ASS2000 to BADASS2000

[felixR]

Who else is following Speed Academy's S2000 build?

It's a great series to watch if you're wanting to build an S2000 for circuit duties. It makes me want an S2000 and you learn quite a bit.

Start off with the ASS2000 Playlist.

Then continue with the BADASS2000 Playlist.

[Shakeel]

Great series!

With the amount of guys that track their S2000's in the U.S/Canada, I'm surprised more people haven't created a similar youtube series with the S2000 before.

[eskimo_firefighter]

One of my favourite Youtube channels out there, they deserve more subscribers and views with the content they produce.

I follow the S2000 build of theirs and also all the other builds like their FD3S and S14. They're also working on a TA22 Celica with 3SGE beams swap which will be awesome.

[plAythiNG]

Yeah, they good to watch. I havent watched any of the ITB vids, but this morning watched the downforce fenders/catch can install.

Those Downforce ones dont really sit too well ey!

[plAythiNG]

they really showcase to new s2000 owners, where to spend money to get quick lap times!

[Flippit]

I miss my S2000

[Sirois]

Just watched them all beginning to end.
I thought ASS2000 series was more interesting.
The BADASS2000 had 4 episodes on the ITBs, some of which spent a large portion on a single hard to get at bolt...

Overall really interesting though. Now I also want an S2000...
What would be easier to build as a circuit car, S15 or S2K?
I guess, is it easier to increase handling in an S15 or power in an S2K?

[eskimo_firefighter]

Easier to build out of them two as a circuit car. S2000. It doesn't need much to be a decent track car.

[Sirois]

Yes that's right, all it would take is some decent pads/rotors and coilovers.
But it is limited by power compared to the S15, and that's what I mean when comparing the 2?

So, S2K might need $3,000 in suspension and $7,000 in power
Whereas with the S15 you can spend $3,000 on power, and $7,000 on suspension (numbers are just random obviously).
So which is now "better"?

[plAythiNG]

I'd say S2000, not that I'm bias, but you could spend the $3k on suspension, excluding tyres, pads and rotors as both cars would need them, save the $7k in power mods and good chance the S15 will still be behind in lap times, that however is going by budgeting $3k for power on the s15

[Sirois]

And this is because the S2000 chassis is so good, or because the S15 chassis is not too good?

I always thought that it would be easier to make the S15 handle well than it would be the S2k to go well (seeing as turbo conversion would cost an abundance)

[plAythiNG]

S2000 is quite quick even in NA, it's slow when racing from a stand still/outside of VTeC, but keep it in vtec and it's quite impressive