500WHP s2000 - Js Racing / ASM build AKA wedding crasher

[Punchit8K]

Attention grabbers:



11K RPM dyno pull:


2004 Honda S2000 Modifications:
Exterior:
Js racing front half lip
Js racing dry carbon canards
Js racing full carbon hood
Craftsquare Mirrors
RSG 30MM carbon fenders
ASM trunk
RSG RX7 side splitters

Suspension/Handling:
Buddy Club RaceSpec coilovers
RPF1 17x9 +45
hankook RS3 255/40/17
RSG Rollbar

Performance:
Js SPL Header
Js 70RR TITANIUM
Ballistic Titanium intake
Hondata KPRO
Paxton 1200 supercharger
Science of speed 3.2 pulley
CP Pistons
skunk rods
ACL bearings
Darton MID sleeves
super tech dual springs/valves/titanium retainers
Ballistic/Giles cams (gained 50WHP "supposedly" on another car) we will see how they do
Oversized Heat Exchanger
KOYO radiator/cap

380WHP/250 FT-LBS
Capable of 11K RPMs but stuck reduced due to supercharger overspinning



To start off here's MY04 S2000 shortly after I picked the car up, bone stock with 20K miles on the odometer:



And here is how the car is currently sitting 4 years later... Rather depressing but never forgotten




Here's how the car got to that point...

Traditionally I was all into the low and slow style, staying out of trouble and bombing around with friends great right? Then I picked up a s2000 and was face with the difficult decision of stretch the tires or barrel them over and get some grip with a meaty stance and enjoy the bag out of the car. The last car was a cut up scion tC that was on air ride and a set of BBS RS and when I picked this up I quickly decided to go polar opposite.

So what do I do first? Pick up wheels and coilovers, a K&N intake and a invidia N1 exhaust

So I tracked down a set of traditional japanese wheels and had a goal in mind so I found these 17x9 17x8 Advan SA3Rs





But they were rather hideos so I quicly powdercoated them black and bought a set of APR carbon mirrors... Why? I have no clue as with a lot of parts on this car they will get replaced down the road anyways






This was all fine and good but the GF/soon to be X ***** the sound of the invidia exhaust so I ditched it and picked up a berk high flow cat and greddy ti-c exhaust.

Right on but then this happened...

I stumbled upon this video of the Js Racing touge s2000 and fell in love with the world of high end Honda builds



So I picked up a Js racing carbon intake
Js racing SPL header
Js racing 70rr in titanium

All the same components on the touge car and also slapped on an APR splitter around the same time.

Coming with these I snagged a greddy emanage ultimate and got a tune picking up 30WHP and 27 FT-LBS of torque, dropping vtec to 4K RPMs and getting a lot of responsiveness out of the car.



Awesome, now the car feels great but I wanted more responsiveness so it was time to ditch the HEAVY SA3Rs for some cheaper functional cheap wheels so what does every JDM kid do... Pick up RPF1s 17x9 +45 with 255/40/r17 Nitto NT05s



And I grabbed an OEM hardtop that is still sitting in storage...



Around this time to my surprise Js racing aero parts started hitting the market... So I jumped on what I could...

Js Full carbon hood:



And a picture of the project S2000 with my old daily AP1


Then a Js racing AP1 lip showed up, same as off the touge car with the dry carbon canards ( still never installed ), I also picked up an ASM dry carbon trunk and a pair of craftsquare mirrors




At this point the car needed more power and I wanted to more rubber under the car...

So I tracked down a Comptech v1 supercharger good for about 300WHP running a paxton1000 and a pair of carbon +30MM fenders and decided to do some supporting modifications to get me to my goal.
- ID1000
- Hondata KPRO
-Oversized heat exchanger
-Oil Cooler




And then one day i show up and my mechanic knowing I love titanium surprised me with a titanium intake he fabricated to replace the POS comptech one



At this point the Paxton1000 died on the dyno so we ordered up a Paxton1200 (flows better than the 1220) and the goal is responsive power not just numbers. We also opted to replace the clutch with a ACT HDSS good for 370 FT-LBS CRANK

Awesome, good to go? Nope hit the dyno:


Made 440WHP/330 FT-LBS and then after the car has been in the shop for 8+ months I get the call that ends a 18 month relationship... Dan the motor blew, coolant dropped in the cylinders and 2&3 are dead. I was a bit beat up but understood these things happen the car came stock with 240HP and we are now at +200 HP at the wheels, god knows how much at the crank after factoring in the supercharger and drivetrain loss... 600 range?

