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Old Jun 18, 2003 | 10:48 AM
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Let me first say...I have zero experience w/ mods, and I do not drag race. Just curious...

Is it possible to make the S into a reliable 10 second car? What kind mods would it take to do that?
(Please do not say..sell your S and buy...)

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Old Jun 18, 2003 | 10:53 AM
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How bout a turbo with 8psi and nitrous. Trim some fat off the car, with CF mods. Then get a good set of tires. I guess that would do it in a nutshell.
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Old Jun 18, 2003 | 10:54 AM
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what's CF?
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Old Jun 18, 2003 | 10:56 AM
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CF= carbon fiber

yes it is possible. just slap on a turbo kit and there you go. (and upgrade some engine parts)
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Old Jun 18, 2003 | 10:58 AM
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However it is not in my opinion very reliable. Nitrous and Turbo with a large amount of boost would not be what the doctor ordered. So no it is not reliable.
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Old Jun 18, 2003 | 11:05 AM
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Look, anything is possible.

Speed is just a question of money: How fast can you afford to go?

Ask yourself this, how many cars run 10s and are reliable street cars? Very very very few. Sure, now someone will jump in and say their buddy's dog has a 10 second Supra blah etc.

Anyway, my point is that a reliable 10 second street car is somewhat rare, but not impossible. They do it with Civics, you can do it with an S2000. The issues are that parts are not readily available and those that are don't come cheap. Experienced S2000 tuners are few and far between as well, so you're going to hit the learning curve there too.

Pssssssssssst. Sell it, buy a Supra
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Old Jun 18, 2003 | 11:11 AM
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problem is the faster you go the more you dont want it on the street, friends dad had a 8 second challanger, you cant drive it on the street because it used so much fuel and oil
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Old Jun 18, 2003 | 01:43 PM
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Originally posted by Ldogdotcom


And LudeDude... have you ever seen one of those 10-sec Civics? No interior or anything, and that 10-seconds is on slicks at the track. Definately not on street tires or on the street.
OMG! I had no idea
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Old Jun 18, 2003 | 01:55 PM
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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Ludedude
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Old Jun 18, 2003 | 02:27 PM
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dnt sell the s just get a supra that runs 9's and tow it across the line, there you have a reliable ten second s2k
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