engine swap
03-24-2012 | 12:47 PM
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First off sorry to burst your bubble but no this isn't a troll thread. I was asking a simple question but Instead I mostly got flamed. You guys have been helpful though. Yes the winter Eason is over but I figure if I start now it will be done by next winter. I don't see why making fwd will remove the fun factor. In the end it will still be an s2k. Ive already owned a del soul and hated it because it wasnt a true sports car. I'm no expert mechanic but I can figure stuff out pretty easily. That's why I was hoping someone else had already done this so I could follow their steps. I guess I'll have to make my own build thread once I get started so that others can do this swap easier. 
03-24-2012 | 01:03 PM
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You wont be able to keep anything stock if you plan on converting it to a fwd, you will also throw the weight distribution off because you are putting all the weight towards the front of the car. If you really think about it you are turning the s2k into a del-sol more or less. You also mess with the handling because you are going fwd to rwd simple as that really. Exactly how and what are you going to use to convert it to a fwd?
03-24-2012 | 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by honduh4life' timestamp='1332621551' post='21540189
First off sorry to burst your bubble but no this isn't a troll thread. I was asking a simple question but Instead I mostly got flamed. You guys have been helpful though. Yes the winter Eason is over but I figure if I start now it will be done by next winter. I don't see why making fwd will remove the fun factor. In the end it will still be an s2k. Ive already owned a del soul and hated it because it wasnt a true sports car. I'm no expert mechanic but I can figure stuff out pretty easily. That's why I was hoping someone else had already done this so I could follow their steps. I guess I'll have to make my own build thread once I get started so that others can do this swap easier.
03-24-2012 | 01:17 PM
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...you are going to completely change the dynamics of the car, in every way. The handling will be totally "different" because of all of the weight being taken out of the rear/center(diff/axles/driveshaft/transmission), and being put up front with a different engine.
This is a horrible idea, and for a horrible reason. "To be better in the snow" doesn't mean it needs FWD. If you are a capable driver, and put snow tires on the car, it will drive in the snow just fine. But...converting a S2000 to FWD just because of snow?????? I really hope you're not completely blind to why this is an absurd statement..
03-24-2012 | 02:08 PM
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Imagine making a Corvette FWD? This is like an alternate universe you are speaking of.
You can't just say, "oh, I will still have the S2000, it will just be FWD.
No, you won't have an S2000, you will have a turd that will drive like crap and lose its 50/50 weight distribution, balance, will torque steer, I could literally go on and on and list 20 different reasons why FWD would be absolutely a horrible idea.