The KICKER? They hadn't even added more than the base timing so here is where we are now:



The car sitting with my current daily ('14 BRZ) DON'T BUY ONE... most boring car on Fn Earth!

Picked up a new sleeved block that's getting punched out to 2.4L, all new internals, set of cams, roll bar, blah blah blah blah... Why not right? I'm single now after all

All and all the car should be a monster, I'll be up front and state I've lost a lot of interest in the car as I haven't sat in it for over a year, I am completely disconnected with the motor build and merely write a check once a month to continue funding it because I know the car will be a blast when it's done.

My only requirement right now for the shop? Build me a motor capable of handling 900HP and start pricing out a differential and transmission and go through the details when it's done. I basically gave Scotty S2K Ballistic free rains with what's left to be done and that is what he is doing.

Bit of an update:

Engine bay painted:


Motor build:





Engine installed:

[hinrichs]

damn, cant wait to see this once the motor is back in

[MercTastic]

"lips smack" tasty son, tasty. Please continue writing those checks this is gonna be fuc*n amazing.

[Punchit8K]

Stopped by and dropped off another check, new sleeved block and head passed all inspections by the machine shop. Now to order new internals and wait for pistons to be made (Approximately 5 weeks)

Good news is car should be out by summer!

[Robitussin]

I can't believe i missed the first post. This is gonna be gooooooood!

[TeckniX]

Shouldve just gone ls3 or j32 turbo. Done!
Hope you get it all done soon and we get vidz of boost

[Punchit8K]

Shouldve just gone ls3 or j32 turbo. Done!
Hope you get it all done soon and we get vidz of boost

I really wanted to but couldn't justify the cost when I was with the X GF
Something about getting married and settling down?

But that being said I did a ton of research into a LS swapped s2000 and while I would LOVE to have one and probably will down the road, a lot of the competitive s2000s on the circuit either run supercharged or turbo applications :/

Top Fuel s2000


Current best lap at fuji speedway



The LS s2000 would just be EXTREMELY reliable to drive around in and an absolute blast so someday perhaps!

[M.Doban]

Ahh, sorry to hear about the engine! I love the build though. Very tastefully done. I like where it's going too. Keep it up! I'm anxious to see the power with the sleeved block (I've always wanted one of those lol)

[FRSBrndn]

I was diggin' it until you said the BRZ is the most boring car on earth... You must not have driven many cars have you? lol I kid, I kid.

[FunfGang]

Hell yeah, all for threads that make me **** not owning one.

[Punchit8K]

I was diggin' it until you said the BRZ is the most boring car on earth... You must not have driven many cars have you? lol I kid, I kid.

In all fairness my last daily driver before the BRZ was a 2001 S2000 that I put a header back exhaust on, intake, tune and hankook RS3 tires and was a blast. Before that I had a 2001 GSR that was a blast

Before that I owned this


I shouldn't say it's boring, it is an AMAZING daily driver I'm just torn because I want to supercharge it and yet this car has been SUCH a headache and I am not in love with the car enough to look at spending this much money on that car :/

Ahh, sorry to hear about the engine! I love the build though. Very tastefully done. I like where it's going too. Keep it up! I'm anxious to see the power with the sleeved block (I've always wanted one of those lol)

Still waiting to hear back on the actual new displacement... at this point the cars been down for a year so it's more of a I'm excited to drive it but sick of hearing about it ordeal

Hell yeah, all for threads that make me **** not owning one.

Get one, I want one to be designated as a cheap track car. In New england they can be grabbed for 6-8K in modest shape with around 100K miles on them!

[UpperClass]

Damn I've always really wanted one of these and this is making me feel that again.

[Punchit8K]

Damn I've always really wanted one of these and this is making me feel that again.

Grab one!

Side note, just purchased valve springs and retainers... time will tell where the new motor will redline at... Also going to drop off the blown motor to get sleeved as a backup with the plan to run an inline pro 2.4L stroker kit on that... should be on the road in <30 days if things go as planned

[Mar48]

Looks nice! Miss my old 04 S (had an 01 SC'ed and a 04 stock)

[Spectra Phantom]

In New england they can be grabbed for 6-8K in modest shape with around 100K miles on them!

Where? I go buy nao! Where?

I'm in MA, so the S2Ks I've seen for sale are around for 14-20K. Even a Rebulit S is being asked for 13K. Granted an AP2 but still a Rebuilt title.....