Hey I’m 16 saving up for a ap2 s2000 that I will be able to afford at the end of summer, I was looking around for plug and play ecu’s for an ap2 s2000. The only one I could find was the AEM infinity and wanted to find out if there were any other options I should look at, thanks.

 

Do you have emissions testing in your area? Going to an aftermarket ECU might lead to issues.

Save your pennies for an '06+ S2000 and just get a Hondata.

..if you're in the US

 

What he said. No need for an aftermarket ECU with the '06 and later cars. Plus you get stability assist, traction control, and other stuff you will appreciate. With your non-existent driving experience in rear wheel drive cars (or any cars) put your money on tires and maintenance before considering "tuning" or modifying any car.

-- Chuck

 

As much as i think its awesome that you are 16 and will be jumping in an S. Please be careful. This is a lot of car for someone with limited driving experience. And when i say a lot, i dont mean its fast. The car is INCREDIBLY punishing to amateur drivers. And even experienced drivers like myself are still getting the hang of this car. I've been driving manual cars for 18 years. And during an Autocross event last saturday i spun out 3 times.

Other than that. Have fun with the car and like the others have said, just get a 06+ car. it'll save you money in the long run as the OEM ECU can be tuned and the car is less punishing due to the added traction control.

 

...and to add, you can turn the traction control off at the touch of a button, on the fly. So its not some overlord nanny always shutting down all the fun.

In addition, if you have the Hondata Flashpro everyone is mentioning, you can set the traction control to only apply the brakes (it brakes one or more wheels at a time to correct yaw, etc), not do both brakes and cut power.

Setup this way, if you are in a potential spin situation, it can still save you. But if yiu are power sliding out of a corner or something, engine still easily overpowers brakes, letting tbe fun remain (at the sacrifice of some rear brake life). You still need to be smart enough, quick enough to not let a power slide turn into a spin...

 

Ok, and is there any power mods to do besides a turbo or supercharger, I know the basics but anything s2k specific

 

Time,and your 16 yrs old ?

 

What are the some of the major differences between the 04,05 and the 06 and above. Also thanks for everyone that has been helping me out.

 

This is the first I've heard of this. Sounds pretty cool. I may have to give it a try. Any reference to where that's located within the Hondata software?

To properly do a supercharger or turbo make sure to allot almost the entire purchase price(~$12k) of the car to do it properly.

To make it much more fun on the street. A high-flow catalytic converter or test-pipe and a tune really wake up the car(best bang for the buck mods).
If you want to make more noise for enjoyment add an intake and exhaust of your liking but the gains are minimal.

 

Link to a summary of the S2000 Model Year Differences. (Not sure where the original is, but it's repeated in the UK section of the forum.) Honda improved the car every two years during the production run. This prints out to 7 pages so there's lots of information in it. Highlight all the text, save, and then print it. Most detailed summary I'm familiar with.

A Hondata FlashPro tune of the 2006 and later cars will activate VTEC at 3600 rpm, not 6000, and provide a striking additional amount of mid range power. High flow cat is needed but these are relatively inexpensive.

-- Chuck