First Simple Upgrades
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First Simple Upgrades
Hi Guys,
Have had my S2000 for a few weeks now and loving it - aside from the wheels, bodykit and a few external mods though the car is totally mechanically standard.
Now treating me as though I am a total newbie - please could you recommend some basic mods that you would carry out in order to firstly improve the stock noise that the car makes (preferably slightly louder), and secondly if I can slightly improve performance, (not talking about supercharging here).
Basically if you were recommending to a complete beginner a couple of easy mods to improve the sound of the car what would it be? Airbox? Exhaust? and if so which ones?
I don't want to improve noise to the detriment of performance in anyway though.....
Cheers,
Nick
Have had my S2000 for a few weeks now and loving it - aside from the wheels, bodykit and a few external mods though the car is totally mechanically standard.
Now treating me as though I am a total newbie - please could you recommend some basic mods that you would carry out in order to firstly improve the stock noise that the car makes (preferably slightly louder), and secondly if I can slightly improve performance, (not talking about supercharging here).
Basically if you were recommending to a complete beginner a couple of easy mods to improve the sound of the car what would it be? Airbox? Exhaust? and if so which ones?
I don't want to improve noise to the detriment of performance in anyway though.....
Cheers,
Nick
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Exhaust.
If you want performance consider a single pipe which helps with the weight. The stock exhaust weighs approx 6.3 tonnes. The spoon N1 is light as a feather, along with a decat you can expect 8 or so more horsies
The Spoon N1 is rather nice, but f**kin loud
If you want performance consider a single pipe which helps with the weight. The stock exhaust weighs approx 6.3 tonnes. The spoon N1 is light as a feather, along with a decat you can expect 8 or so more horsies
The Spoon N1 is rather nice, but f**kin loud
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Originally Posted by hyb,Apr 25 2007, 04:03 AM
Exhaust.
If you want performance consider a single pipe which helps with the weight.
If you want performance consider a single pipe which helps with the weight.
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Then you'll need to spend fairly heafty money to get a gain and retain the looks. Most duals lose power or remain around the same. Those that are lighter, sound good and give a gain are generally fairly expensive.
You could just get an induction kit (cheap ones will lose you power) and gears (torque at the wheels gain) thus making the engine induction roar louder and the car more accelerative.
You could just get an induction kit (cheap ones will lose you power) and gears (torque at the wheels gain) thus making the engine induction roar louder and the car more accelerative.
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If you want more noise, the cheapest and easist thing to do is to remove the airbox lid. The noise that makes, particularly on VTEC is great. You do loose a few horses though and it can make the engine more prone to kangarooing in traffic, but it costs nothing to try.
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Originally Posted by Saxo Boy,Apr 25 2007, 04:32 AM
Then you'll need to spend fairly heafty money to get a gain and retain the looks. Most duals lose power or remain around the same. Those that are lighter, sound good and give a gain are generally fairly expensive.
As long as it's not causing any power loss then I am happy with an exhaust that keeps the same power figure whilst being lighter and noisier.
a lot of newbies exploring options 
