Customized Sports Cars

[spyderkiller]

Recently I was checking out a Honda S2000 at my local car dealership and an employee began telling me about a guy who recently bought one. S2000s come stock with a 4 cylinder, which by itself isn't too impressive. However, this guy rebuilt the engine with performance parts, then added rpm activated nitrous. Next he is going to supercharge the engine, which supposedly will allow him to do 0-60 in 4.0 seconds. Now this is with a modified 4 cylinder. I just thought that was amazing since not even a 8.0 liter V10 Dodge viper can do 0-60 in 4 seconds. Any other amazingly modified cars that people know about?

[headcase]

The engine in the s2000 is VERY impressive, it is a 2.0 liter engine that puts out around 240 horsepower, that is 120 HP per liter from an normally asperated engine, I do beleve it is the highest ratio on a streetable, dealership sold car.

[rhetor22]

2 liters isn't impressive to me.

i must say thats a lot of horse per liter, but go and look at an R6. thats almost 200hp per liter.

a 2 liter 4 cylinder, no matter what you do to it, is still a 2 liter 4 cylinder engine.

poo. seriously. thats what i think of japanese sports cars.

i'm not saying the s2000 is a bad car. i'm not saying that at all. FOR THE MONEY its a great car. don't try and compare it to a 1969 boss 427, or a 2003 cobra, those cars are wayy out of its class.

sorry if this is a flame.

i'm into big pick up trucks so maybe that explains it.

[Gotenks]

yup...

There aren't any aftermarket pistons, rods, sleeves, you know, more stronger block parts.

Some guy in australia machined his own for his s2000.

He has a speedcraft turbo, and can safely boost enough to run a 12.1 in the quarter mile, and it wasn't even a extreme job like some of these toyota supra's have.

Only time will allow

Superchargers.... psshh.... The only advantage I see of the s2000 supercharger is reliability...

If the guy was smart he would put a turbo.

The only superchargers available for s2000's are centrifugal ones, therefore, you can only attain linear power curves, because boost progresses with rpm.

And with a speedcraft turbo, you will be making more power through the power curve at 2000 and above rpms.

[Gotenks]

Originally posted by rhetor22
2 liters isn't impressive to me.

i must say thats a lot of horse per liter, but go and look at an R6. thats almost 200hp per liter.

a 2 liter 4 cylinder, no matter what you do to it, is still a 2 liter 4 cylinder engine.

poo. seriously. thats what i think of japanese sports cars.

i'm not saying the s2000 is a bad car. i'm not saying that at all. FOR THE MONEY its a great car. don't try and compare it to a 1969 boss 427, or a 2003 cobra, those cars are wayy out of its class.

sorry if this is a flame.

i'm into big pick up trucks so maybe that explains it.

You talk comparison, yet you compare a motorcycle engine to a auto engine, you can't.

And the 2003 cobra is going to be mean... but If I had 33,000 dollars, I'd still take a s2000

[Cliffio]

i have 5.8 liters

[FooTemps]

poopie... The car I will get when I can drive is a 2.8 nissan maxima... Oh well, a car is a car and that's what counts.

[MantisMag]

i have a 2.0L soda bottle with baking soda and vinnegar.

[Zumina]

Originally posted by rhetor22
FOR THE MONEY its a great car.

It costs more than a 2002 Camaro Z28, which is A LOT MORE CAR for close to 10k LESS!

[Zumina]

LOL, in fact, a completely loaded 02' SS comes in at 31k, 4k less than the S2000

[845]

I have a feeling I am going to end up with the old 2 wheel drive Subaru that we have had for like 8 years and has almost 200k miles on it. Its durable though

[headcase]

Originally posted by Zumina
LOL, in fact, a completely loaded 02' SS comes in at 31k, 4k less than the S2000

Yeah, and I would still much rather have the S2000. In terms of of everything except straight our speed it is a better car. Besides while Honda sells about 90% of the ones they made, Chevy killed off the Camaro.

And I don't see why old tech impresses people so much. The only good thing about the old cars was that they put out a lot of power. Alot of them couldn't neven put it to the ground all that well, and usually wasted it by spinning their tires, instead of turning it into acceleration. According to numbers I found doing a quick search the 429 Boss did 0-60 in about 7 seconds, and the 1/4 mile in 14.90. ( from http://www.supercars.net/garages/Japan4GTA/25v2.html ) While the S2000 does 0-60 in 5.8 and the 1/4 in 14.2 ( http://www.motortrend.com/nov99/hond...das2000_f.html) The only place the Mustang gets the Honda is terminal speed at the end of the 1/4 at 102 vs 98.

Everyone likes what they like, and I don't know how this turned into another imports vs domestic thread. All I said was the S2000 engine was very impressive, not that the car its self was that great(If I had the money it would probably be a third car, most of the cars I really want i can't legally own in this country)

[headcase]

Before I get flamed, I've just found a couple of other sources that say the 0-60 for the 429 was around 5 seconds. So if that makes you guys feel any better, OK. But still that is less then a second faster, with 135 more hp.

[shartley]

No Import VS Domestic Car discussions.

[Jonno06]

i like rice burners actually..they have style,and are VERY upgradable...which is fun to do. Some imports arent very reliable though...


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