I am getting rid of my Si for an S2K. Is the car worth the actual price? I know it is a lot faster than my Si, duh, but is the car worth buying or is there a better car for the money. I was also considering buying an Lexus IS300. I need some opinions. No sarcasm here, I would like some serious answers. Sarcasum on Honda-Tech.......nah, never

 

YES!!!!!!!!!!!! it's totally worth it and that's coming from someone who had a type R and sold it for a st00k. do yourself a favor and get one. do not even consider the IS300...it's not in the same league (in terms of performance).

 

The reason I wanted an S2K was because I am going to try to get out of spending money on after-market stuff. That is also why I was considering an IS300 is because I KNOW that I won't modify that car. The reason I was considering an S2K was because it is already fast. I would only lower it and an intake if I got it.

 

the s2k is one car to which i would never and should never do extensive mods to. things like I/H/E typically provide little to no performance gains, although i have heard that decent gains can be had if you buy out the mugen catalog ($$$!!!). it's usually not worth the money you'll pay for aftermarket parts. honda did an amazing job maxing out the potential right out of the box. lowering kit would look ok, but might hurt the car's handling...you'd probably have to get a new alignment at least. intake might make it louder but that's probably about it...and it's pretty damned loud already.

trust me...unless you're just looking for a drag racer - in which case you should buy a mustang or used supra - the limits of the s2k stock are higher than you, i or 99.9% of drivers will ever see.

 

Yeah, I agree. If I were to get an S, the only mods I would do would probably be Wing, Rims, Lowering kit, Luggage cover(if you don't know, ask), Exhaust, and Intake(maybe). I didn't include CLEAR sidemarkers and CLEAR headlights because those are extremely minor.

 

The intake and exaust by the way would be ONLY for sound.

 

I wouldn't mind to lower it, and exhaust and intake. But I don't want to spend $1500 on a Mugen exhaust. I have comptech on my ride now and don't like it. What exhaust do you suggest. I also don't want to spend $1300 for a Mugen intake, what else is there on the market? How much is a lowering kit and by who do you recommend?

 

I'm with ya there buddy. Forget the Mugen, $1500 is way too much for an exhaust. And $1300 is way too much for an intake. For the exhaust, other than Comptech, I was thinking maybe GReddy or Apexi, but I really don't know enough about the S2000 a-mkt exhaust systems to tell you. I don't know about the intake. As far as the lowering kit goes, I'd recommend an Eibach Pro-kit. They do make one right? Or are those universal?

 

Since you'll probably be getting an S, which color combo(s) are you considering?

 

I'm either getting a White one or a Yellow one. I always wanted to paint my car yellow, so here is my chance to have a yellow car, but the white one is soooooooooo PHAT. I wouldn't mind black except it will be ummmm, can you say impossible to keep clean.

 

Good choices. I personally like the Berlina Black and the Silverstone Metallic. The problem is here: The black, like you said, is impossible to keep clean. And as for the silver, it seems to me that it's REALLY played out. If an S2000 can be played out that is. I've seen: probably 8-10 silvers, 1 white, 2 red ones, 0 yellows, and 0 black ones.

 

Well, I take that back, I saw 2 yellow ones at a dealer. One was owned by an employee, and the other was reserved for someone.

 

well, silver's popular because most people (including me) think it looks the best. it's a little classier than the other colors, imho. black is very nice too but have fun washing it 3 times a week. yellow is getting VERY common, at least around here. yellow looks kinda cheap to me...like red....i always thought the yellow on my type R looked better than yellow st00ks.

btw, i've heard silver is the best for resale value. yellow is supposedly second best. black is the worst. if you go to dealers, you may find black st00ks are cheaper.

it's a cool car no matter what color.

 

Well, wonderful!

 

I do not agree with that at all. After I put my supercharger on my Stook, it became a whole different beast. The power gains are amazing. 340hp at the crank, 290hp at the wheel. There are a ton of things to do the s2k to make it just a tad better than what honda already did for us, both visually and performance based.






