Dear fellow s2000 owners and enthusiasts,

Greetings from Dubai! Just a lil’ background…im a Japanese guy living in dubai, driving a 2003 AP1 (keeping it real lol)

At this point, my car is a ‘light tune’ setup….intake, exhaust, shocks….you know, simple stuff. I have always wanted to keep the engine stock.

However, now the time (and mileage) has come where my engine is due for an overhaul…..and now comes the dilemma:

Keep it 2000cc, fully balance the engine, and run it on stock components and ECU….(rev limit 9000rpm)

…or…

Go 2.2, fully balanced, plus cams and such, and run on a tuned ECU…(rev limit 8600rpm)

The engine (and gear box) will be built by a good shop with good reputation, so im not worried about that…

…but would like to hear your opinions on what approach to take


Happy VTEC Days 

 

How often do you rev it to 9k? How many miles on the motor?

 

@05thumper
It's done 15 5000 miles, and I hit 9000rpm Rather Often lol

 

If you have the budget go 2.2 or 2.4, use rods with arp +625 bolts and rev it to 9k.

The inline pro rods and a new oem honda k24 crank are not that expensive and will hold up at 9k all day every day.

 

thanks for your advice.

at this time, i have been in touch with a gentleman i know back in japan, Mr. J's racing himself....and he has come up with a engine rebuild menu with the theme "reliable and long lasting" to suite the rather extreme weather conditions of Dubai.
what he has put together as a plan so far is 2.2 with 8600rev limit....upgraded cams and etc etc....fully balanced out engine and gear box (same spec they use for their super-endurance race car)....

not cheap, but im thinking it may be the safer option, considering that in dubai, there arent many high-end honda tuners....