My first upgrade was to Stoptech disks and Ferodo DS2500 brakes.
Then it went on to suspension!
Modding the S is pretty expensive if done properly so take your time to do enough research into it.
Next on my list after my wheels are mounted and arches rolled and flared will be exhaust!

 

Yes.

Start with
Driver training
Geo
Modifry Glove Box Organizer (sic) http://modifry.com/products/gbo/index.htm
https://www.s2ki.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=780564

 

1. Geo
2. Take the airbox lid off (free) which will lead to...
3. Intake
4. 17" Honda OEM wheels

 

For alignment/Tracking there are a few options in our area Lucas.

SuperTracker in Netley are apparently very competent, but I haven't used them yet. However I'm not sure whether they will custom make settings for you or simply apply the factory settings.

TGM sport in Fleet and very good and I would recommend them, they are a really great garage.

Further afield you have the dedicated geo specialists, the closest to us would be Wheels in Motion, a little further afield is Center Gravity, both of which offer a great level of service.

 

You missed the rear sub frame brace man! On my pretty much standard MY06 S I found it made the rear of the car so much more 'readable' as to when it was gripping or beginning to slip.

The one line that has stuck with me after doing a fair bit of track and test driver orientated training (i.e. more car control and feeling what the chassis is doing rather than IAM stylee 10-to-2 wheel shuffling and better observation etc. for road driving) was,

"The attitude of the car is the key to control."

I find this REALLY applicable to the S. Basically think about where the weight of the car shifts when you use the accelerator, brakes and steering, and how much weight there is on each individual tyre pushing it into the road - this directly relates to how much grip you have available assuming the surface is OK.

Accelerating shifts weight to the rear, reducing the front grip available for steering, so power hard out of a corner tends to push the front to slide wider (before power oversteer that is).

Braking hard in a straight line really squashes the front tyres into the road, so if you time it right you can get a HUGE steering response if you release the brakes and applying the steering simultaneouly. BUT, beware, because the rear of the car will be unweighted and therefore have little grip, so you have to apply some power to balance the car, or you get roll oversteer . Applying a few degrees of steering also reduces the grip available for braking quite dramatically too, so it's best to brake hard and straight to reduce speed, then turn into the corner (or to avoid the obstacle etc.) rather than try to gently turn and brake in a smooth arc.

The other trick the S has in spades is the suspension geometry that helps the car turn depending weight distribution, but can also get drivers into trouble pretty quickly! If you drive in a large circle at decent pace to corner fairly hard, hold the steering steady and gently but still fairly briskly release the throttle and the car will turn in quite a lot, but get back on the power and it'll go back to following the same circle again as the geometry changes with the weight shift back and forth.

A good driver training car is the S - illustrates things nicely, soon points out deficiencies in driving technique and rewards so well when you get it all right.

I'll get off my soapbox now...

 

Cheers for the heads up on companies to use for GEO.

That is looking like the favourite to do from you guys as well as some Advance driving. Any companies you can recommend for that?

 

I don’t need more power.
My car is mostly road use with a plan for some summer tracks.
I don’t need any more top speed, and the acceleration is more than enough for traffic lights or overtaking slowcars.

My plan was,
Geo.
4 decent tyres.
Some basic driver training on a track and skidpan – most of which was having someone tell me whether I should keep the car and can take it to a track or tell me I should sell it because I drive like a twat.

And I’ve done all that, and I still have the car.

My future plans are to enjoy the car.
I’m going to get a full service, fluids, sparks, rocker cover, TCT.
I might put on some 17” wheels.
I might change my oem coilovers to some aftermarket ones.

Most of what I’ve read here says that it’s hard to squeeze more power out of the S, and the power per £ is very low, and is negated by having a fat mate in the passenger seat anyway.

 

I agree with wobbly. 17"s are a great mode for pre MY04 s2's. Looks lots better and gives better stability and handling IMO

 

Definitely the 17" wheels, and not just for aesthetics.

 

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