Tesla Converted 500hp Honda S2000 -- All-Electric!
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- čas přidán 15. 02. 2022
- Typically when a 500 horsepower Honda S2000 comes around it has a built motor with a huge turbo strapped to it all while making all the wildest sounds imaginable. But our friends at @rywire Motorsports Electronics had something different in mind. They took a Tesla motor and fully integrated it into their Honda S2000 in the cleanest way possible. This might be the easiest or the hardest 500 horsepower swap ever done, ha! The future is coming in hot… whether you like it or not.
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More than the car, I dig this guys attitude about it. Hes got such a great outlook on learning and trying new things. Its really great when you hear people talking like this about possibilities and the future. Much respect.
It’s ultra dope to see people do new shit anyways. But totally agree i wanna see this things bottom and it rip
100% agree with you! The Build bio is Awesome but just needs that driving experience or just a ride along. Would really bring the builds to life!
It would be sweet to add a test drive to the show. And bring back putting it on a lift. For custom builds like this, it would be cool to see the underside, more than just the clips he sent you.
All you going to see is a huge battery pack, and suspension.
Agreed
THIS
The lift is a must have
So basically bring back Nads
Thank you guys. The video turned out RAD, and I’m glad I could share why I built this and the learning progression I gained from the process!
Gotta love challenge when build something totally different from others
Man, it BLOWS my mind when I see people from back in my honda days doing stuff like this. I remember riding in your CRX at buttonwillow way back (K20 swap), and also giving you rides in my EG hatch, and hanging out with the guys from hybrids.jp. Super congrats to you! So glad you kept chasing the dream, and have come far with your business. your builds are always amazing and super clean. hope to see ya around again sometime!
Dope stuff!! I’ve thought about converting my 98 Subaru Impreza rs. Thought it was to small but seeing this makes it seem totally possible! Much respect on your skill and passion!
I really appreciate Ron's analogy of being in the Wild West and when he mentioned the similarities in "tuning". I'll always want a big, rumbling V8 or sick, inline with a turbo, but you can still geek out with an EV and customize it on the same level. Really dig the craftsmanship and quality of the build. I hope to see it shred the yard. 🤙😎
Engineer in HV batteries here. Seeing the tuning market taking this up and running with new tech like this is wild, and great to see.
The quality of workmanship is top notch as well and the fact you pushed yourself out your confort zone and develop this from nowhere is great to see and keeping an open mind to develop the knowledge, your skill set will be in high demand. It's also kinda funny as i raced RC cars back in the late 90's / early 00's and the knowledge i gained from there helps here, just it's all supersized.
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Would be nice if the Build Biologies would do test drives as well. Especially seeing that s2000 in motion.
ain't no one trying to see a tesla test drive, would've been the most boring thing ever
@@wcovey25 speak for yourself. EVs instantly ripping and tires screaming is pretty great.
@@Lavasioth Bisimoto + EV West shredding = fffuuuuccckkk. I love the ridiculous pink porsche + bisi's attitude.
@@wcovey25 This a Tesla, nerd?
Fr i forwarded video to end...no drive...dislike
“This window sticker is dangerous and inconvenient but I do love fig newtons”
-Ricky Bobby
I scrolled looking for this exact comment.
@@CHIPZ711500 me too. Im hoping he took the stickers off before he drove it and they were just there for marketing lol
You gotta get these cars on the lift again! Seeing the underside of all these crazy builds was the best part of Build Bio, gets into the stuff we can't see.
Right
Without seeing it rip, it was just a lot of words :(
Probably shitbox that have alot of bugs and problems since its Tesla system lol
im sure you were really excited to hear how it sounds and how fast he can go from 20 to 80 and then jab on the brakes, thats all these evs are good for
they wont. its only for display. look at the windshield.
@@wcovey25 so they are good for 99% of driving got it 😂😂😂
@@Jasta315 you don't understand. your like the 99.9% of normal people who think that sounds great. I drive my cars to have fun to smile, driving this wouldn't do that for me like a gas, manual transmission car would. ev owners don't value that though which is why you commented that and didn't understand where I was coming from
I have a love/hate with this series. Love the information. Hate I don't get to see the car driven. 😒
yeah what the hell...
And no lift shots!
u have to asume it has to do something the crazy permitting of LA. to film anything within miles of 'la you basically have to have the money of a movie studio or be willing to take the chance geting fined.
The noises i would strive for in an electric car would be insane gear whine and the power recovery 'engine breaking' as what Bisimoto highlighted in his Porsche. Which is just more gear whine but a slow down grind.
Or like the Livewire turbine whine?
