Don't go supercharged in S2000 if you plan to track heavily. I made that mistake and the total cost of the car and maintenance was nearly enough to pay for my GT4.

The key with S2000 is enjoy it for what it is, upgrade brakes, suspension, maybe aero - but don't go too crazy or you will end up with a very expensive and unreliable car.

I miss it for its underdog character, but quality wise the Porsche is 1000x better.

 

Pkh, Wow, that’s an expensive S2k! Were your issues around any one thing in particular, or the general snowball effect of running significantly more power than originally designed?

 

Im actually not sure how unique it is to S2K, but in my experience of going to track days, any car thats gone to forced induction is going to have issues. With the S2K the main prob is the diff, but I also had a lot of transmission issues, cooling issues, engine harmonics causing things to break apart. You throw money at the problem to fix something then something else breaks, etc. etc.

The people that get away with it just don't track that often IMO.

 

I had an S/C'ed S2K and can vouch for the fact the drivetrain is not meant for forced induction abuse. However, S/C'ed for the streets and backroads, it's a friggin blast ... There's a pretty nice low milage AP2 on the S2K forum with a S/C, BBK, and suspension for ~$30K. Car looks mint.. Think it was some where in Iowa..

 

 

I was thinking if I were to do it all again I would go through SOS since they actually build race cars vs. just talking about race kits. My TTS "full race" supercharger kit cost ~$8k and I ended up giving it away at the end, its now sitting in a box somewhere. Expensive lessons!

I'd say better would be to buy a used Cayman or M2 and you will have a car that is in the same range of speed and will hold its value unlike a project car where you are just burning money. Then again, the project aspect was a lot of fun!

 

Looking back on all the cars I've owned the only one I truly miss is my AP1 S2000. That car was an absolute blast, revving it to 9K with those VTEC cams was intoxicating.

 

I watched a team in our endurance racing league, WRL, swap in a 6-cylinder from a honda odyssey overnight into their s2000 that they bought on craigslist after some kind of issue with the stock motor. That was last season and it is till going today! Sounds really nice, much faster than the other s2000s in the league. Though to me the allure of the OEM 4 cylinder is reving to the 8k+ redline.

I have actually never driven one, but it seems a lot like a miata with some more power and weight...I think I would like that very much on a track.

 

Yeah I read up on one of those odyssey swaps, the only downside I saw is it seemed like clearance was an issue (the hood was stuck up a bit and less clearance beneath the car with different rear end setup.)

The swap that has me the most interested ATM is Ecotec Miatas... know a local guy who endurance races his, quite reliable. 200hp in a 2100lbs car.

Moral of the story: NA for the win.

 

+1 for the s2000, esp AP1. That 9k is addictive. Only improvements to the drivetrain would be tune (to wake up mid-range a little) and shorter gears (ap2 tranny or 4.3/4.4 final drive). spend the rest on tires, pads, suspension and aero and you have a fun, reliable track car.

 

 

 

My S2000 which is available
https://rennlist.com/forums/vehicle-...da-2006-a.html