Hey guys! I'm new here and just got a 2000 S2K. I'm sure this has been asked before, but I could not find it on here..... What is the quickest (and cheapest) way to get HP out of the S2000? I know that the stock exhaust is not very restrictive. And I'm kinda worried about getting a CAI because of all the things I've seen about hydrolock. How about a VTEC controller?
Thanks guys!!

 

You can always get a comptech intake. A test pipe would be a good hp/$ but emissions wise it wouldn't work out

 

just go with a K&N drop in filter

 

Get a supercharger, add up all the little stuff(header, tp, exhaust, intake, vafc)

and you end up paying the same amount of money

 

forced induction or the bottle is the only way to really gain much power.

another vote for SC.

 

nitrous.

 

removing the steering wheel adds about 8hp to the wheels. easy mod. pm me if you need help.

 

^ lol.

Don't worry about horsepower. Most noticeable gains for the least would be gears. 4.77 for AP1, 4.57-R for AP2.

 

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A SC is a little bit out of my price range right now, so would yall recomend going with external upgrades first?
So, my next question is my car is silver, how would the bronze Volk TE37 look on a silver car?

 

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So, my next question is my car is silver, how would the bronze Volk TE37 look on a silver car?</TD></TR></TABLE>

Black w/polished lip IMO but it is your car so do what YOU like. . your the one that looks at it everyday, not people on here

Good Luck

 

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Cheapest and quickest for any car!!!

 

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So, my next question is my car is silver, how would the bronze Volk TE37 look on a silver car?</TD></TR></TABLE>

it would look good. how about GOLD !?!?!!

 

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So, my next question is my car is silver, how would the bronze Volk TE37 look on a silver car?</TD></TR></TABLE>

external upgrade? as if apperance or bolt on performance?

little booger mod like header, tp, exhaust and intake will cost as much as a SC if you getting the comtech/mugen stuff.

waste of money if you ask me

 

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little booger mod like header, tp, exhaust and intake will cost as much as a SC if you getting the comtech/mugen stuff.

waste of money if you ask me</TD></TR></TABLE>
So your saying go on and save up and get the SC? What kind would you recomend? And how much are they? Only one that I saw was like $7k

 

comptech makes a really nice kit and is much easier to install than the vortech. $7k is a whole lot. See my sig.

 

Get yourself gears installed for around 500 bucks, it will be the most noticeable gain. I already told you. Kia 4.77 gears will be netting you low 13's, which is a small scare version of going Supercharged at a much lower price and remaining relatively stock.

 

If you do a lot of highway driving don't get the 4.77's.

 

get rid of your fat girlfriend out of the car... helping win races everyday since the beginning of time

 

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What about 4.57-R's? What all is involved in changing gears? Any good threads about the subject?

 

there is a good one on s2ki. i suggest search there. 4.57-r is alrght for highway on AP1.

 

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Yes, and he blew the motor

 

Put helieum in your tires. Lighter rotational mass