By Chris Tropea
Feb 20, 2024
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Honda,
S2000,
K24,
Engine swap
How to dominate Gridlife GLTC?
For the team at ASM, the answer is a simple combination of a Honda S2000, a K24 swap and some expert driving.
Presented by CRC Industries.
5/31/23 9:19 a.m.
When I drive my '12 Accord coupe (K24/5MT) after having driven my '07 Focus sedan (2.0/5MT) or '04 Outback wagon (2.5/5MT) it amazes me every time how usable the entire rev range is with the K24. When puttering around town I can take off in 2nd and it has enough off-idle torque to make it effortless. And the gears are notoriously tall in this generation of Accord. The Focus doesn't like 2nd gear starts as much and the Outback takes a lot of extra feathering of the clutch. And it also happily and eagerly revs all the way to 7,000 rpm, all while returning incredible fuel economy.
I'm not a Honda Fanboi but, I am definitely a K24 Fanboi. They hit it out of the park when they designed that engine.
5/31/23 11:33 a.m.
Thats the same experience I have with my dad's 05 manual Accord. Still surprised how tall the gearing is on it. That five speed bolted to a TSX would probably redline 2nd gear at 75 to 80 mph haha
5/31/23 12:56 p.m.
The S2000 is a good car with a torqueless wonder under the hood. Give me a 1k lower redline and more torque and I may actually like driving it.
5/31/23 4:26 p.m.
K-swap the world.
5/31/23 5:07 p.m.
Well the K20/24 is way cheaper than the F20/22C so... Yes it's better?
I don't think I can sell my 8th gen Si sedan ever. Love the K20.
6/1/23 12:17 p.m.
That and #TE37allthings and you’re set.
6/1/23 12:24 p.m.
If you can't K-swap it, LS-swap it. If you can't LS-swap it, K-swap it. If you can't do either of those, scrap it.
6/1/23 12:52 p.m.
S2000 actually makes more low end torque than a Subaru 2.5, and in the midrange is amazingly close given that it is only 80% the displacement.
And then it keeps going
And then goes ballistic when it switches to the high RPM lobes.
6/4/23 12:44 a.m.
In reply to Pete. (l33t FS) :
You messed up. There is no way that's the torque curve comparison between an F-series engine and an EJ25. Horsepower? Yes. Torque? No.
6/4/23 4:51 a.m.
In reply to Dootz :
But if it's making more hp at x rpm, then it is also making more torque at x rpm.
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