What New Engine Would You Want in The Next S2000 ? Realistically, they could put the new V6 from the Accord, 240 hp and 209 lb./ft. of torque. It has the same horsepower, but much more torque for everyday driving. Also it gets better gas mileage then the current inline 4. Ideally, the best engine I would like to see is when the NSX switches to the new model maybe put the 290 hp V6 in the S2000. Given the competitors are now getting 315-333hp from BMW, and 349 hp from Mercedes. A 290 hp S2000 could hang with them. How much farther can the current 2.0 liter inline 4 go ? maybe 2.5 liter ?

 

If the redline goes below 9000 I don't want it! That's exactly why I originally fell in love with this car.

Realistically, I think everyone wants a Formula1 monster under there, so we can scream to 16k+ rpm on the way to work every morning.

 

I don't know about the F-20C engine for s2k, but Spoon made a B-16 engine rev to 12K rpm. Wonder what they can do to a built s2k engine.

 

I believe more or less that any engine can be made to go to sky high red line.
I would WANT a v6 twin turbo.
I would like a v6, perhaps from an accord (you know honda wont put the NSX engine in there, they wouldnt have their top of the line $90k car just as fast as their $30k car)
A well tuned accord v6 could produce more tourque and more HP, and still keep that all important ULEV status.
I love my s2000, i am i proud that we get 240 hp out of a 4 cylinder. But imagine what honda engineers can do with a 6 cylinder.

 

I am reasonably sure a V6 will not fit. I would like to retain the four banger and see the displacement bumped up. As time advances so does technology. I would love to see Honda engineers make the same numbers as everyone else with less. And if that redline drops a single rev I'm not interested.

 

I personally like less weight and more horsepower. If they could drop the weight to 2300lbs and bump the hp up to 300hp & 190lb feet of torque, all at the same RPM's that the F20C peaks.

7.67 lbs per hp but without Viper league torque to turn it into an unmanagable beast.

Scot

 

Perhaps Honda should move on to inline 6 and go against M3 and such? I would love to see the "power dome" on S2000's hood someday...I'll even trade my old S for it!

 

IMHO

1. Tweak the existing motor add ivtec (265 hp) and raise redline to 10,000 rpm.

or

2. "shoe horn" the new accord motor in and add 40 hp. (not that easy)

or

3. Re-design the entire platform

UL, If you read this:

Could you add ivtec to the F20c and see any increase relative to total performance?
How hard (is it even possible) to put the new accord motor in an S2000?

Thanks.

 

LS5

 

One problem with putting a bigger engine in (especially one with more cylinders) is that all that hard work that the Honda engineers put in to keep the entire mass of the engine behind the centerline of the front wheels would pretty much be tossed out. That's one of the reasons the car handles so well, and I definitely don't want that changed. Even if the engine is light, if the location of its mass changes it could adversely affect the handling of the car.

Instead, I think they should retain the engine, though with iVTEC I'm sure they can bump power, and maybe add a turbo option. Look how much power can be made from 2L turbo'ed 4 bangers from Subaru and Mitsubishi... Easily over 300 hp...with lots of torque too. And that's without stratospheric redlines... Also, if the engine was turbo from the factory, it would that much easier to upgrade as relatively easy and cheap intake and exhaust mods can have a very large impact on a turbo motor. But hey, we can already get SC'ed from a dealer with a warranty, so who's complaining?