Is a super charger safe for use in a track car. I've been throwing around the idea of racing the car in some novice class races this summer. After driving school of course. I read a pamphlet that said max hp for the novice open class was 350 hp. My thoughts are to go with s/c, fuel-rail, header, exhaust, cai, tb, suspension and brake upgrade. My concern is reliability. It will be a weekend and race only car. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

what kind of track days are you referring to?

and btw, I don't believe there is a fuel rail out for the S. however, an adjustable fuel pressure regulator comes with the Comptech Sc.

 

DavePK has been running for many thousands of miles with a Comptech. He races frequently. Maybe he will pop up here.

 

It is not a S2000 track day. My father has been competing in novice races for a few years in his 427 cobra replica. It is nothing more than weekend warriors having a little fun. The biggest purse is only $500.0 and that just about enough to make it interesting. No bumping and passes are made very carefully. Oh and you have to bring your own good looking women to stand next to your car. I'm just looking to be competitive. other car that I'll be competing against in the class are civics, MG, 944, mustangs, and on and on. You have to show proof that you have completed certain safety and driving classes before entry. As far as the fuel-rail goes, I think I saw one in Honda Tuner on an AEM ad.

 

Reese,

There are at least three people here in CA that I know of that regularly Track their SC'd S2000. As a matter of fact I was just at the Street of Willows track event put together by Wurth MotorSports this last friday. I have more than a dozen track days with the charger and no problems so far because of it. The one thing I do a little differently though is use 100 octane when the air temp gets above 75 degrees or so.

 

thanks for the response Dave. I am so excited about this. When I told my dad about my interest in racing he lost it. I'm 24, own my own house and have a fianc

 

Hi Reese --

If it's going to be your first time out at the track, don't worry about adding power till very late in the game.

The S2000 is already excellent from the factory. However, if you start adding power before your skill level improves, you will begin to rely on power to extract you from situations that poor driving has put you in. You'll never learn proper driving skills and will never trully improve as a driver. You'll also be more at risk of getting into trouble with a faster car with out proper driving skills.

Start out with your stock S2000. Then, consider mods that will increase the car's saftey and responsivness to you. As you get faster, and apex the limit of street tires, consider R-compound tires. As you begin to get faster, you can look at mods that will increase the car's durability under harder perforamce. Lastly, add power. By this time, you will be advanced as a driver to be able to maximize the additional power.

JMO.

-- Chris