>>look at the numbers the s2000 has the highest HP rating for
>>an N/A engine. it's something like 240hp
>
>True, but do you want to spend all your time at
>9000rpm??

Well, it gets 240hp at 8300rpm (which isn't close to the redline yet) and isn't hard to get to when you are putting this much power through a stock 6-speed manual.

>>it all boils down to; you get what you pay for. you could
>>get our 2.3's around 240 hp but you have to spend the money.
>>that and it wouldn't idle worth crap
>
>240hp isn't too difficult to reach with a 2.3/2.5L
>with a turbo, and Ford built them for us...
>
This may be true, but the stock Honda S2000 gets that 240hp without a turbo (hence the N/A) and gets it out of a 2.0L not a 2.3 or 2.5 You can get well over that 240 if you put a turbo on Honda's little 2.0L Also, Honda is getting 26mpg on this 240hp engine, I wonder how many we would get on Ford's 2.3L with a turbo. As much as I love Ford's awesome V8s, when it comes to I4s, Honda has us beat hands down. I have to agree completely with Syzle and aksniper on this one.