Libertyhero (May 29, 2008 at 5:11 am)

04 has 8300 rpm redline.. not exactly 8k redline

gT3iD (May 15, 2008 at 8:38 pm)

LoLoLoLMAO @ 4:00 - "YO, DRifT KinG! what the.!." and "Kiss my rear end Jyuichi, Ha!" !!!!!!! Well of course the easiest path between any 2 points IS a straight line...but wise man once say "the RiGhT path, is not always the EaSiEsT....." Still, just seeing & hearing J-Boy's reaction at getting OwNeD by Tsuchiya's/Orido's *cRoOkEd* move is w*t*f***ing hiLaRiOuS!!!!

iamloudmusic (May 15, 2008 at 12:31 am)

I think it was because people wanted more torque. The 2L and the 2.2L have the same HP but the 2.2L has about 16 more ft/lb of torque if I remember correctly. It makes the car quicker off the line and a bit more docile in casual driving. But you sacrifice the 9000 RPM redline and a little bit of time in VTEC. I have a 2006 S2000 in the US so mine is a 2.2L. If I had the opportunity to take it to the track I might have preferred the 2L, but it's a daily driver for me so I'm very happy with it. :)

RWIron (May 14, 2008 at 11:59 pm)

why did they change in the US?

iamloudmusic (May 9, 2008 at 7:05 pm)

That was only in the North American market. Everyone else kept the 2L engine with the 9000 RPM redline.

RWIron (May 6, 2008 at 8:25 am)

why the hell does the new gen 04 s2k still have 9k redline?!!? wtf. it should be 8k. Look carefully.

0to60in16seconds (May 3, 2008 at 10:02 am)

depending on the carthe s2000 is pushed pretty far for in stock trim so intake an exhaust with a programer might only get you arround 10hpbut a stock hemi charger is pretty pluged up from the factory and i have seen 50+whp gains with a cold air intake and cat back and exhaust and a programer (and thats on 87octane) it's all about the engine there is no set ammount og gain

tophermonkey (April 26, 2008 at 4:10 pm)

lol a full exhasut and an intake will see an increase of 25 - 30 hp if they are high quality parts ....what you on about mate.

kirchhoffrules (April 21, 2008 at 2:36 am)

Seriously? That has to be the biggest nit-pick comment I've ever read. Excuse me for wording my comment in a slightly confusing manner. I guess I'll clarify- By "gearing them up" I do not mean going to a taller gearing, IE changing the stock 4.1 to a 2.73 or something. I meant going to a higher final drive ratio, like a 4.44, 4.56, or 4.77. I will admit that my last comment could have been misread to mean the former instead of the latter, but jeeze, that's being picky.

wegotmorrison (April 19, 2008 at 8:41 pm)

Hmm I think gearing them up would make them slower.... I think you mean gearing them down for better acceleration.