This is information is coming from what source may I ask?

 

It's from nowhere reliable.

Comptech and Vortech systems have been proven relaible, each with there own quirks/drawbacks. Vortech Vs Comptech has been debated since the dawn of both kits.

 

With a nice launch it should.

 

nitorus is faster

 

Perhaps, but it doesn't.

The people posting here are not newby office chair racers. Many of us have had SCs and taken them as far as they will go.

There are no known overheating problems with the Comptech and the performance differences between the two commonly available options are little enough to be insignificant.

 

And how far did they go?

 

I had the CTSC @ 9psi tuned with AEM EMS, header, exhaust, ACT clutch and CT flywheel and it did not feel like a 12 second car at all. IMO the SC S2000s are not ideal for the drag strip but once you are rolling at 6,000 rpms and floor it, that is when you will mostly notice the increased power over stock. But off the line (with out launching) or a 10 mph roll on, you will be waiting until you hit around 6K. Get the 456's and you will not have to wait quit as long to hit your power band.

 

In my book a launch is far from being nice on this car. I NEVER did it. Time to time I hit it from the light (once a month) and I still let the clutch slip a bit.
A fancy time slip will not buy me replacement parts in the drive train

I guess what really counts is how much faster the car "feels" to YOU during "spirited" driving, taking corners and exiting them, exits from round-abouts ect. not how many fractions of a second you can shave off your 1/4 time.

Believe me a stock final drive s2000 with a standart SC kit will strugle to beat a I/H/E with 4.57 final drive equiped car from 0-60.

Putting on my flame suit

 

You're probably right. It's not until VTEC/boost in 3rd that I can 'feel' the difference the SC is making. 4th even more. It's only in the higher gears that the engine spends more than just a moment in boost.

6,000 to 9,000 rpm goes by so fast in 1st and 2nd, that I find it hard to 'feel' the SC effect, usually I'm concentrating on the tach to make sure I don't bounce off the limiter.

But, I think it's hard to answer the OP's ? "SC or not" objectively. Part of it depends on what you're trying to get out of the car, part of it on how much 5-6 grand hurts your pocketbook.

From a purely objective standpoint $/hp or $/sec ET or $/trap, you could do much better. For example, you could pick up a slightly used 600cc sportbike and learn to ride it well. At that point, arguing about whether you can do 4.5 vs 5.0 second 0-60s or trap 108 vs 100 would be laughable.

 

hmm that is weird... i ran a 12.3 and 12.4 on my comptech setup... i admit yes it doesn't feel like a 12 second car and everyone talks about how they cannot feel the boost or pull until they hit 6k rpm. obviously with my tuning my car feels like it pulls instantly starting at around 4000k since my vtec kicks in @ 3500rpm. i will post my time slips once i scan them. oh and although im using a 10lb pulley the ap2 apparently allows 8.5-9psi boost with the rev limiter set to 8300rpm