Your car sounds and looks great Energetic!

 

Thanks bro

 

Congratulations in getting your car back on the road! Did you get the J's engine at the end....?

Brum Brum

 

I just got an OEM engine...

The fact that a higher than 13.0 compression reduces engine's lifetime made me choose the OEM 2.0lt engine. But on a later stage I might get a second S and then the existing one will go under some serious modding (J's Engine / weight reduction etc). I just need to have an S under my hands!

 

you still have the stock rev limiter?

 

Yes I do...

 

When you modify an engine there are a lot of things to keep in mind. There have been many refererences in this thread to overheating. Any mods that effect the air fuel ratio can cause dramatic changes in combustion chamber temps and temps in the heads and valves. After market companies don't test engines to destruction like the manufacturer. They don't have to insure the engine will run for 150.000 miles. They only have to show nice dyno gains and that the engine will run for a few months. That is why really good aftermarket mods are so expensive. Some companies do put effort into making sure their mods will still provide reliability over time. Some even provide warranties with their products. They are few and far between in the S2000 community however. Always mod at your own risk and make sure you have the money in the bank to repair the damage that may come. I just boosted the 91 300zxtt I have from 300 HP to 420. I know there will be a price to pay for that at some point however this is an engine that has been around for a long time and is know to be very reliable up to 500HP. Still I chose a very conservative tune and kept the boost lower then they say the engine can handle. Remember that any ECU mod or anything that changes the Air Fuel ratio's can have a dramatic effect on engine life.

 

Overheating was not an issue for my engine failure, but anyway thanks for the info given which I agree with you...

 

F20c's are dropping like flies over here in Florida

I can think of about 6 motor rebuilds including my own in the past 6 or so months

 

Primo

does post 2002 American F20c engines comes with the modified banjo bolts. Some friends with heavy foot did not have any problem with the F20 after 6 years and they have made than 70.000 miles.

it is true they only have only bolt-ons