Yessss! I cannot see that being a difficult thing but unless it is something in production it would be expensive
@@OvAeons harley actually engineered their sound because they didn't want something quiet. You might be able to find reading material on how they did it
So cool to see the OG Honda wiring guy build an electric Honda, I'm a fan of anything that is fast and fun, this has got to be!
Those wheels are straight off the deli slicer at the grocery store 😂
Lmao!
Maybe it’s not my type of tea, but mad respect to the owner. It looks so sick and very well built
Had a yorkshire tea advert pop up before the show began! 🤣
Not being a douche, but the phrase is "not my cup of tea" 😉
@@carpNcoffee Thanks for the correction mate
I get where lot of people are saying that they don't like the build, but a lot of people are just hating on it because it's electric and that's it. all I have to say to those people is that it's rather immature to hate on something just because it's electric and not a big gasoline car.
And don't get me Twisted, I love regular JDM Cars as much as the next 12 year old. All I'm just saying is it's not mature to hate on a new part of car culture just because it's not up to your liking. I'm not saying that you can't just like it I'm just saying that maybe give it a chance before you completely hate on it?
Most of those haters, probably don't even realize how the fuel for their ice cars uses water electricity and cobalt just to refine it.
And how their ice vehicle's also require multiple electric motors and a battery in order to function. That's right no batteries, no electric motors, no electricity equals no ice vehicle's either. 😎
And many more are just salty that silent and sleek sedans are now kicking their noisy cars butts with no drama at the strip&on the st to. 😀
@@4literv6 Ok hold up, lemme say something here..
I’m not feeling sick about the thought of electrical parts and currents playing into the performance of my Infiniti G37x..it just plays the part in how my car performs, and that’s cool. So yes, all cars have electricity built into them, infused into the fuel and whatnot, that’s just our modern technological innovations in the past years. Nice, idk why you make it sound like we are oblivious to the fact our cars live with electricity already, it’s just not the main point of the ENTIRE focus in an ICE car.
Moving on, I think most of the haters here, are either…hating because it’s electric, (easy to see why, they swapped out one of the most legendary, and best performing and sounding Honda engines in recent past with a battery), or just dislike something this sacrilegious being done to a legend from Honda’s performance history. They have a right to feel a bit offended by this, don’t hate them for it, people are obliged to feel a certain way about certain things. It’s when the conversation gets toxic and personal is when things really get dumb. But tbh I don’t think most of the people disliking this car are “haters” per se, I just think they are passionate about the legendary heart that contributed to this car being so historical.
And one last thing. I don’t care. People really shouldn’t care how quick a car is on a 1/4, 1/2 mile, or on the street. It’s infantile in my opinion. But I do prefer track-racing, cornering, aerodynamics, etc, so my opinion is kinda swayed. I just feel it’s un-right to point and laugh about one tiny unrealistic (and mostly un-useable) feat electric cars beat ICE cars in. Yes, they are quick, but can they do anything else besides? That’s the stuff I care about.
Sorry I was in the mood for a long comment spiel. 😅
(Edit) : BTW, I’m neutral towards EVs, don’t hate them, don’t love them. They’re alright, I still prefer the sound of a roaring VQ in my life, and that’s alright too. I do stand with the OC on the fact we should embrace new ideas in the car culture, so don’t take my rant as a sort of attack based on me understanding and siding with the passionate commenters in this video’s comment section. All cars should be appreciated for what they are in my opinion. 👍🏾
@@piercewright1567 you do know the fastest cars up pikes peak are now all evs right?
You do know that evs have the Goodwood festival hill climb records?
You do know the fastest accelerating st legal production cars are all ev now being a 4dr sedan, a 6 passenger SUV and a hyper car.
Randy pobst wheeled a stock tesla plaid to a top 3 time at Laguna seca(and pobst holds just about all the top time's there
Then he out ran the newest m5 and Cadillac Blackwood around willow springs raceway late last year in another stock plaid.
The top ev time at the nurburgring is owned by the plaid model s.
A tesla model y with just bolt on suspension, wheels and brake upgrades out ran a Porsche gt3 driven by Sasha from mountain pass performance last year. That's right his wife's model y with non slick tires and fully st legal out ran full on track car's. And the model y doesn't have a track mode yet either.
Evs have better weight distribution generally speaking. Better polar moment of inertia. And can be corner balanced easier.
All things good for track day's. Rant over. And thanks for explaining your perspective. 👍🏻
@@4literv6 Didn’t have note of all of those records, but thanks for the lesson, learned some new record info. 😆
Yeah, I know EVs are highly competitive on track, Randy Pobst’s Laguna Seca run said that enough. The only real issue EVs had in terms of track perimeters was handling, weight, body transfer, etc; engineer all those niggles out of the equation and the competitiveness tends to show itself. Evolution was inevitable for EVs to surpass ICEs, if there is one thing wrong with a car, someone is going to do something to counteract that fault. It’s how petrol cars got better in every iteration after the Benz Patent-Motorwagen if you think about it.
