S2000 vs. 2000GT
 

my friend seems to think that the s2000 stock could kill a 00-02gt stock and i told him that the gt could take the it. i'm just going off the #'s i have herd. what do you guys think?

If both cars are driven to the best of their ability, it would be VERY close....it really comes down to driver...Throw some mods on each car and the GT will win.

3 out of 4 times the GT's going to get the best of the S2000....

Unfortunately, I think the S2000 would take the GT, not "kill" the GT but it would win with someone who knows how to drive. I've heard they are VERY difficult cars to launch and drive.

Most people would say a GT would beat an S2000 for that very fact, very hard to launch. Waste of a car, IMO. 0 torque, you have to redline the freakin engine to get any power from it. But it is a fast little Freak.

Nice summation.

I have beaten many a new GT. I have raced only one S2000 and that little Phucker stayed at my rear bumper all the way through the first 10ft or so then I smoked his @ss.:D

Most of the new GT's put up a way better fight than the S2000 did. Launching at 8000rpms and slipping the clutch cant be good for the car.

Later,

Been there... one of my good buddies bought an S2000.

Stock. His best time was a 13.72, allthough it was not consistant.
Stock. My best time was a 13.662 ... and fairly consistant.

We had more than a few runs, and not once did he take me... luck of the draw? Naw. The S2000 is not a good drag car. No torque at low RPMs means you have the rev the SOB up there and ride the clutch to get a good launch.

On the high way, he would have an edge in the 80-100MPH then I would get the edge from 100MPH to ~140MPH ... and then he would walk me.

Whats the top speed of the S2000?

Could be around 160MPH IMO.

So why would a S2000 walk a new GT from 140 on if the GT has the edge, Dont the GTs go to 150MPH(Limited)

The reason the s2000 starts walking at 225km/h (140MPH) is we shift in 5th, and RPMs drop at about 3700 at that point. From there on I have had the patience to hold it for about 5 miles and it drag it self up to 245km/h (151MPH).

So the car is a brick in the wind (with all the fake scoops and all) and it doesn't have the right gear to move up there.

The S2000 has better aerodynamics and 6 gears (the right ones) to move it up there.

So let's say a stock GT had a 6speed instead. Would it have the ability to reach higher speed, and accelerate faster at 40MPH? The new GTs are pretty aeordynamic in my opinion. Its not like the S2000 is shaped like a missle or anything, it's nothing special in the aero dept.

I dunno...I didn't think s2000s were that fast in the 1/4 mile. I would have thought closer to a 14.3 or 14.4...

My friend has a s2000 and he has gone 146 (he's crazy). Handles amazingly well for a convertible.

I would think that a 2000 GT would cream it, but if they run 13.7s...

Those cars (s2000) are meant to be driven like that...my friend drives like a madman, and the only evidence of it are the worn tires.

240 HP out of a 2 liter engine...not bad at all :). They are sweet cars and 0 torque is relative...actually has like mid-upper 150s which is still nothing :). I still think a 2000 GT should take it.

After I hit like 120 in my car, it gets real scary real fast! My top is 125 although I had plenty more RPMs left.

Thanks,
DoranW

I've driven a bunch of stuff pretty fast, and the most unsettling thing about the Mustang is the rear axle. At that speed the IRS makes a car feel much more stable, rightly or wrongly so.

With a more agressive gearing and a T-56 the Mustang would still beat the s2000 at speed. It's a matter of power and cd above 100 mph, but again I don't know the tunnel numbers for the cars either.

lol, here's a tasty little bit of info for you then. A 2002 Mustang GT and a Fox body both have the drag coeffcient.

And God knows my car wasn't designed with aerodynamics as a number 1 priority.

I wouldn't have thought the new GTs were that bad...anyone know what the best car since 87+ as far as aerodynamics?

Thanks,
DoranW

Tireburner - the new GT has the same COD as a Fox LX, but the Fox GT has more drag. Here are some numbers I looked up:
'89 GT 0.38
'89 GT Vert 0.40
'89 LX 0.34
'94 V6 0.32
'94 GT 0.34
'02 GT 0.34
Shelby Cobra 427 S/C 0.42
'02 Camaro Coupe 0.33
'02 Camaro Z28 0.34
C5 Coupe 0.29
C5 Vert 0.33
Z06 0.31