(Touch wood.) I have had absolutely no problems with the cat or the O2 sensor after over 3.5 years of supercharger duty. Keep in mind that my Vortech is stock and not modded to produce more boost. I believe both kits (CT and VT) were designed to run perfectly reliably on an otherwise stock S2000 so long as you don't begin to mod the kits.

 

actually we just put a cat on a supercharged s2k at work "i'm a tech at crownhonda" we dont care t but if they are having to use a extended aftermarket warrnty then it will not be coverd but seeing how it is covered under the emissions warranty it should not be denied.

Thats how it is at the dealership i work at atleast
and yes if i have some type of melt down i will put it back to stock bitch a little to honda and get it good will warranty the work

 

I think your dealership is the exception rather than the rule. Almost all car manufacturers will not allow their dealership network to accept warranty claims on a car that is modified with a supercharger or a turbo (when they didn't come with one out of the box).
One has to ask why turbo S2000s and Vortech S2000s are not smog certifiable. The cats just can't handle the extra emissions.

 

well it would be worth his time for him to check at a dealership to see if they would cover it
the s2k that we put a cat had the same problem as what he is having with his

also the flow honda dealership in winston salem nc has replaced a motor on a s2000 that the owner bought and had the dealership install a supercharger under warranty

you really will be surprised at all the stuff you can get away with if you own a honda i do more warranty work then anything. most of the time if they will not cover they can give you a number to where you can call and talk to honda about it. Just bitch enough and they will usually give it to you

 

There are always ongoing current threads from people who are being denied warranty work from their Honda dealers. You would be of great help in advising these people.

 

In this situation there is good chance he should beable to get his factory emissions warranty to cover it. Lets say though he was still in warranty and came in with a motor problem it deff wouldnt be covered unless your friends with a advisor or something. Under factory warranty or emissions warranty no one comes out to inspect the vehicle they may call for the old part to be sent back but no comes out.
I guess as you said its up to your dealership but it never hurts to ask

Once you get into extended warranties we at the dealership do not make the call. The company that your extended warranty is through will send out someone to inspect the car or will have the technician or service advisor tell them if any modifactions are done to the vehicle

so a word of advice for anyone with a extended warranty is to take the car all the way back to stock if you want to get something covered even if your running supercharger and going in for a window problem if later your rear end goes out they may have notes on the computer or photos of your supercharger on file and use that to deny a later claim. I've seen it happen to a guy with a nitrous line that wasnt run right on a s2k and rubbed a hole in a axle boot. He came back in later with no nitrous bottle but we had pics of the setup stored and was denied.

something as simple as a intake will basically get all motor and drive coverages denied witch is basically BS but thats how the system works

 

what do you mean It has a carb number and i just passed smog a month ago

 

What is "It"? All turbos? Or Vortech?

 

the votech supercharger kit which i have

 

OK, I had heard they were working on getting the certification. I didn't realize it had been done. Still, I don't believe any Turbo kit has it. The point is, it's tough on the cat when you push that much exhaust through it and that's what contributes to it being difficult to certify. The stock supercharger kits obviously are within the performance parameters of the cat, but I'm betting that they get quite a work-out anyway. Mod the kit and push up the boost and I can guess that the cat's lifespan will be affected. How much? Hard to say.