will the honda s2000 engine drop into my 90 rs…if it will would it be worth it cuse i can get the engine tranny and ecu for $2500…people told me that it’s not really worth it cuse u may add more hp and stuff but u also add more weight and it’ll end up being just as fast as it is now…what do u guys think about that 
all i can say is that it’ll take a LOT of work to get it to fit. anything is possible, so it can be done… but not easily, and not cheap. I don’t see how it’d be worth it. You’d be better off building up a b series engine to have the same hp.
its rear wheel drive…
yeah dude, rwd - and you dont sound like your mechanical skill level can fabricate a new car. However, a dude put a v8 in an accord - so its possible.
Originally posted by 92BLACKGS
its rear wheel drive…
i don’t see how rear drive has much to do with it. you would just put the engine in the front, then modify all kinds of stuff in order for it to drive your front wheels, instead of a set of rear wheels. Besides getting it to fit in the engine bay, this would be one of your big problems. Just simply because you’d have to alter axles and what not to make it work. But its not because its rear drive, its because its just not designed for the axle setup we have.
i’ve seen a race crx with an s2000 engine. the engine was mounted in the back, directly over the rear wheels(thus rear engine, rear drive) this is completely different than the way its setup in the s2000 (front engine, rear drive). If you put it in a teg (assuming you put it in the front), you’d be doing exactly like the crx was, except it would be in the front, and driving the front wheels. Basically you’d just have to fabricate a way for the drivetrain to function properly.
basically its a big waste of time.
I think with the work and $$$ invested in doin the project, you might as well buy an s2000
Originally posted by 91IntegGS
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i don’t see how rear drive has much to do with it. you would just put the engine in the front, then modify all kinds of stuff in order for it to drive your front wheels, instead of a set of rear wheels. [/B]
I am sorry - but that is not going to happen unless you invent your own gearbox.
Originally posted by 91IntegGS
[B]i don’t see how rear drive has much to do with it. /B]
Being RWD has a lot to do with it. You wouldn’t be able to use the transmission for starters so you’d be better off just buying the longblock. But you will need a new transmission, I suggest you contact XTrac, but make sure you have about $50,000 to spend on the transmission itself + the axles and whatever you’ll need for the driveline.
Also, the intake manifold will also need to be replaced as it was designed for an engine bay with more clearence. Maybe TWM will help you make one. If you use a TWM FI Manifold, you won’t be able to use the S2000 ECU, so check out Electromotive’s new TEC3 standalone engine management system. Or you can save some money and cut out a hole in your firewall to clear it.
Other than that, all you have to do is weld up some motor mouting tabs, and drop it in.
HTH
Actually, the tranny from a K-series motor has a better chance of mating to the S2000 F20 motor. Then again, on top of the $2500 for your motor, you’re going to spend another for the K-series tranny… fabrication… wiring… labor… oh man… looks like your $2500 is now worth $10,000.
I would buy the s2000 engine from what ever dude is selling it that cheap. resell for $4000 and build a kick ass b-series
Originally posted by SE-37K
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Being RWD has a lot to do with it. You wouldn’t be able to use the transmission for starters so you’d be better off just buying the longblock. But you will need a new transmission, I suggest you contact XTrac, but make sure you have about $50,000 to spend on the transmission itself + the axles and whatever you’ll need for the driveline.
Also, the intake manifold will also need to be replaced as it was designed for an engine bay with more clearence. Maybe TWM will help you make one. If you use a TWM FI Manifold, you won’t be able to use the S2000 ECU, so check out Electromotive’s new TEC3 standalone engine management system. Or you can save some money and cut out a hole in your firewall to clear it.
Other than that, all you have to do is weld up some motor mouting tabs, and drop it in.
HTH [/B]
thats exactly what i was trying to say. that its a big hassle, stuff will have to be fabricated in order for it to work. its not the fact that its rwd that makes it hard. If it was fwd it would be hard too… because the tranny, axles, all the drivetrain is still completely different from ours! Thats why i gave that crx as an example. They had to completely fabricate everything. In the stock s2000 its front engine, rear drive. Meaning the drivetrain has to send the power from the front of the car, back to the rear wheels. On the crx they just stuck the motor in the back… meaning they eliminated the need to transfer power from one end to the other. If that can be done in the rear of a crx, i know it can be done in the front of a teg. I’m not at all trying to say it’d be easy, or cheap, or worth doing (actually i think it’d be very hard, very expensive and overall a very bad idea). I’m just saying its not the fact that its rwd that make it difficult. Its just the fact that its completely different and therefore everything would need to be changed.
BUY IT AND RESELL IT! That would be great profit and NO it wouldn’t fit at all. ITs too big. And I could make u an engine with more whp than an s2000 engine. Bseries engines have alot of potential. Anyways I think you should go for the profit!! I would.
The s2000 motor rotates clockwise, while all b-series motors rotate counterclockwise.