3 Questions.
Any suggestions on a somewhat low cost H.P. increase for my D D? (2002 silver S2K)

At what intervals do you recommend fluid changes?

I know this engine has a 9000 RPM redline but how safe is it to constantly run it this hard, or even to 8000?
I got a feeling im going to get a lot of "thats what its built for" but this is the first one I've owned or even heard of for that matter. Just seems to be hell on the engine. Every time I hit 8000 RPM I can hear my ol daddy in the back of my head sayen "If ya take it easy on her she'lllast forever"
If this really wont hurt it....Please tell my dad to stay outta my freaken head cause I love it at 8....and I wanna see it run at 9.LOL

 

1) Wrong car for cheap HP *edit* but things you can do are like the FIPK intake and similar.

2) OEM intervals per service manual?

3) The car is built for 9K and does it just fine, personally mine doesn't see past 4k on a daily basis except for rare circumstances.

 

LOL why is everything i buy always end up being the most expensive to modify...lol
my wifes gonna hate me......again

 

i can see it now where these cars are getting cheaper by the day. More Teenagers are going to lose their life and others are not going to be able to afford to fix these cars.

 

K&N FiPK, exhaust / test pipe if ur state will let you. Past that, there's no such thing as cheap as stated already. But you're not going to see that much gain really. You might see maybe ~15hp with those 3

Edit: You'll find out what I found out 3 days after buying mine. Nothing from maintenance to modifying is cheap about this car.

 

 

^I just puked all over my keyboard. That would be the next worst thing to air ride. Set a budget of 5K and boost it.

 

haha i rather have NOS than an air ride kit...

 

depends as what you consider cheap.... if 5k is cheap to you then boost it

3k miles if you're ****, 5k is typical, 7-10k if you're cheap (what i consider cheap). go synthetic oil

the engine is very well balanced, it can take the high rpms for an extended time.....

 

:D i love the feeling of nitrous

 

I have read that it takes closer to 7K to get the turbo done right?

 

Looks like I may just put some sound out the tailpipe and start saving before I think about any other mods. Runs fine like it is. (for now)

 

Forget HP right now. Go with 4.77 and go from there.

 

Depends on parts and tuning method. You can easily piece together a kit and tune with a piggy back for under 5k. But that's not the route most go

 

Did you just say done right on a piggy back? Those are two things that should never be in the same sentience. A piggy back wont change the timing at all.

 

^I don't know what you mean by "done right on a piggy back?" you can "tune" a car just by altering fuel, using an fmu is still "tuning". And also, yes, you can change timing with a piggy back, it's called the aem fic

but like I said, most people, including I, go with a full ems like hondata or aem, but that'll bring you over 5k probably

 

snorkel+gutted box+K&N fillter
single preferable a 70mm and tp
gears 4.44,4.56,4.77,5.10
coilovers+legit size wheels+decent tires
=good to go

now depending how baller u want be u can either go with legit brands or replica parts or a healthy mix of both

 

Ah yea I forgot the cooling plate / snorkel combo helps too. A sponsor here has a snorkel / plate combo for ~190$ I think? I believe its Chaser?

Edit: Sponsor is on s2ki I believe, sorry.

 

Wont be saving money while buying an other motor and why buy a AEM FIC and piggy back when you could get a stand alone for the same price. Ive been on every piggy back for the S2000 and AEM EMS, I currently have Kpro. On a stand alone your car wont run half as good and AEM FIC is a great big mess in it self. FMU is a new problem also, if you run bigger injectors with a FMU you will be putting way to much fuel in your motor while stock injectors (360cc) will be way to small. Do you know how a FMU works? What first hand experience do you have with this stuff? You wont be saving money when you are buying a new motor because you thought a FIC and piggy back was cheaper. Go on S2ki and read up on that stuff because I can tell you have no first hand knowledge on this subject.


Get the gear from Kia and save money!

 

wow, i don't know why you're lashing out at me like this. maybe you should read my posts again. did i ever say that an fmu or piggy back is the way to go?....no. did i ever say that i recommend one of those options?...no. i completely understand the disadvantages of using a piggyback compared to a full engine management system because I DO understand how an fmu and piggy back works... and how is a 400 (aem fic) piggy back just as expensive as a full standalone at 1200+(aem ems)? and tuning the two costs either the same or the piggyback costs less since there are less features and tuning options to deal with.

and btw, i do have experience with boosting a car and choosing a tuning method, look at my sig. but no, i have never had first hand experience with a piggy back because i personally chose hondata for my setup since that is the route i personally deem most appropriate. I was simply commenting on a user's post who said that they don't think that it's possible to boost our s for under 7k. my point is that IT IS possible because there are a lot of corners you can cut to bring down the price. would i recommend skimping out on the tune?...no, but it is an options.

so go ahead and continue assuming i'm a retard and let me know what you think :D

 

Holy crap all this because I only think it is not wise to do a turbo for less than 7K. Sorry guys and Sorry to the OP for derailing your thread.

 

^ my fault, I apologize also. So to answer the first question, yes you can boost for cheap by cutting corners. But remember, when it comes to cheap/reliable/and fast, you can only choose two

 

Some making those dumb smiley faces, you do them in every other post.

 

I'm sorry that I enjoy being on forums and they make me happy

 

What is wrong with smiling?