Still though, I tend to prefer the more “alive” feeling a petrol car gives, whether road or track. Gear-changes, running up the rev-range, and feeling out the engine’s performance.
I’m basically repeating what Jason Cammisa summarized in his video with the CT5-V, F90 M5 CS, and the Plaid. Sure, the Plaid killed both the other cars by a landslide; but in my honest opinion, show up to a track in a CT5-V lined up next to a Plaid..who cares if the CT5-V is slower. The CT5-V looks like an absolute hoot, and sounds amazing. Guarantee petrol cars will produce more smiles-per-hour than any EV, whether Super Saloon v Super Saloon, or Hypercar v Hypercar. Don’t take that to heart plz lol.
But for anyone who doesn’t care about all mushy stuff that and just wants all out dominance and sacrifice the feel of a living automobile, sure an EV fits that bill. Everyone has their preferences.
I still appreciate EVs, I think they’re unreasonably quick lmao, and I can see why we have them now, but for as long as i’m legally allowed too, i’m going to be driving my lovely G37 for as long as I live, and any other car I obtain along the way. One or a few people can’t cause the destruction of the entire planet. 👋🏾
We miss nads 😔
Where is he?
glad to have you cover this build! I will have to look more into it all. You can tell he takes the time to step back and plan it all out. That brake booster seems a great proven product. The coolant layout on the front packs... keepn it simple can take time.. awesome work... Props!
I want to love it but the styling leaves me wanting more. Great tech and clean build, just not my style. Can't wait to see their next project.
Those vs these it or it didnt happen 🤣🤣😎😎
I prefer this over those super modified racing s2000s. Looks very clean and like something honda themselves would have released
Yes, part of the problem is with the Honda S2000 design itself. It's a hard vehicle to work with.
@@amazin7006 exactly, it looks really similar to what the s2000 would have looked like if Honda had produced an electric version
@@amazin7006 are you fucking blind 🤮🤮🤮
Love Rywire’s EF, they have a special place in my heart.
All of Rywire's builds are so clean! So glad to have Build Biology back 🙌
Love how people are building all these electric cars and trucks. Very cool build!
This entire video just blew my mind!! I remember reading about Rywire, catching plane after plane, staying on a different person's couch, in a different state, for years building his harnesses. And now, I'm speechless. Great job my guy!
Another clean build from rywire. I dont generally like EVs but i definitely have a little more respect for them now.
But why don't you like EVs?
@@Dr.Spatula Same reason most people dont... they arent that exciting to watch no matter how fast they are.
@@jono6379 you base your opinion of a car on how exciting it looks and not how it drives? Seems silly
@@Dr.Spatula I am here on youtube to be entertained arent you?
@@jono6379 my interest in cars is less about how they look when they perform and more about how they actually are performing. Most motorsports are only flashy when something terrible is happening
Love this dude's builds. Well done sir.
I love that you kept all the in depth details about this car in the video. Fascinating!
What is a S2000 without its legendary VTEC????
Just gotta tune the controller lol
I was just going to scroll through the video, but that dude from RyWire was super enthusiastic and that made me watch every second! Awesome build!!
Absolutely amazing build! True next-gen hot rodding.
Great build! He’s always so detailed. Very proud to see my AEM dash design used here. 🤙
After watching JerryRigEverything's Electric Humvee progress so far, this doesn't look *that* complicated (the conversion and working with all electronics). I know it still is, but as we see with this S2000, and the Humvee, it's doable and it's awesome. The craftsmanship is top notch. Ryan has such a nice vibe.
The only thing I think could be improved on this video format is getting back the part where you guys put the car on the lift and doing a test drive. [Edit: grammar]
Was really hoping to see some rolling video of this thing in motion!!!
All those contingency stickers on the windshield remind me of Talladega Nights out takes. I understand why they are there but also speak to it not really meant to drive
Was hoping to see some quiet burnies. :(
czcams.com/video/adVuuilJGMI/video.html not the same but another s2000 electric
Watching father and son is always cool...nice work!
Very nice build and a huge + for the Douglas Adams reference ;)
hey hoonigan, big respect for putting more of a focus on electric cars.
never thought id say this about a bunch of guys fucking around with tricked out cars, but you're actually in a position to sway public opinion on a VERY important topic. every little thing count guys, keep up the good work!
so clean, always loved rywires builds
This. Man. Is. Impressive.
His knowledge of his cars (and eagerness to learn), the concepts of their designs, and how clean they are because of his background is beyond professional.
Love the gauge cluster! “don’t panic” LOL!
Do you think he knows where his towel is?
AWESOME! That shifter trim on FIRE!!
