I hear ya, but the car is a blast to drive, looks great, handles great, but lets face it with all of these cars coming off the line today with 350+HP in sedans, the S2000 just can't keep up. I know the S is meant for handling and all that, but nothing is more embarrassing when you can't beat a mom in a 4 door Infiniti G35 sedan to make an exit or something, or have some yuppie 19yr old in his Dads BMW 335 beat ya off the line. We have a sports car, and besides real cars aren't bought, they are made, so I am going to do it. I think if done correctly it will be like a completely different car............

 

[QUOTE=JoeyBalls,Jan 22 2008, 11:24 AM] I hear ya, but the car is a blast to drive, looks great, handles great, but lets face it with all of these cars coming off the line today with 350+HP in sedans, the S2000 just can't keep up.

 

I drove my car nearly stock from 1999 - 2007 as a daily driver. I was entirely satisfied with the handling and the power for nearly all of those years, but in my case after almost a decade with the same car, and a slowly dwindling power curve (all things age as 195 whp became 185 whp) it was finally time to "reinvent" the car. In fact, you sound like you might be an ideal Greddy turbo candidate like me, since you are really satisfied with your stock car, but in the back of your mind you wonder if there is something not too drastic you can do to make it an even better car.

Also, its not about "racing" every single minivan and BMW 3 series to the exit or onramp. I can't even really put into words the sheer adrenaline rush you feel, when your tired "old" car can suddenly do things on the drive to work that were not possible before. Its a kind of FUN that has no equal other than sex. Also, no one is forcing you to start a street race every time somebody in a bmw looks at you funny. I let people in obviously slower cars aggressively pass me and egg me on nearly every day, but I do nothing stupid in return. There is just a certain peace of mind knowing I "could" drop the hammer if I wanted to. This is just one of the reasons that you never see a ferrari driver leave the slow lane. Its a little frustrating knowing you can't do anything even if you were immature enough to want to, if that makes any sense. I'd go through the extreme headaches, issues and expense all over again if I had to. Try and get a ride in an FI S2000, or even drive one and see for yourself.

 

[QUOTE=parkerdw,Jan 22 2008, 08:11 AM] I drove my car nearly stock from 1999 - 2007 as a daily driver. I was entirely satisfied with the handling and the power for nearly all of those years, but in my case after almost a decade with the same car, and a slowly dwindling power curve (all things age as 195 whp became 185 whp) it was finally time to "reinvent" the car. In fact, you sound like you might be an ideal Greddy turbo candidate like me, since you are really satisfied with your stock car, but in the back of your mind you wonder if there is something not too drastic you can do to make it an even better car.

Also, its not about "racing" every single minivan and BMW 3 series to the exit or onramp. I can't even really put into words the sheer adrenaline rush you feel, when your tired "old" car can suddenly do things on the drive to work that were not possible before.

 

Parkerdw: I clearly understand what you are saying...I had the chance to ride in a 400whp turbo'd S and nearly soiled my knickerbockers when he got on it...i was smiling like a virgin getting to third base...I would be interested in getting a ride in a greddy'd car but I don't believe anyone near me has one...there mostly all inlinepro...

joeyballs: i know you didn't mean literally racing it was a joke missing the lol...and i know the exact feeling you mean but fortunately for me I purposely drive the backroads to work where hp means nothing and balance/control mean a lot...so that gets my blood going...

I'm just a sissy and don't want to fubar anything on the car especially since I'm happy...for the time being...I also have not owned the car for a long time either

 

to anyone who has been following my dilemma, looks like I am going to do the Greddy Kit, and go through GTMotoring.com. I will have it installed and tuned by CLM in Jersey, they have a slew of 9 second Honda's, so I have faith that they know what they are doing. Im going to do a High-Flow cat, Spugen exhaust (good price, great reviews), no need for EMS, comes with it, and anyone have any suggestions for a good BOV. Thanks for your insight fellas, lookng forward to the Greddy Kit
Joe

 

I have Greddy Type RS Blow Off Valve, and it sure does look and sound nice when used with the Greddy kit.

Greddy Type RS BOV

 

perfect thanks. I am starting to get very excited, The kit seems to be priced pretty good, can't wait to fall in love with my car all over again

 

Lets us know how it works out!

And be sure to get a BOV for that kit...

 

For just a tad more, you could get our kit and safely have a better tq and power curve...