Christople

S2000 at first wasn't marketed towards the integra/civic/prelude crowd.


First off it cost more. Second, it's a whole new platform and I would assume that it's new to everybody else. Limited run.


but yes, besides gears and the s/c there really isn't practical mod related to cost

JAXrsx

Not to mention that the F20/F22 engines are already highly tuned straight from the factory. There isn't a whole lot of room for improvement in the "in and out" area whereas on the RSX the factory intake is highly restrictive. The K series engines are great engines out of the box, but Honda left a pretty good amount of headoom for improvement. You can see this by the results that an i/h/e setup yield on a K20A2.

It does bug me however how much more some of the basic mods cost for the S in comparison. I can't help but feel sometimes that the parts cost more solely because the car is in a slightly higher price class. I guess thats just basic business economics though.

Craig

Slamnasty

Ya, the S was already where RSX drivers could only dream of being in terms of performance. IMO it hardly needs anything to make its case for ownership, other than torque.

xpander4

then you must be highly anoyed by your s2000 which is "slow as hell" until 6K then you get to 9k real quick and its over.

APEXSEAL

I recently sold my 02 RSX-S and bought a 06 RSX-S and I can feel exactly the same thing with both cars. Damn RSX feels quicker than my modded MY04 right up to Vtec engagement. Must be the i-Vtec.

koala

It's a JDM Honda Civic sedan w/ heated leather seats, HID's, sat nav, 2.0l 155 HP, etc...

I'm liking it so far! Very comfortable car

truths2k05

I have an 06 and the rsx revs alot quicker to redline than the s2. Especially the 04 and up s2s. It just does, Ivtec makes a big difference.
The reason that aftermarket manufacturers jumped on the rsx is because of how well it responds to modification. The s2 mods are mostly for looks save for a few.

APEXSEAL

I as previously stated, also have both, and sometimes feel bad about my MY04 (rubberband feeling of acceleration after driving the RSX-S for awhile).
However, have a fried drive your S with you as a pasenger and do the same in the RSX-S (reving them both to redline, of course) and the S feels much much quicker.

Christople

I've seen a bunch of www.streetfire.net vids of RSX-S vs S2000 rolls and they are like dead even. Not sure what that is in relation but that's where my guesstimates come from.

truths2k05

The S2k will feel faster due to being pushed by the Rwd and not pulled as is the case in the Rsx. I also owned the 04 acura TL and that thing made the s2k feel slow. The feeling of acceleration relative to actual acceleration is tricky. For sure that the rsx rev's quicker though.