im looking at buying a honda s2000 and heard they are very hard to get power out of unless you turbo. I test drove one and love it but i do find it is a little low on the power side and was wondering how much it would cost to get 320whp out of these cars. Would i have to turbo it? and if so how much does a turbo kit cost with everything needed to turbo it? anybody with any links to other posts would be great too i couldnt find any for my question. thanks

 

Turbo or Supercharger setup. At least ~$5k+ for both.

 

do honda motors do well with turbos or does it take alot of reliability off of them. i used to own a rx7 fd so im used to have to work on my car lots but would prefer if it would be pretty reliable

 

you can either go with a turbo or supercharger. forced induction isn't cheap on this car. you need to upgrade other pats as well. a bolt on SC will get you about 310whp. you can find them used in the FS section of this board for 3000 or so. you'll also need to upgrade your clutch as well.

 

the f20/22c was not built with the intention of including a turbocharger but on the other hand the engine was built with a bit of overkill, its a stout engine.

forcing in more oxygen/fuel is most definitely going to speed up the wear process of any engine.

when/if i supercharge my s2k, thousands of dollars will be included in the cost with the sure intent of having the motor built before long, as well as a handful of drive train components, and tuning.

also, when i blow the engine or trash the rear end, i have the comfort of knowing i have a second vehicle that i daily drive anyways. a rental car could get expensive if you wore out your s2k and needed to get to work while it was being repaired.

as far as general reliability/maintenance is concerned, if you are adding any forced induction setup to a car, you are obviously looking at more parts that have a possibility of breaking. supercharger setups are known to be less finicky for the most part, with the exception of replacing belts from time to time.

its all about your priorities.

 

The basic turbo and supercharger kits will get you 300+ hp, the s2000 is a pretty good car for running boost cause it's internals are forged. Your goal is an easy on and people do it all the time. Not a problem. Enjoy the car and when you want more power bolt on the kit of your choice.

 

Head over to the forced induction section. And the motor will easily handle the power, just make sure to get it tuned. There are many guys running 500+ hp on the stock motor with just a headgasket.

 

get a used vortech or comptech kit and you'll almost be there, probably cost around 4 grand?

 

thanks for all the help guys. im going to start saving for a turbo kit. i have a few buddys and they got a skyline r32 gtr and srt4 and mr2 and they all they think there going to blow the doors off me but not for long lol.

 

This makes me very happy to hear...Since my goal is to get a good solid 400-420whp and 250-300wtq. Leaning towards the supercharger due to the higher reliability.