S2000 Build - LS1 - T56 - 8.8 - Turbo
03-06-2013, 11:55 AM
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S2000 Build - LS1 - T56 - 8.8 - Turbo This is the life of my 2000 S2000.
I bought the car in early 2012, it was completely stock and begging to be modded. I had always planned to swap the motor out for an LS1 but at first I was enjoying the stock Honda motor. I started to do a few cheap upgrades, Intake and Exhaust. The car was still very slow and now obnoxiously loud, until it all went silent when I missed a gear one sunday afternoon. Pics of the aftermath are worthless since the block and head became a pile of scrap aluminum shavings.
Below are some pictures of the first few days of ownership and then one of how it looked the day before tearing it apart.
I bought the car in early 2012, it was completely stock and begging to be modded. I had always planned to swap the motor out for an LS1 but at first I was enjoying the stock Honda motor. I started to do a few cheap upgrades, Intake and Exhaust. The car was still very slow and now obnoxiously loud, until it all went silent when I missed a gear one sunday afternoon. Pics of the aftermath are worthless since the block and head became a pile of scrap aluminum shavings.
Below are some pictures of the first few days of ownership and then one of how it looked the day before tearing it apart.
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The motor is a stock 00 LS1 with a built T56 attatched to it. The engine bay has 100+ hours of work into it for anyone wondering how it became so smooth compared to factory.
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After installing the motor I decided to focus on a few other areas of the car I wanted to upgrade. Safety was my main concern since I removed the soft top and factory roll hoops so I installed a cage. I also ordered Corbeau seats and RJS harness's while I was at it. A quick release steering wheel setup from NRG will make it easier to get in and out of this tiny car. I also wanted to focus on the fuel system and battery relocation.
The old fuel tank came up through the floor behind the seats, I removed the large hump and made the floor all level.
The old fuel tank came up through the floor behind the seats, I removed the large hump and made the floor all level.
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The cold winter kept me from working on the car so I started building a gauge cluster inside the house and ordering turbo parts.
Precision 6766 Ball Bearing
Gauge Cluster is not finished but here is a general idea of how it will look.
Precision 6766 Ball Bearing
Gauge Cluster is not finished but here is a general idea of how it will look.
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Here is a comparison pic.
