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You're dead right, Honda does seem to be moving the Civic out of reach for the aftermarket tuner, much to the dismay of many enthusiast Honda owners.
Apparently they have moved the catalytic converter closer to the exhaust manifold, situating it so it is almost incorporated into it, making the exhaust system more difficult to work with for tuners.
As for the S2000, Honda is reportedly trying to work on the engine's low torque issues, as yes, keeping the rpm needle jumping will supply the power needed, but it also makes the car more difficult to live with, particularly as a daily driver, with little "stop light" power. They were able to engineer more torque into the bottom end of the 3.2TL's power delivery without too drastically altering the engine. Maybe some of the principles applied there will work on the S2000.
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