The Japanese performance market is full of goodies. In the year 1999, Honda released a car named after the size of its initial engine displacement: the Honda S2000. Lightweight, high-revving, and open to all upgrades, the S2000 became every Honda fan’s dream car for the entire 10 years of its […]
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632 WHP Honda S2000
No one is born a legend. Legends are created through years of being tested, earning the title and leaving a legacy behind. In the case of the Honda S2000, it didn’t take much more than a timeless styling, a 2.0-liter engine that revs up to 9,000 RPM, and a lifespan […]
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757 WHP Honda S2000
Few people would choose a 10th-generation Accord to go drag racing. Even fewer people would be able to modify their 10th-gen Accord to run deep into the 11s. Joel Felix of Colorado managed to modify his 4-door Accord to set the record for the quickest 10th-gen while building a 5,000 […]
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Honda Homecoming 2021
Headed by Michael T, (a trusted ambassador of American Honda and the past 3 Homecoming events), he delivered a gathering of 500+ S2000, NSX and Type R owners converging on the North American Honda Headquarters in Torrance, California to celebrate the brand and the models that enthusiasts have grown to […]
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492 WHP Honda S2000
What does it take to move the spirit and 2,800-pounds too? The roar of 500 horsepower would do the trick. What would move the spirit even more? Doing the work yourself. Corporal Ben Huey’s old Civic was pretty tired, which put him in the market for a new ride. While […]
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D’GARAGE Honda S2000 | Track Prepping a 366,000 Mile S2000
The DSPORT office parking lot is filled with staff projects and D’Garage cars both old and new, but none of these come close to matching the longevity of Tyler Hirashima’s 366,000-mile AP1 Honda S2000. The car was first purchased new in 1999 by his father and then passed down to […]
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1150 WHP 2JZ Powered Honda S2000
Don’t judge a book by its cover. When you see a big V8 engine rolling next to a humble, compact car at the start line, you automatically declare the winner in your head; however, the dragstrip knows no remorse. When it comes to racing, the factory advertisement means nothing. In […]
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347 WHP Supercharged Honda S2000
What started as Honda’s 50th year anniversary celebration quickly became an undeniable force to be reckoned with. The Honda S2000 was introduced in 2000, and while many think it was Honda’s attempt to compete with other roadsters, the S2K stood on a special stage of its own. Debuted as the […]
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440 WHP Turbocharged Honda S2000
Every car enthusiast has a story of how they fell in love with cars; for Dennis Delcid, Hot Wheels were responsible for his bagged S2000 build that he drives today. For some, owning and building a performance car is a dream they can close their eyes and imagine, but Dennis […]
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Neo Motorsport Front Big Brake Kit for the Honda S2000
What should your next upgrade be? Asking yourself this question can send you down a rabbit hole of unnecessary and expensive mods if you’re not careful. So before window shopping catalogs and forums for new parts, decide first what you want to do with the car. If you plan to […]
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No Frills, All Thrills, 605 WHP Honda S2000
Once upon a time, Honda built serious performance automobiles. Although drag-racing enthusiasts didn’t embrace the Acura NSX or Honda S2000 in great numbers, both machines provided worry-free driving enjoyment and possessed the DNA to serve as weekend racers. Hong Kong native and owner of PFabrications, Pang Cheung, knew from the […]
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2000 Honda S2000 | McLeod Street Tuner Clutch Installation
2000 Honda S2000 Clutch Install Our project Honda S2000 clocks in with 366,000 miles on the odometer, with only two clutch changes in its whole life. As put together plans to bring the car back up to snuff, a new clutch was added to the list. Given that the car […]
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2000 Honda S2000 | Energy Suspension Polyurethane Bushings Installation
2000 Honda S2000 Polyurethane Bushings Install In Issue #170 of DSPORT Magazine, we upgraded our project 2016 Mazda MX-5 from factory rubber suspension bushings to Energy Suspension’s Hyper-Flex polyurethane bushings. Although the car was new and the stock bushings were in perfect condition, we still discovered significantly improved lap times […]
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Roaring Roadster | 431 Horsepower Turbocharged S2000
LOYALTY TO THE LABEL. Many die-hard fans of specific brands will stick with them to the bitter end. Like many sport compact veterans, brothers Robert and Richard Wong have their roots in Hondas. Hondas were affordable, powerful and widely supported. Building serious Honda platforms was a hobby that delivered results. […]
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Supercharged Track S2000 | The Ideal Honda Weekend Racecar
Vehicle performance begins at the core of chassis design, encompassing a variety of elements including frame stiffness, strength and rigidity. Often referred to as the fifth spring, a chassis does flex to some degree, just as the suspension travels up and down at each corner. The stiffer the chassis, the […]
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