HLG600

2JZ S2000 FTMFW.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQo1i...eature=related

1qikctr

This thing will get you kill, if you have no experience on High WHP RWD's.

daniel3ooo

I had an 01 s2k w/hardtop....handling was great but other than that I don't miss it one bit...torque>high rev anyday

JG26_Irish

I have driven the S2000 on several occasions and raced against them at both SCCA events and playing at Track days, as well as twice in stop lite drags. This was all in my old MR2 turbo with a few external mods. In ALL cases the MR2 pulled the S2000 (both the original S and the later larger engine model). My point? (getting there) the S is a very quick little car. With any mods it will keep up with 90% of the cars on the highway. Handling is simply stellar.

A few weeks back on the way to a track event (in Mexico), I was in my old C36 and my son and a friend was in his S2000 2.2 with lowered final drive ratio (for auto-X) We did not race per se but did hammer them from the on ramp onto the highway from about 50 to 120ish. I started in front and remained there, and I could see no evidence of him gaining on me at all. I also have a C32. I've not raced an S2000 in it but would not be afraid to, especially from a dig. It is a bit quicker than the C36, but not much as the C36 was a really underated car. In fact the C36 along a local test track was about 2-3 mph slower than the modded MR2. The C32 is 4 mph faster than the C36 and about equal to or slightly faster than the MR2 on the same course which involves a rolling kick from 30 mph from a fixed point A to point B hitting about 75-80 in each car. So, I have little doubt that a stock C32 would bust a S2000 even with light mods to the S. It is hard to get loads of more power from them high strung Hondas without adding a SC or turbo or NOS. The C32 is about a low 5 sec 0-60 car which puts it about a sec ahead of a stock S.

TemjinX2

the s2000's are high 13 to mid 13 sec cars. C32's are mid to low 13 second cars. Lot of members have been able to do sub 5sec 0-60's on just upgraded tires. There's no doubt that the c32 will beat a stock s2k in straightline given the higher power and no worries about mis shifting.

I think your s2k story doesn't really give a accurate baseline on how a stock s2k will perform. You described a 50-120mph sprint with a s2k that has been modded to be slower then a stock one.

I understand he wanted to stay in gear longer for auto x, but most s2k drivers actually increase there final drive ratio to bring them down to the low 13's.

He increased his max speed but decreased his accerleration.

1qikctr

well said TEM!! well said, just to give you an example. S2000 with 4.4 final dr can get you in to LOW 13 with bolt ons. 4.7 and 4.57 it's about mid to high 13 with only I/H/E. I been on s2ki.com 6 yrs seem what they can do with the mods i mention above .

TemjinX2

i know my hondas...i looked into getting a s2k for a long time . I got a better deal with the c32 and i need 4dr's.

I'm hoping the s3000 will bring back some life into the car.

Sideways

Rumors, all rumors.

1qikctr

Hi, wow, didnt see this one coming !!! Nice HONDA you have there

TemjinX2

any pics? i want to see a turboed s2k

JG26_Irish

I think that you may have misunderstood what I said about the S2000 that I was playing with. His final drive ratio is numerically higher which gives him faster accelleration from 0 to about 130 mph when he runs out of gear. The stock S2K is geared taller and can run about 155ish on top end more or less. If I had ran him above 130 he would have hit the wall and would not have been able to pull faster due to hitting redline in 6th gear. But from 30-120 his little car is faster than a stock S.

Irish

Sideways

Here is a boosted S2000 running against a 700 hp 996tt:

http://videos.streetfire.net/video/t...ere_149854.htm

TemjinX2

yeah with turbo there really isn't any kind of hp limit. Just how much boost you can add before the engine goes boom.

Deuuuce

Couple of facts:
S2Ks were DEMOTED in SCCA from T2 to T3 - not enough power
PROmoted in Autocross - great handling

An FI S2K won the SF region SCCA in IT. His nearest competitor was a 928 that was bored later in the season.

He got the jump on the first run. ENTIRELY different story if he was running the same 91/93 octane the Z-06 was.

More like 70%.....

I like the exaggerations for the S2k videos. Looks like a wanna-be joining the exotics. The 2nd clip was one honk and no indication of another car. And speeding through the intersection.

It seems to me they are not really fast until FI. Unfortunately, that applies to a lot of cars, including ricers...

TemjinX2

Honestly why don't you troll somewhere else. You a mean a wanna-be exotic like a gto? The s2000 is not a exotic, neither is a corvette.

Your missing the point. i posted the vid to show timeless that basing what a s2000 is capable of hp wise from turbo based on a cheap turbo kit is mistake.

Even if the s2000 jumped it or not or running 100 octane, the point was to show the s2000 can at least capable of keeping up with a z06, therefore more then likely to be able to beat a 4600lb truck.

Deuuuce

Since when were GTOs wanna-be exotics? That's like saying an S2000 has torque.

I got your point. Parts of the videos were either lame or gay, that's all. With enough boost, anything can happen.

Timeless

First, I really enjoyed the 2005 S2000 I had...so I am not bashing the car...just saying it is underpowered.

Second, I would have to agree with Deuuce that those videos really did not show anything other than the S2000 catching up to the Porsche which was not racing at all.

TemjinX2

It was a pun to your other thread where you tried to convince people that a GTO was on the same level as a amg.

TemjinX2

i agree its underpowered stock but the car also came out 9yrs ago. 9yrs ago it out handled and was quicker then other roadsters in its class...even roadsters double its price, like the z4.

It was probably one of the most advanced NA I4's in the market at the time. Unfortunately they lost that title to vw/audi with there move to DI in there I4's.

It was only designed to be in production for two years to show people that honda can make great rwd cars.

It was a lot more successful then they originally predicted, but unfortunately they let it become stagnate.

On the performance side, honda's current offerings are weak.

Timeless

Maybe the upcoming S3000 will be something nice.

Deuuuce

It was a good attempt. But actually it was the pov that the 04-06 GTO had much to offer compared to a C-class of the same vintage and MSRP.

Both, I'm sure you would agree, are a far cry from being exotic.

TemjinX2

why not troll somewhere else? is ls1gto.com really that boring?

TemjinX2

i'm actually more excited about the new vw/audi mid engine roadster thats coming out. The vw version is suppose to start out at $25k and i think the audi version goes up to $45k.

Its suppose to be a poor man's boxster. Hopefully they'll keep the weight down and use the TFSI I4.

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/10/d...etroit-not-la/

HLG600

This car intrigues me as well. I just hope they keep it under $30K...it would be a great package at that price.

Deuuuce

Being a ricer fan with slow cars, who is in the wrong place?

Oh, you have a C32. My GF has an SLK. See you around.