muzchap
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| posted on 10/2/08 at 11:22 PM |
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S2000 Luego
A big thanks to Matt at Casarva (07828320086) for doing all of the necessary welding work to get the engine, gearbox and diff in 
Pic 1 - Engine from the front
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=showphoto&photo=10022008041.jpg
Pic 2 - Waiting for Zorst
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=showphoto&photo=10022008042.jpg
Pic 3 - Engine Front
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=showphoto&photo=10022008043.jpg
Pic 4 - More Engine from front
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=showphoto&photo=10022008044.jpg
Pic 5 - Engine from side
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=showphoto&photo=10022008045.jpg
Pic 6 - Diff Pic 1
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=showphoto&photo=10022008046.jpg
Pic 7 - Diff Pic 2
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=showphoto&photo=10022008047.jpg
Pic 8 - Diff Pic 3
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=showphoto&photo=10022008048.jpg
Pic 9 - Diff Pic 4
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=showphoto&photo=10022008049.jpg
Pic 10 - Diff Pic 5
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=showphoto&photo=10022008050.jpg
Pic 11 - This was once a car! What have I done! LOL
http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/photos.php?action=showphoto&photo=10022008051.jpg
It's all looking good the following bits are sorted:
- Zorst = Sorted
- Propshaft = Sorted
- Driveshafts = Sorted (Well when I ring Mark @ MAC#1 :p )
- Electrics / Standard Ecu = sorted thanks to the Yanks
Things that need sorting:
Steering column downlink - booo, catches on oil filter
Pedal Box - converting to an Elise master cylinder with wilwood brake bias controller for rears in cockpit.
Need some machining for some brake caliper carriers with the cossie discs - for ultimate stopping...
Need gearstick lever machining slightly as too high
Fitting S2000 clocks into dash and making it look good! 
Lack of cash
That's it really.
ETA April 2008...
It's a big job - but hey, one task at a time
M
[Edited on 10/2/08 by muzchap]
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 10/2/08 at 11:39 PM |
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god these pics are huge
personally I'd have shrunk each down to 400 pixels wide then opened paintbox, made the area the total stacked hight of all the pictures, then
pasted each into that one long picture. But that's just me.
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 10/2/08 at 11:59 PM |
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there you go
 
Rescued attachment total pic.JPG
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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rickys2000
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| posted on 11/2/08 at 01:22 AM |
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Looking good. welcome to the world of inserting an S2000 into a luego. Fun innit!
cheers
ricky
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PeteS2k
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| posted on 11/2/08 at 07:14 AM |
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Looking good!
I'm currently in the middle (more at the start, really) of a Dax Rush build with the F20C. Some pics
here.
I've also decided to go down the route of using the stock ECU, and have had some helpful input from both the US (Ultralite)and Australian (PRB)
folk, though I've only really started thinking about this part of the build.
Have you found any helpful tips and tricks for using the Honda ECU you can share?
Also, what are you doing for an exhaust manifold? I know they're not the same car, but I'm after ideas
I managed to find a routing for the steering column to just miss the oil filter, and give enough room for changing it. This is using the Dax set-up -
modified Sierra column with a UJ a few inches back up from the trouble spot - just skirts round nicely.
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neilj37
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| posted on 11/2/08 at 07:53 AM |
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The guys I know that have fitted Honda engines to their cars use the Hondata equipment rather than stock. Apparently it is easy to configure.
http://www.hondata.com/
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saigonij
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| posted on 11/2/08 at 08:20 AM |
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looking good...
Matt said to me that he was doing some work with an S2000 engine - he also said that you used to have a zetec and throttle bodies? If so, what have
you done with the throttle bodies?
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muzchap
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| posted on 11/2/08 at 12:03 PM |
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thanks Mr Whippy,
I'm far too lazy to do that
Saigon - sorry mate all sold 
PeteS2k - I used the standard ecu as easiet and cheapest option - just had the immobiliser circuit removed. I'll also clear the engine
management light by 'frigging' the system - using my mates MODUS diagnostic system.
Keep bugging me - and I'll document it for you
Chris - Many thanks for ALL of your considerable help and advice! Indeed I need to get my finger out ASAP. It's going in for Zorst this weekend
and driveshafts/prop sorted by the end of the month. Then its wiring it in getting a running car - then sorting the dash etc etc.
Cheers,
M
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mcerd1
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| posted on 11/2/08 at 05:34 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by muzchap
PeteS2k - I used the standard ecu as easiet and cheapest option - just had the immobiliser circuit removed. I'll also clear the engine
management light by 'frigging' the system - using my mates MODUS diagnostic system.
I'm interested in this too, but not for my Dax 
-Robert
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FlansS14
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| posted on 12/2/08 at 10:12 AM |
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Looking good, gotta love the V-tec
Just a quick one, why are you going threw all the hassel of using the honda box instead of just a Cossi diff. IIRC the later honda engine go the
"right" way.
Flan
Why didn't i just make it simple!
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PeteS2k
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| posted on 12/2/08 at 12:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by FlansS14
Looking good, gotta love the V-tec
Just a quick one, why are you going threw all the hassel of using the honda box instead of just a Cossi diff. IIRC the later honda engine go the
"right" way.
Flan
If you can use the S2k diff, you get an ATB with a 4.1 ratio, but the hassle of fitting it into the chassis. Probably more of a problem with the
smaller chassis cars, or deDion rear ends, particularly with the rear mounting points.
Sierra diff is probably easier to fit in most chassis, but may be less than ideal for standard ratios - unless you're into stratoshperic top
speeds, or just ignore 6th gear. I've stuck with a Sierra LSD but got a (very expensive!) 4.1 CWP fitted in place of the 3.62. But then
it's my first build so I followed the path of least resistance
It's just a trade-off of costs vs. hassle for each individual build, I guess...
[Edited on 12/2/08 by PeteS2k]
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FlansS14
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| posted on 12/2/08 at 04:51 PM |
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Thanks Pete, now i know
Why didn't i just make it simple!
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muzchap
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| posted on 12/2/08 at 10:11 PM |
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Hehe thanks Pete - I too investigated the route of converting my Sierra LSD into a Quaife 4.1 LSD with Torsen - but it was going to cost £1300!!!
I paid £1750 for:
S2000 engine (20,000 miles FSH)
Gearbox
Clocks
ECU
Full Wiring Loom inc FuseBox
Diff
Driveshafts
It was the ratio and the fact that Matt said he could do it (get it in) that persuaded me
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mcerd1
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| posted on 14/2/08 at 08:07 AM |
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anyone know what power the S2000 gearbox is good for in an S2000 ??
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rickys2000
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| posted on 14/2/08 at 06:09 PM |
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Considering quite a few people bolt superchargers on without upgrading the diff, I would say somewhere in the region of 400bhp+. This is seems to be a
fairly common figure in the states
cheers Ricky
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9000rpm
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| posted on 28/6/08 at 10:05 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by mcerd1
anyone know what power the S2000 gearbox is good for in an S2000 ??
Rather late but here is the answer.
On a Honda S2000 the weakest link in the drivetrain is the diff.
The S weights 1275Kg so at a guess ,the diff would be much forgiving on a 500Kg car.
The gearbox can hold 400+ WHP without any problem and this on a full weight car. After some constant beating the syncro can go out of the window.
How i know all this I owned a supercharged S2000
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