What car should get

[incorrigible]

the S2000 engine (and box) that has been recently aquired by a friend of mine (02 virtualy no miles)

And how much would you pay for the finished vehicle

Initial thoughts are

Caterham (easy)
Elise (know this has been done but how did they do the gearbox)

PS sorry to post this on general gassing when it's actually about cars

[RCA]

mini

[gnomesmith]

Would make a wicked Morgan 4/4.

[jeremyc]

Elise (know this has been done but how did they do the gearbox)

Suspect they use the Civic Type-R gearbox to drive the rear wheels instead of front.

Not sure that the S2000 and CTR engines are the same, but I stand to be corrected.

Oh, and it should go in a Mini.

[incorrigible]

JC, you're only saying that because it would be faster than your Caterham

It's NOT going in a mini if we're going to the trouble of making it run transverse mounted it'll be an elise

[madasahatter]

I believe there is a subtle change in between the S2000 engine, and the CTR engine, as was discussed on the Elise forum recently after the release of the Elise-R.

Something about different VTEC usage...or something. And more mid-range torque.

Read about it here

Elise-R

I think the guy who did the Elise-R contributed.

[Alex]

Stick it in a Westfield. Your problem is going to be the diff, as Honda engines run 'the wrong way' AFAIK.

[dave_s13]

What about sticking it in one of them Honda s2000's???

[incorrigible]

He did, I'll pick his brains

Only problem I haven't got £10k-£15k spare for the donor elise

Maybe I could just sell him the engine

[madasahatter]

dave_s13 said: What about sticking it in one of them Honda s2000's???

[incorrigible]

dave_s13 said: What about sticking it in one of them Honda s2000's???

If you know where there's an S2000 with a blown engine I may just do that

[Supercharged]

S2000 engine is different to CTR, slightly different bore and stroke and the S2000 makes its power a lot higher up the rev range

[davidy]

TVR Vixen?

davidy

[incorrigible]

Supercharged said: S2000 engine is different to CTR, slightly different bore and stroke and the S2000 makes its power a lot higher up the rev range

Does the S2000 engine bolt straight onto the CTR box though ?

[fish]

series 11a landrover

:notmuchhelpreallyi'llbegonig:

[robp]

Stick it in a standard civic 3 door.

The ultimate Q-car

[incorrigible]

should be good for embarassing BOBs at the lights

Any serious comments on the Elise vs Caterham

And how much would either be worth (assuming they're finished to a fairly (read very) high standard)

[fish]

Caterham would be easier to modify and sell on. Plus it's a better track car

[Bonce]

Could you convert a Reliant Robin van to mid engine, rear wheel drive with it?

I'd pay to see that driving on track! (from a safe distance)

If the choice is between Elise and Caterham, I would think the Se7en style (Westfield/Caterham) chassis would be a lot easier to work with (I've seen a TVR V8 in a Dax chassis), and the resulting car would be much better balanced and more fun to drive.

IMHO.

>> Edited by Bonce on Wednesday 2nd April 15:29

[CarZee]

Johnny (or was it Andy>?) at Book-A-Track had an S2k engine & gearbox in a westfield..

goes like the proverbial clappers.. mostly sideways, though