Alright, I've heard from so many people that a stock s2000 does 0-60 in 6.0 sec. I test drove one and don't find this to be true. I've also seen lots of other sights crediting it with 5.8, 5.5, 5.2. Which is the most accurate?

Mikey Miata ... soon to be Mikey S2000

1996 Miata M Edition, JR CAI, JR Header, JR Stainless Steel Exhaust, Factory Alarm, LSD, Brainstorm Double Hump Chrome Style Bar, NGK Spark Plugs and Plug Wires, KYB AGX 8way adjustable, GC Coilovers.

 

Depends entirely on how you drive. The S2000 is not the optimal vehicle for 0-60 given the paucity of low end torque which forces you to drop the clutch at 6k+ rpm if you want to hustle from a standstill.

There is no "standard" 0-60 time. People have done anywhere between 5.1 and 6.5 depending on how well they can get the the tires to grip on the launch.

 

Depends on a lot of things...

1) how badly do you want a good 0-60 time (or 1/4 time)? The "best" times usually come from a 6000-8000 RPM clutch drop, hardly a good thing for your car. But the mags (especially Motor Trend which enjoys beating the living daylights out of cars) will do it w/o hesitation.
2) Weather? Cooler dryer air means more HP which means a better 0-60.
3) Traction? The condition of your tires and the road surface play a big part
4) Driver skill/luck? 1 good 1-2 shift is required, and you need to drop the clutch at just the right RPM (varies a bit) and hope the tires hook up right away (small amount of wheel spin is desired, I think)

So 5.2, 5.5, 5.8, 6.0, all possible with the right combo of the above 4. A lot of people have changed things which affect this as well - different clutches, tires, wheels, intakes, headers, etc etc... Also the car develops more power as it ages, up til about 5000 miles. So if you test drove a low mileage car, it wasn't really that fast.

My rough estimation of an off-idle 0-60 in a broken in car is low 7s, FYI. Never accurately tested it though.

 

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My rough estimation of an off-idle 0-60 in a broken in car is low 7s, FYI.

 

I believe Car and Driver had a 6.5 for their rolling 5-60 mph.

 

Must be that cold Canadian air

 

Actually the 6.21 was on a 60-70F day....


Shifting at the right points is very important with this car, most mags will shift at redline. I shift at the cutoff, that by itself is a big difference...

 

I recently measured with G-tech. Only perfomance mod is JR Air filter and I had a golf bag in my trunk. time came out to be 5.65 with miss timing 2nd gear. lauch was at 7-8000RPM. If I didn't missed the time, it could've been 5.5 seconds.

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