what is the best mod to do that is reasonabley priced (ie. no s/c or turbo)??

 

Voodoo Magnum shift knob from Rick's.

This ball is counter sunk, making it sit lower on the gearshift shaft, thus giving the shifter a shorter throw. This new short throw really changes the car for the better!

 

gears

 

I haven't done them yet, but it looks like the gear set (4.44-old 4.56 / 4.77) is the best "butt" dyno performance mod you can get.

Still leaves the reliability, but improves gitty up.

After that - intake and exhaust to "let it breath"

 

What do you consider to be reasonably priced?

For a couple hundred bucks, you could do a Cold Air Intake.
For a little more, you could do a VAFC-2.
For about a grand, you could do gears.
For several grand, you could do the SC.

There aren't very many cheap (effective) mods for the S2000. Sorry.

 

4.77's PERIOD.

 

I agree !

 

depends on your goal...
show car or go car-
or both?
spugen dual ovals fit in the both category-
i also wanted to get rid of the orange that doesnt match anything else on the car, so put smoked diffusers on the front and smoked side markers on the sides- this mod is no "go" gains, but lotsa "show" gains!
and drilled and slotted rotors get rid of the rust and reduce weight a small bit.

 

I'm gonna say an X-brace. A lot cheaper than gears, etc. with handling improvements you can really feel.

The Voodoo knob is a good upgrade, too.

For "power" mods, most are a little dissapointing to those who expect big gains for little money. So I'd say if you want to go faster without FI, go with the gears.

 

I have done the exhaust, the voodoo shift knob and other assorted things but, by far, the best money I spent on my car was for Koni shocks and KG/mm Super Sport springs.

My next big mod will be either 4.56 gears with the reinforced diff or a set of Volk LE28N's.