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Originally Posted by matt_hylton
get the 2.0 and buy the 2.2 borkit for it, you'll get the higher redline(which i consider a good thing), and the tourqe, the 04+ also had some differences in the tranny, i know the gearing is shorter in the later, but you can buy new gears too.
And if you go with a 00 or 01, you'll save enough money do to the mods.
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That's probably not a good idea. The reason they lowered the redline was because of the increased stress at higher speeds. I've read online that you can only safely run an F22C engine at 8,500 RPM, anything over that will eventual cause damage. There are alot of tuners that run it at 9,000, but they do not intend to keep these engines for the long term.
If you're short on cash then go for the 2.0L engine. It has the same amount of power, but because it has less torque you need to rev it higher to reach it. They also changed the gearbox for '04+, shortening the first 4 gears, and lengthening 5th and 6th. Either way you go, you can't go wrong with an S2000
