I dont see how the car was "ruined" to 90% of the S2000 owners on this forum. The other 10%? I completely understand.


Lets break down the figures :


90% = "Hi, I have an S2000 with a front lip,and some expensive funny looking wheels. I will never take my S2000 on a road course, but I will praise it for being an automotive road racing masterpiece".


10% =

















































Do I really even need to go there?

























































Jus sayin

 

I think it's a dumb swap personally. Any motor with lsx dimensions doesn't fit in that bay for a reason. I'd love to see some sort of small quick revving v8 in one though, like a toyota 4.7L


The camaro stereotypes are somewhat true, especially in tight cornering where the weight transfer from quick braking combined with a big motor out front really tend to push the car. That s2000 will probably handle fine with some braces welded in and good tires on a fast, gentle turn but throw some 90degree turns at it and it's going to understeer like a bitch.

 

I don't think this is blasphemy, I just don't care for it. I'll keep my 4cyl, they can have their torque, we'll both be happy.

 

And you'll keep your rear end.

 

Knock on wood

 

One more bit I’d like to add. I seem to recall a January 1st, 2001 issue of Road & Track in which IMSA Champ Steve Millen drove the Camaro SS and the S2000 back to back on the same day at Thunderhill Park.

The Camaro SS turned in a lap of 2 minutes, 16.46 sec while the S2000 only mustered 2 minutes, 17.66 sec.

If you don't think the Camaro SS can "handle" what does that say about the slower S2000?

But what am I thinking. You're an experienced street racer with many street racing wins under your belt. You could probably out drive Steve Millen.

 

^ They put exact dates on magazines back then? I always thought they were just a month and year. Which usually is a month or two ahead of the actual date....

 

A s2000 with torque????? theres something you dont see everyday

 

I think you lost your credibility after the earlier comment about weight distribution.

So you're saying that on a track with a lot of straights and gentle corner exits, a car with decent handling but a better power to weight ratio was a blindingly fast 1.2 seconds quicker than the better handling but lower power to weight car over the course of a 137 second lap? Not that big of a mental leap. So the SS blew away the S2000 with a massive sub-1% lap time difference (0.87% in fact). In other words, something like a different tire (on either car) would probably make a bigger difference.

This seems to support what I was saying about the AC Cobra earlier; good power to weight ratio but not very good handling..

 

the honda should feel honored lol.