From my experience the aftermarket front grill has not affected my car's performance, and I didn't expect it to. This is based on running with stock S2000's every weekend before and after the grill install...the power of the SC has not diminished at all.

Wesmaster

 

Wes, what I meant was the pulley on the back of the SC. What I had in mind was a slightly (2mm?) smaller pulley to make up for lost boost when using an intercooler. I figured that if they got the pulley from another company then I could just order a slightly smaller pulley from them to increase the boost a pound or so....

Maybe I am just on crack?

 

[QUOTE]Originally posted by cjb80
[B]Wes, what I meant was the pulley on the back of the SC.

 

That's crap, it doesn't take 6 months to make a smaller pulley.. I will just get one fabricated..

 

Running a smaller pulley will increase boost exponentially- you wont have a 1lb increase throughout the range. Without a safe 12.6 - 12.3 mix, you can detonate your motor in a heartbeat. Boost, high compression, smaller pulley w/o tuning is not good. Even with the knock sensor, the heat produced by the retarded spark can also result in a thermal runaway condition where it is impossible to keep the engine cool.

What you should do is messure the pressure drop in the system and compensate for that. Run 2 boost gauges - one pre-IC, close to the SC and one post TB. Find the pressure drop at 8,500 - and have Comptech adjust for that. You might only need to back down on the FP to bring the power back up.