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Chris Johnson
Fremont, CA

'00 NBP Prelude SH - AEM CAI, Powerslot Rotors, Magnecor 8.5mm Racing Wires, Goodridge Stainless Braided Brake Lines, OEM Factory Body Kit, JDM Red Valve Cover, Front Upper Strut Tie Bar, DC Sports Short Shifter, Rear Lower Tie Bar, Clear Bumper Lenses, Phoenix Gold Stereo Setup, NR Auto White Gauges, APEXi V-AFC

'01 Spa Yellow S2000 #7468 - Comptech Supercharger, Comptech CatBack Exhaust, Comptech Upper Tower Brace, Comptech Rear Lower Tie Bar, Comptech Spark Plug Cover, Comptech Oil Cap, APEXi V-AFC

Diablo Autosports


[Modified by Ozy, 5:57 AM 8/1/2001]

 

It sure is expensive, but I love this!!!! You could buy a nice miata, crx, or possibly a hatchback with the money for this item though.

 

I, too, am considering jumping ship - from the Integra ranks. I have a 99 Integra GSR with a JRSC, and I'm quite sick of the whole aftermarket / tuning thing. Plus, I live in Northern CA, and it's high damn time I own a roadster! =]

The S2k is a bargain for the quality, power, and handling.

My question is:
What are the known problems with the car? Were they only first year problems? I have heard of a few issues.

Thanks for your time!

- C

 

I remember when I put the supercharger on my R, I didnt relaly like the feel of it.


how is the throttle response on your S2K? do you know how much you ignition timing was retarded for the comptech to work? Also, I heard of problems with the comptech, is thre any with you? any detonation issues?

 

it's worth 30,000 dollars. no more . i have seen some for 39,000 dollars, yes 39...35,000 when it first came out was good, now there are so many of them out there, that some are selling theirs on the used market, above 30,000 seems to expensive for that car.
if you can get a new one for less, don't tell anyone and just sell everything you own to get it!

 

Read the latest Sport Compact Car before you set your heart on lowering your S2K. The stock suspension with stock tires is designed to handle. Change ANYTHING and it can get finicky. When autocrossers put on race tires, it changes things (I'm guessing because the stickier tires cause the car to get into areas of its suspension travel it doesn't normally get into) making the car really tail-happy. Sport Compact Car said the same thing about the Comptech and Neuspeed S2000s. However, I'm sure Comptech will make some parts fairly soon to get it under control again (like they did with the NSX non-compliance toe links and rear beam), and you can always get a thicker front swaybar to help tame the beast.

I'm not trying to dissuade you from an S2K. Just givin' a little heads-up before you dive into a lowering project.

-Mike

 

I agree- I don't see much room for improvement in the suspension-

 

did anyone see the car and driver article on the Mugen S2K? Quite a machine for the price and boy do you have to pay, if you want the body mods. The HP gains were pretty easy to get with Mugen stuff. It was buy and bolt. No real internal mods and they gaines 15-25 HP I believe, which in terms of the 2K is quite a bit since sinec the motor is pushed pretty far to begin with.. I dont have the article here in front of me. It also made mention of the sound. The car no longer sounded like it was going to blow at redline. It had a much deeper and better sound.

It seems to me that while Mugen stuff is expensive, you get what you pay for, if not in performance, definatly in quality. I have several Mugen pieces on my R and they all are awsome. So awsome, I want to add more.

 

The Comptech S/C is bad as heck, but I don't know about the price though. A lot of money to spend. What else do you have to buy with the kit? Like some turbo kits require fuel pumps, or injectors, and etc......

 

GET AN INTEGRA R. IT WILL BE A TRUE CLASSIC IN THE COMING YEARS.

 

are you joking?
or do you really mean that?
the s2k is an s2k there is only one of them...they don't have an s2k EX, or and s2k SI, or an s2k SH...how can the s2000 NOT be a true classic? it only has 1 engine offered...
what is an Integra R?
a normal integra with more power, that is what it is, nothing classic about that... so they take out the moonroof and side moldings and slapp on a shark fin wing an add an lsd and call it special...but in fact the teg comes in a four door model, not only that they had the ls, rs, gsr, and R that was in both the 2door and 4door models...they had 3 different engine options...3...!!!
The Prelude is the only other honda classic, aside from the NSX...there are only two versions of the Prelude and it really is not that big a difference in engine power...considering they have basically the same engine and only 1 ENGINE OPTION!!! If anything ATTS is something that is not on any other factory/stock car in the world...so that is what makes the SH a classic...behind the NSX and s2000.