Modded Honda Del Sol Or Honda S2000?
I’ve thought about modding a del sol for a long time now, B16A3 turbo, upgraded stereo/custom enclosures, nice rims, widebody, etc.
Pros: Cheap to buy, cheap insurance, good on gas, can be just as fast as s2000, 9k redline, be different from anyone else’s.
Cons: Take a bit of time to finish it, which means i’d have to drive my Focus longer lol. Sometimes a pain to move the t-top.
An S2000 I don’t plan on doing too many mods, just a few small things since they’re so awesome by themselves.
Pros: Fast, sporty, minimal mods, auto vert, 9k redline (AP1), gorgeous car, trade in my focus, used ones getting pretty cheap.
Cons: Expensive, expensive insurance, premium fuel
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February 22nd, 2010 at 7:33 am
No matter how many times you ask this, the S2000 will win. The B16 is VERY rare stock in the Del sol, and if you find one I GUARANTEE it will be beat on until no end and will need some help. If you turbo the car IT HAS TO RUN PREMIUM GAS. The b16 DOES NOT HAVE A 9,000 rpm redline, its 6,800-7,200. If you piece together a turbo kit for $2,000 you will be buying either garbage or someone else’s headache. Look at it like this, a quality manifold BY ITSELF is between $800-$1,200, a turbo like a Garrett T3/T4 .60 trim is $900, intercooler NAME BRAND,no knockoffs that are junk will be about $700, piping kit which fits your car and requires less couplers to minimize air leaks $500, injectors $500, fuel management/engine management $500-$2,000, necessary oil lines, brasss fittings, etc…$1,000. And even after all this it will STILL be slower than the STOCK S2000, if you are running stock internals and only using 7-8 psi in the B16.
February 22nd, 2010 at 2:25 pm
I had to make this same choice. I chose a del sol and swapped a b18 in to it. for the money youd spend on the s2k you could build an LS Vtech Turbo Del Sol.
February 22nd, 2010 at 3:10 pm
S2000, RWD will take the del sol FWD off the line almost everytime.
February 22nd, 2010 at 9:26 pm
S2k any time and place.
February 23rd, 2010 at 2:44 am
S2000 is a better car for performance due to RWD
February 23rd, 2010 at 5:09 am
S2000 of course.
February 23rd, 2010 at 9:16 am
s2000. not even a question
February 23rd, 2010 at 10:28 am
All Turbos require premium fuel. So if you add a Turbo Kit to the DelSol, you will need Premium fuel.
The Del Sol is a FWD Honda Civic with a different body and a weaker 106HP engine.
Turbo Kits alone cost $2500-4500 for Honda’s. You cannot just install a turbo. You need the intercooler, intake, piping, and other parts to make the turbo work without blowing your engine.
The S2000, as you well know, is RWD and handles much better with the sport tuned suspension.
It would take lots of money to make it as fast and handle nearly as well as the Honda S2000.
I think it would be cheaper in the end to buy an S2000.