleased with the kit. When my turbo kicks the bucket (if it does that is) a GT28 will take it's place.

 

When i had originally posted that.... it was right when the greddy kit first had came out that i had thought about doing those things before someone had even tried going with a 3mm hg. IN my experience with the 18G, i've had them running 20 psi no problem but that was on DSM's...

This is obviously a different animal and thats why when i FIRST originally posted that, that was my initial thought. But obviously thats not the case with this.

At first, just like everyone else thought i'm sure.. they thought this kit was able to go more than just 300whp and some have achieved that with extra stuff.

So obviously when i see folks Have tried these things and have gone wrong, they get upset. Personally like i said, i wanted this kit because of the ease of bolt on, plug n play, carb legal fun.

I havent looked further into the kit and the possible upgrades, and i see that you want to put the gt28 in its place if the 18g goes......is that a direct bolt on? or do you have to modify the downpipe and what not?

 

stop it, you are making sense

 

well does EVERYONE know exactly know what they are getting into if they have never been turbo before? For alot of folks, it was the first time they went FI, so ofcourse its gonna be a learning experience.

Obviously for folks who've been around in the FI world would know better.

I've spoken with folks that went with the Greddy kit, went with it not really having a great understanding of FI and the components involved, and what they DID know was that it was a full bolt on, plug n play, and drive kinda kit. So alot of the work has been done for them.

I'm not here to bash anything so i hope folks arent thinking that.