Honda has been making engines that rev to 8xxx rpm's reliably for 12 years now. Honda is one of the more concervative, less risk taking automotive manufacturers out there and I highly doubt that they would make the car have such a high redline if they motor couldn't take the abuse. As far as the clutch is concerned, it is true, not very many clutches, including aftermarket upgrades can take that kind of abuse for long. But like mentioned above, the typical S2000 buyer isn't buying the car to drag it.....they are buying the car either to road race it or they are a 40+ year old man wanting to "be young again" who went out and bought a roadster.
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90 Honda CRX aka
Project Mongoose
Estimated Completion: ON STANDBY
84 Toyota Supra:
Japanese 6mge installed within two weeks.....
High flow cat, two chamber flowmaster, custom 2.5" piping, msd 8.5mm wires. Will have boost before 2002.
Have HKS turbo manifold for it
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