Goodbye to the S2000 and the Community
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Originally Posted by Kondor999,Feb 9 2011, 04:23 AM
2 reasons: It feels just as quick unless you go over 7k rpm and I'm no longer constantly worried that the Vortech will pack it in.
I'm a pretty outspoken hater of the Vortech kit. The fasteners used are of inferior quality. I had oil leaks, broken bolts, stripped boltholes - you name it. The severe harmonic vibrations from a 25,000rpm impeller strapped to a 9000rpm motor pretty much shook it all apart.
If you just have to boost, do it right and go with a custom Turbo kit done by a competent tuner, or else the Inline Pro kit. Plan on spending $10k as the bare minimum. And don't forget that, by the time it's done, you probably could have just gotten a Cayman S...
I'm a pretty outspoken hater of the Vortech kit. The fasteners used are of inferior quality. I had oil leaks, broken bolts, stripped boltholes - you name it. The severe harmonic vibrations from a 25,000rpm impeller strapped to a 9000rpm motor pretty much shook it all apart.
If you just have to boost, do it right and go with a custom Turbo kit done by a competent tuner, or else the Inline Pro kit. Plan on spending $10k as the bare minimum. And don't forget that, by the time it's done, you probably could have just gotten a Cayman S...
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Awesome car!
I really feel what the OP is saying. I turbo'd my S2000 and had it that way for 2 years. I quickly fell out of love with the car, constantly worrying if something goes wrong. (Luckily it never did). I went back to stock and I really enjoy the car more. It's the way Honda engineered it, which I respect.
With my C6 and I've been telling myself I'm not going to touch it, it's fast enough.. leave it stock.. we'll see. Congrats again on the new Bimmer.
I really feel what the OP is saying. I turbo'd my S2000 and had it that way for 2 years. I quickly fell out of love with the car, constantly worrying if something goes wrong. (Luckily it never did). I went back to stock and I really enjoy the car more. It's the way Honda engineered it, which I respect.
With my C6 and I've been telling myself I'm not going to touch it, it's fast enough.. leave it stock.. we'll see. Congrats again on the new Bimmer.
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Nice Ride! Can you get the M6 with a stick? I'm surprised you compromised with the SMG. $50 grand in mods, thats nuts, and your right no point in sells, there is no way to get that money back.
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Originally Posted by Kondor999,Feb 9 2011, 07:23 AM
2 reasons: It feels just as quick unless you go over 7k rpm and I'm no longer constantly worried that the Vortech will pack it in.
I'm a pretty outspoken hater of the Vortech kit. The fasteners used are of inferior quality. I had oil leaks, broken bolts, stripped boltholes - you name it. The severe harmonic vibrations from a 25,000rpm impeller strapped to a 9000rpm motor pretty much shook it all apart.
If you just have to boost, do it right and go with a custom Turbo kit done by a competent tuner, or else the Inline Pro kit. Plan on spending $10k as the bare minimum. And don't forget that, by the time it's done, you probably could have just gotten a Cayman S...
I'm a pretty outspoken hater of the Vortech kit. The fasteners used are of inferior quality. I had oil leaks, broken bolts, stripped boltholes - you name it. The severe harmonic vibrations from a 25,000rpm impeller strapped to a 9000rpm motor pretty much shook it all apart.
If you just have to boost, do it right and go with a custom Turbo kit done by a competent tuner, or else the Inline Pro kit. Plan on spending $10k as the bare minimum. And don't forget that, by the time it's done, you probably could have just gotten a Cayman S...
Congrats on the new car looks great!! Boo to auto though haha.