'Customizing' an AP2
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From: Gods Speed #57 Lemons #77
KW V3 coilovers $1700
Comptech Race Front swaybar $700
Aggressive alignment $100
Fuji Exhaust $899
225/45-17 and 255/40-17 RA-1s $800
G-Lock $35
Annual member ship to NASA and SCCA $115
Decent Helmet like a Bell M2 $350
Local AutoX $30
2 day HPDE school $250
Total = $4979
Comptech Race Front swaybar $700
Aggressive alignment $100
Fuji Exhaust $899
225/45-17 and 255/40-17 RA-1s $800
G-Lock $35
Annual member ship to NASA and SCCA $115
Decent Helmet like a Bell M2 $350
Local AutoX $30
2 day HPDE school $250
Total = $4979
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From: Pensacola
In getting a BBK, are you looking for a performance upgrade, or bling?
If you are looking for performance, talk to the folks in the Racing and Competition forum. The stock brakes are exceptionally good. With a pad and fluid upgrade, it makes a BBK kit an expensive exercise with little, if any gains.
For bling, a BBK does look exceptionally cool in the front, with some of those cute little wavy rotors in the back.
If you are looking for performance, talk to the folks in the Racing and Competition forum. The stock brakes are exceptionally good. With a pad and fluid upgrade, it makes a BBK kit an expensive exercise with little, if any gains.
For bling, a BBK does look exceptionally cool in the front, with some of those cute little wavy rotors in the back.
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From: Cleveland
Hey Buddy, If I had 5k, I would get a set of Volks for sure, either Ce28n's or Te37's. Also, take time to check out the Work Emotion Cr Kai's on evasivemotorsports.com!!! they're cheap but QUALITY and good lookin!!
Secondly I'd get the AEM intake, just got mine installed, and going through the gears now is a BLAST!
Thirdly, you car is going to LOVE you if you give it the Spugen V.2. Exhaust, best looking out there IMO.
Fourthly, depending on if you splooged on the volks or not, you may be able to afford some nice coilovers so you car sits lower, MUCH more aggressive looks will help ALOT!
Secondly I'd get the AEM intake, just got mine installed, and going through the gears now is a BLAST!
Thirdly, you car is going to LOVE you if you give it the Spugen V.2. Exhaust, best looking out there IMO.
Fourthly, depending on if you splooged on the volks or not, you may be able to afford some nice coilovers so you car sits lower, MUCH more aggressive looks will help ALOT!
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From: castro valley, ca
Thank you for the great follow up everyone.
I called king motosports and I ordered header, exhaust, sparkplugs cover. It was so hard not to order the intake :/
After reading all the follow ups on the thread, the only item that I am not sure to get anymore is the wheels, I consider all my upgrade 'bling' with the exception of the supercharger but I bought the 100K bumper to bumper warranty extension so I not so sure I want to get the supercharger.
So far I order the following :
Mugen header
Mugen exhaust
Mugen sparkplug covers
and I am going to order
Comptech x-brace
What is going to have to wait is the
Comptech strut bar
Comptech Supercharger
Ohlins Suspension
Comptech brake system
Wheels (I don't want to use spacers for the bbk)
I called king motosports and I ordered header, exhaust, sparkplugs cover. It was so hard not to order the intake :/
After reading all the follow ups on the thread, the only item that I am not sure to get anymore is the wheels, I consider all my upgrade 'bling' with the exception of the supercharger but I bought the 100K bumper to bumper warranty extension so I not so sure I want to get the supercharger.
So far I order the following :
Mugen header
Mugen exhaust
Mugen sparkplug covers
and I am going to order
Comptech x-brace
What is going to have to wait is the
Comptech strut bar
Comptech Supercharger
Ohlins Suspension
Comptech brake system
Wheels (I don't want to use spacers for the bbk)
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From: castro valley, ca
Originally Posted by Project22a,Mar 7 2006, 07:58 PM
I say get rims and a small drop. That should be enough to set your car apart from your coworkers by a fair bit. Then save whatever is leftover after those two mods for your supercharger.
I do want a fully adjustable suspension though. My RAM has a hotchkis TVS system with Bilstein shocks and while happy with the performance, I prefer a fully adjustable suspension.
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From: castro valley, ca
Originally Posted by mooshy_sushi,Mar 7 2006, 11:22 PM
id get coilovers, rims and save the extra grand or so for brides later on.
Anyone interested on a black/gray pair of Monza's
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From: castro valley, ca
Originally Posted by TubeDriver,Mar 8 2006, 06:40 AM
KW V3 coilovers $1700
Comptech Race Front swaybar $700
Aggressive alignment $100
Fuji Exhaust $899
225/45-17 and 255/40-17 RA-1s $800
G-Lock $35
Annual member ship to NASA and SCCA $115
Decent Helmet like a Bell M2 $350
Local AutoX $30
2 day HPDE school $250
Total = $4979
Comptech Race Front swaybar $700
Aggressive alignment $100
Fuji Exhaust $899
225/45-17 and 255/40-17 RA-1s $800
G-Lock $35
Annual member ship to NASA and SCCA $115
Decent Helmet like a Bell M2 $350
Local AutoX $30
2 day HPDE school $250
Total = $4979
I need to do some research about the swaybars, I really don't know what is available for the S2000 (besides comptech)
I do around 20 tracks days a year (motorcycle), if I tell my future wife that I want to start doing autoX she will go
on me.
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