Viper Power: Widebody Honda S2000 Gets A Real Engine

Normally, a Honda S2000 is pretty cute little toy for the wife to drive around, but they’re not a serious threat on the track. However, this one with a Dodge Viper V10 crammed under the hood is something else entirely. This is the roadster Honda not only was afraid to build, but couldn’t pull it off had it wanted to.

Watch a heavily modified Dodge Viper intimidate a Shelby GT500.

Donated by a 2006 Dodge Viper, the V10 engine is rated at 510-horsepower and 535 lb.-ft. of torque, well beyond the little four-banger Honda used. With that big power boost, plus a number of other modifications like the flared out fenders, this little car can really move.

One would think dropping a big, heavy engine like a Viper’s V10 into the S2000, a car known for being incredibly well balanced would make it handle like garbage. But the owner says that’s not even close to true. According to him, the front-to-rear weight distribution is 47-to-53. In other words, it’s not quite perfect but still good enough to handle quite well.

What’s hilarious about this build is the owner bought it from someone who already had the engine in the car. He became aware of it after seeing people on an S2000 forum mocking the unfinished project. Instead of laughing at the ridiculousness of such a thing, he saw potential and ran with it.

However, he says he had to rip everything out and start over, including fabricating a number of parts. It’s not like there are online guides for doing a Viper V10 engine swap into a Honda S2000. He also added Penske adjustable shocks and installed a close-ratio steering rack out of Mustang, not the mention a rear differential from a Ford Expedition.

The body is made up of different aftermarket parts modified to fit, if not fabricated by the owner himself. He is a true trailblazer with this build, that’s for sure.