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If I was to do it again, I'd not bother with the manifold.
When we were putting mine on we did a before and after comparison and it was almost identical. The mugen was better but parts and fitting cost better - no.
The S2000, it's engine and parts were engineered to within an inch of its life to get the best out of it all, thus, not many aftermarket companies make parts that make as much of an improvement over the Honda OEM parts, not like it is on the K20 motors. The OEM manifold is wide bored and very well made. I have a picture of them side by side somewhere.
K&N FIPK Intake and cat back would be all I'd do.
Mapping gave a big difference drivability wise, I lowered my VTEC crossover to 3200rpm and it felt a lot more responsive but really it was just so that the Mugen system to get into full swing sooner.
If you want power, theres only one way, OEM forged internals, loads of parts and common, boosting is the only way to bhp for your £££.
RM01A was the only other system I ever considered other than my Mugen and it was a deal of a swap and £500 my way, thats how good those Mugen S1's are/are. I based my interest solely on how the RM01A performed on my EP3, which was a rubbish basis so I scrapped the idea.
When we were putting mine on we did a before and after comparison and it was almost identical. The mugen was better but parts and fitting cost better - no.
The S2000, it's engine and parts were engineered to within an inch of its life to get the best out of it all, thus, not many aftermarket companies make parts that make as much of an improvement over the Honda OEM parts, not like it is on the K20 motors. The OEM manifold is wide bored and very well made. I have a picture of them side by side somewhere.
K&N FIPK Intake and cat back would be all I'd do.
Mapping gave a big difference drivability wise, I lowered my VTEC crossover to 3200rpm and it felt a lot more responsive but really it was just so that the Mugen system to get into full swing sooner.
If you want power, theres only one way, OEM forged internals, loads of parts and common, boosting is the only way to bhp for your £££.
RM01A was the only other system I ever considered other than my Mugen and it was a deal of a swap and £500 my way, thats how good those Mugen S1's are/are. I based my interest solely on how the RM01A performed on my EP3, which was a rubbish basis so I scrapped the idea.