Can't get an S2000 to race.

[Unit 5302]

Originally posted by 1965GTO:
If the clutch can't handle it they need to get a better one that is all. High revs don't necessarily mean the engine is going to wear out any faster. First of all most of the time they aren't turning 9000 rpm. Second, Don't forget with the short stroke of a 2 litre honda piston speed is probably lower than your mustang most of the time.

There is no clutch in the universe that was made to slip out from 6000-8000rpms. That is what people like to call wear. Even if the clutch could withstand it, the pressure plate and flywheel will glaze over. Perhaps you can help us with the name of a clutch/presure plate/flywheel manufacturer who will certify their clutch for 8000rpm slip launches? Didn't think so.

As far as the short stroke saving it, a short stroke doens't do a whole lot for the car when it cruises down the road at 4500rpm. Piston speed comes in for determining critical mass, not wear. And yes, it is "Most of the time", since the 5.0 has a 3.000" stroke.

I've also heard the special cylinder wall lining is going to save the engine, make it last forever. Well, if they have an ultra strong cylinder wall, what about the piston rings? Wear city. So maybe they'll make the rings out of that material, ooops, same metal to metal contact makes for wear as well. It doesn't matter. An engine that turns 2x the amount of rpms as most other cars going down the road, and redlines at 8900rpm, makes it's torque peak at 7500, and hp at 8300 is not an engine that will last. You literally have to rev the thing to above 5k to accelerate. Every time you come away from a light, 5k minimum to keep up with traffic. This car runs like a big engine bike, and contrary to ricer belief, I don't see any way in hell it will last 4x longer.