I agree with both of those posts, I don't think people realise how much a good "package" costs. Doing the engine is one thing, getting the rest of the car upto a suitable standard costs more.
The only thing that tempts me into tuning a S2 is simply the power you can get from the engine but the rest falls far behind todays technology, that Evo for example would totally destroy most S2's point to point, reasonably reliably as well but like any car if your into it enough you will stick with it but be prepared to spend some serious cash as out of the box a S2 is very outdated these days, you just can't deny its rarity though and the fact that it is nice to be different.
You have to keep in mind that some of the foreign stuff you read about or watch videos of are built as nearly money no object cars, wether the guys do ALL the fab work themselves the parts cost thousands, I've probably spent 10k on my Escort shell inc paint and buying the shell in the first place, however even if I had of done all of it myself it would still be considered more than most people would want to spend on a "toy", lets not forget a proper specced Mk2 Escort will cost between 50-80k if not more if your serious about competeting so mine is still built on a massive budget really.
I've recently taken on a job building a Astra for someone, engine spec will exceed 500hp but the owner had worked out it would cost 8k for the engine, when he came to drop the engine off I quickly went through some prices and we were already at 12k for a running package and I know there is a lot of other parts involved that I'll need along the way, he nearly fell off his chair and I won't be suprised if I get a call sometime soon saying he wants to lower the spec a little as 12k was the engine alone, not inc gearbox, suspension, brakes, exhaust and mapping etc..
By the sounds of it ( and don't take this the wrong way) you haven't considered what all these parts cost and if you even need them, I don't know your financial position but no matter how loaded you may be you really need to work out how much the whole thing will cost start to finish and if its more than you hoped then look to see where you can save some money now before your deep into it and suddenly realise its never going to be completed and end up like the others Rusty mentioned.
Just my 2p's worth from making those mistakes in the past
The only thing that tempts me into tuning a S2 is simply the power you can get from the engine but the rest falls far behind todays technology, that Evo for example would totally destroy most S2's point to point, reasonably reliably as well but like any car if your into it enough you will stick with it but be prepared to spend some serious cash as out of the box a S2 is very outdated these days, you just can't deny its rarity though and the fact that it is nice to be different.
You have to keep in mind that some of the foreign stuff you read about or watch videos of are built as nearly money no object cars, wether the guys do ALL the fab work themselves the parts cost thousands, I've probably spent 10k on my Escort shell inc paint and buying the shell in the first place, however even if I had of done all of it myself it would still be considered more than most people would want to spend on a "toy", lets not forget a proper specced Mk2 Escort will cost between 50-80k if not more if your serious about competeting so mine is still built on a massive budget really.
I've recently taken on a job building a Astra for someone, engine spec will exceed 500hp but the owner had worked out it would cost 8k for the engine, when he came to drop the engine off I quickly went through some prices and we were already at 12k for a running package and I know there is a lot of other parts involved that I'll need along the way, he nearly fell off his chair and I won't be suprised if I get a call sometime soon saying he wants to lower the spec a little as 12k was the engine alone, not inc gearbox, suspension, brakes, exhaust and mapping etc..
By the sounds of it ( and don't take this the wrong way) you haven't considered what all these parts cost and if you even need them, I don't know your financial position but no matter how loaded you may be you really need to work out how much the whole thing will cost start to finish and if its more than you hoped then look to see where you can save some money now before your deep into it and suddenly realise its never going to be completed and end up like the others Rusty mentioned.
Just my 2p's worth from making those mistakes in the past
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