ESSENTIALS
Vehicle: 2003 Honda S2000
Owner: Derek Covington
Location: Blackwood, New Jersey, USA
Built By: 4130 Fabrication, Croll’s Customs
Engine: Honda F20C 2.4L I-4
Horsepower: 730 hp
Torque: 560 lb-ft
SOCIAL
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Derekcov
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/boosted_s2k
ENGINE
- Croll’s Customs shaved & tucked engine bay
- Inline Pro (fully built head, connecting rods, pistons, piston rings)
- Borg Warner S400SX turbocharger
- Fullblown Motorsports (intercooler, throttle body, intake manifold, fuel rail)
- Tial (50-mm Q blow-off valve, 38-mm MVS wastegate)
- Aeromotive (fuel pressure regulator, 340-LPH fuel pumps (2))
- ID1000 fuel injectors
- NGK spark plugs
- AEM (Series 2 ECU, digital gauges: boost, AFR, oil pressure)
- Hasport motor mounts
- Custom braided AN lines
EXHAUST
- 4130 Fabrication custom hood-exit twin dump tube system
DRIVETRAIN
- Competition Clutch 6-puck clutch
WHEELS / TIRES / BRAKES
- CCW Classic 3-piece wheels – 18x11 (f), 18x13.5 (r)
- BFGoodrich KDW2 tires – 275/35 R18 (f), 335/30 R18 (r)
- Spoon Sports 4-piston brake calipers (f)
CHASSIS / SUSPENSION
- ARK DT-P coilovers
EXTERIOR
- Croll’s Customs metal widebody
- Sorcery front bumper (widened)
- Honda S2000 AP2 (rear bumper (widened), JDM headlights, taillights)
- J’s Racing 1600-mm spoiler
- Velocity carbon fiber trunk
- Shine Auto Mazda RX-7 side diffusers
- Voltex rear diffuser (widened)
- BASF matte finish custom-mixed paint
INTERIOR
- JDM maneki-neko “lucky cat” shift knob
- Personal Neo Eagle steering wheel
- Hundreds swim shorts custom shift boot
- Custom carbon fiber gauge pods
- Recaro Pole Position seats
- Takata harnesses
- Right-hand-drive conversion
SPONSORS
- Croll’s Customs
- Dr. Beasley’s Cleaning Supplies
Contributor: Ranger Ramirez (Elite Tuner)
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