The more I read about this car I want it! The engineering, development, and the mechanics that go into this car are amazing. It really is a feat of modern automotive engineering. I will make it a personal goal of mine to own one in the near future. Every review I have ever read on this car has been nothing but positive feed back. One thing I did want to ask though is that I heard, that either "Car and Driver" or "Road and Track" stated that the first year of this cars production was the best model to date??? If so why is this? I would imagine that with this car having already 5 years on the market, it would only improve. The above mentioned publications never said anything bad about the later models, just that the first one was more race inspired. I thought they were all equally made, with the exception of the cosmetice upgrades the later models have had....

 

The S2000 does impress the hell outta me. The engine puts out more HP per cylinder (60/cyl.) than any other stock NA engine out there. It has an 11.1:1 compression ratio! I'd love to get one, dump a Vortech supercharger on it and use it for a weekend cruiser.

 

Yes they are great cars in stock form.....now if your wanting it to fix it up hp and torque wise this car is not for you...Honda did a fabulous out of the box....you add a aftermarket exhaust system your only going to get 2 to 3 hp MAX...I have seen many tests on these cars...the stock exhaust flows perfectly....in terms of airflow same situation 2 to 3 hp and nothing on torque....I would defently research this car more if I were looking to buy one if I wanted to upgrade it....the new ones are more tolerable because of the lower power band

 

That's why the only thing I'd do to it would be a supercharger. Vortech adds 118HP/27Tq and it's still CARB legal (even though I'd could careless about CARB).

 

the s2k is really nice although i would avod the first 2 years it came out they had horrible problems with the tranny and suspension had several friends who bought them one of them the suspension just sanped in half honda couldnt figure it out

 

Go with the later gens that should be called a S2200. They run with a 2.2L that had the same power as the 2.0 when it came out, just that the power is now at a more sane rpm. So you dont need to rev it as hard, to go as fast. I my self, would go for a RX-8 over a S2k, but thats just me.

 

Yes the car is awsome and im getting one in about 3 years ! My friend has one and he is picking me up in about 2 min. that ____ is so fast and it is just an allaround great car.


His model is the 03 he choose that not because it was cheaper/used but because it is faster than the new models ! his rpm go up to 9K and the car sounds like an f1 racer!


It is exatcly the same speed as the srt4. I also have a video of us racing a porshe carrera 4 and beating it. going 165 mph.. ill post later if any 1 is insterested the video is very short.

 

I'd rather the S2000. It's a more solidly built car than the RX-8. I rather the 2.0 also. I can brag to everyone how my ride pumps out 120 hp per liter. More than any other stock engine in the world! BTW Chucksu, the S2000 is made to rev over 7500 rpm normally. It's motor concept is designed after Honda's F1 cars! It's perfectly normal.

 

Please post it. I would love to see that, although the Porsche was either playing with you, or the driver was scared to go any faster....

 

Not to sound like a dick, but that only stands true in cylinder based engines. The RX-8 uses 2 rotors rated at 653cc each, for its 1.3L of engine displacement. That makes it power numbers a 183hp/per L of displacement. So yes while the S2000 holds the number for pumper engines, the RX-8 would beat it in terms of power to displacement. Also I find the sound of a Rotary to be more sex then the normal raspy "bees in a can" honda sound. I will say it is cool when they hit V-TEC, but thats about it.

That is true, the 2.0 in idea, would have a higher top speed. Now my main thing is, the 2.2L has better day to day driving habbits. Also where in the streets of america, are you going to be able to do a legal speed greater then 75mph?

 

well there is a video on the net of a guy driving the s2k on the autobahn he removed the gonver no work on it and took it to like 202mph and the engine blew. its funny to hear him talk, hes like at about 175 the car shook....187 or started hearing poping noises....198 things were falling off 202 the engine just gave

 

Moved to Other Vehicles...

 

I too like the way rotary engines sound, but I love the way the S2000 sounds! It doesn't have the sound of a riced out Civic, but rather a deep growl, and yes the V-Tech sounds awesome! Plus the S2000 overall has better performance stats than the RX-8 on the road, or the track! If I were to go rotary though, I would go with the RX-7. This was a real sports car!

 

What do you mean the 03' models out perform the latest ones, please explain? I thought any S2K could rev to 9000 rpm, that's the whole thing behind this car? Also, could you please post that clip?

 

Here is the video Not great but its cool. i will get alot more videos of us driftin in the mia streets but 4 now lol.

http://media.putfile.com/nestor-s200083

 

The newer models (04+) have larger displacement engines with a little more torque at the cost of having a slightly lower redline. It's just as fast, but a little more driveable. I love this car as well. I love everything about it, the styling, the high revving engine, the transmission... pure sex. The main reason why I own a Mazdaspeed Miata is because it's a lot cheaper to insure (like $800/year cheaper in DC) and a lot cheaper to own.

My sister's boyfriend has an RX-8. He gets about 13 MPG and his engine was replaced at 20K miles. I'm not saying that it's a bad car, it's still well-balanced and very lively, especially because you can run those at 9500 rpm all day and they won't complain. His might have just had a bad engine, or he might of ran it too hard, but I'm not big on rotary engines. I'd much rather have the reliability that comes with a Honda engine.

 

My sentiments exactly on the rotary engine. When you mentioned the 04 + models having a slightly lower redline, what are we talking here? Also, I read that the first S2K was supposedly more race inspired, and how it was faster etc. Is this true? Please enlighten me on this subject....

 

Thanks for the vid, it was sweet. I still believe that the driver of the Carrera 4 was just too scared to push it any more. Boxster S gives the S2K a fight.... Carrera 4 would eat the them both and be hungry for dessert!

 

To be honest with you, with a car like the S2000, I really feel there is no need to mod it what so ever.... The car comes perfect right out the door!

 

Honestly, the s2000 is not a great car, it's a great race car.
Wonderful racer car, but the Z roadster offers the same "raceness", but is an already better car.

The only thing I like about the s2000 mor than the Z is that the s2000 is LIGHTER.

Omer.