I just bought mine this weekend. I had previously begun to mod a 2009 Fit sport (don't laugh). Then I realized, I could trade in for an s2000 and have even more than I would ever realize with the Fit.

After just 2 days, I can say I am 100% satisfied with the stock version of this car. I enjoy the fact that all of it comes with great reliability.

I'm a believer in the saying, "fast, reliable, cheap; you can't have all 3." Unless somehow you get everything at wholesale prices...

 

He said he spent 13k on the whole car not mods. That would just be ridiculous. I understand what the OP is saying and I am sure everyone who own an S has thought the same thing. Everyone wishes that every car could make tons of power with just a few hundred dollars. The way i look at it is.... the car is unique and was built to be the best 4 cylinder there is out there. It did just that and becuase of that, there is really no where else to go.

 

Modding to taste? Yes

Bolt on modding for power? No

 

The only way you're going to make power is going FI. If I were you, I'd work on finding a way to go faster around corners. That's why people buy this car.

 

I only mod to give my car my personal "taste" and with respect to my personal preference.

For power, the only thing worth getting, IMO is Test Pipe (Cheap) or FI/NOS. Everything else is for show/for sound/for preference.

I have a KN intake for nothing more than the induction sound and reusablity.

other than power though, the best things you can do to the S2k is all suspension/lightening work - just to tailor it to YOURSELF. the factory susp is good too so theres no point messing with it unless you just want it to ride a certain way.


my mods (college kid on a budget status)

KN intake, TP, Rims, Coilovers

KN/TP probably gives me negligible HP but for ~$400, i'd say the combo is worth it purely for the sound. The coilovers were necessary because the suspension I had was pure crap from the previous owner.

If I were to do anything else (non FI/NOS) then I'd get a VAFC to run a simple tune.

 

if u spent 13k usd on a S2000 while keeping it NA, it would corner on the track like you would not believe and the major limitation would be how well you could drive.

 

You spent hundreds of dollars on mods? Hundreds isn't much, people have spent thousands of dollars on bolt-ons and still aren't happy.

Countless hours of research? It's documented all over the internet that Hondas don't respond well to simple bolt-on mods, and every thread on this board that discusses the subject of power gains will tell you that FI or gears are the only way. Where did you do your research?

Comparing a TT to an S? lol

 

[QUOTE=ikeyballz,Aug 8 2010, 12:19 AM] For power, the only thing worth getting, IMO is Test Pipe (Cheap) or FI/NOS.

 

Seems odd to me the culture of modding. People get a great car like the S and immediately think "what can I do to it?" Are people really unhappy with the S2000 how it is out of the box? Sure, every car can probably be improved to better match one's tastes or goals, but it's almost assumed to be requisite now if you own anything sporty. I think the S is great as is, and that's why I always think twice before swiping a credit card to make my car sound a certain way, make some number that really doesn't mean anything, make the car look "clean" or "agressive", or make it handle "better". Basically what I'm getting at is figure out what's wrong with the car first, stop and think if it's an actual problem, and then figure out what needs to be done to fix it. Seems like most people mod to improve something that doesn't need to be improved and end up with something worse or a thinner wallet.

/rant

 

sometimes i dream of having two s2000s: one ap2 completely stock as hell then another F23 N/A beast. Just for kicks. Lol