This is an awesome build... and I'm sure we're going to see a lot more builds like this, as EV's are stupidly expensive to buy...!
There needs to be more shops like ev west that are willing to do the conversion. Ya just bring em a shell then talk goals and budget
There's a guy up here in Canada putting 500 horsepower electric motors into old school muscle cars.. he bought some right up to the four-speed Muncie transmission.. they are some of the fastest cars I've ever seen.. Webb motor works..
A build like this is easily 60k and above
They are stupid expensive to build as well 😅
Yea but do you think doing something custom like this build was any cheaper 😂
Man I was sooo not gonna like this but I just can't hate on project this caliber. Can't have nothing but respect for the amount of work.
Engineer in HV batteries here. Seeing the tuning market taking this up and running with new tech like this is wild, and great to see.
The quality of workmanship is top notch as well and the fact he pushed himself out his confort zone and develop this from nowhere is great to see and keeping an open mind to develop the knowledge, his skill set will be in high demand. It's also kinda funny as i raced RC cars back in the late 90's / early 00's and the knowledge i gained from there helps here, just it's all supersized.
I respect the hell out of all the work that went into this, but compared to Rywire’s ITB S2K with the molded Mugen kit, I just can’t get excited about this one.
yeah its hard to see this and think about the future of modifying cars. Yes all the work on this is great, but it's not interesting or exciting for me. I don't know if I'm just a gas butthurt or what but I'm with you on not being excited about seeing more and more ev builds as time moves on
Sadly we must enjoy this otherwise car culture could disappear. That's that or nothing.
In the other hand, that's an opportunity to make something original!
Awesome build and great to hear from the engineer who built it!! Need a test drive next time!!!
I just learned alot about ev's from this. Good job aem doing standalone that's badass
This build is so sick! More of these please!! :)
This is an awesome vid. Love the channel guys 🔥
Got to say I am really impressed on how it just fits together, I am not an S2000 fan but that thing is sick!
Much LOVE to RYWIRE!! dude is the future!
Thank You for bringing back Build Biology.
the attention do detail is very impressive !
Hector: "What you runnin' under there man?"
Brian: "A Black box dawg."
Very interesting. I bought the S2k in grand prix white when it first came out in 2001 and now I have a new Tesla. Great combo
Infinite Improbability drive! LOVE IT!
I was wondering today like I wonder if someone's ever done a s2000 ev and I'm glad I came across this video I knew it'd be way too much engineering with reframing and new harnessing and programing unless your doing a full interior custom swap. But I'm glad to see he didn't stray away from the s2k look. Very clean build and I bet it's stupid fast being its probably lighter than a p100D. I just hope you atleast took this sleeper out to gapplebees on some people before putting it on CZcams. Can't imagine what it'd do on a track day
Such a brilliant build! Great vision and direction for the project in terms of its use for R&D and making the whole build a cohesive visual amalgamation to compliment the changes to the drivetrain. I just wish I knew more about the technology to know what's going on
This guy just made electric look easy... Every ls guy is about to swap to electric after this
This guy got my love soon as i saw the modifed box civic, grew up around JDM and love old school.
The real deal is accessibility to batteries etc is also a large drive on doing an EV setup not just the logistics of wiring, also as batteries upgrade you typically get away with just swapping them out.
Go check out EV dragsters and the super high powered packs they have available now in small form factor if $$$ wasn't an issue.
Like the iBooster idea seen that used on a few builds and its one of those bosch hidden gems
Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy reference. Bizzi must've added that. Excellent touch. By far my favorite movie
Not a fan only of aesthetics, looks like a amphibious vehicle uni project. Different kit and rims and I am in tho 💯 admire what he’s doing. Love the boot maybe just a couple blue led’s
Ryan just builds the cleanest cars. Mad respect
"I wanted it to work properly..." Says the guy who covered his windshield with decals.
Good presenting, Ron!
The "Improbability Drive" on the dash was a shout-out to my nerd side, I love little touches like that!
Man I love Ron, but I miss Nads. That guys enthusiasm and knowledge really shone through
Infinite Improbibility drive ftw! Loved the Hitchhikers guide reference :)
Nutty professor smart stuff here fellers, pretty cool. Stay safe, salute
woah, he made a real nice ride there, very nice tech with the electronic brake booster, me likey.
Ryan: "They dont have diamond carbon"
Zenvo: "...and I took that personally"
this guy has the coolest honda builds
Wow bro wtf ... its been done . I knew it was a matter of time. Crazy as hell man thats dope
Rywire always bring out the cleanest cars I've ever seen.
I guess it's no different for the EV game, absolutely killing it!
Looks good, but I would've loved to see it with the stock or a stock-like front
YO nobody else I saw is talking about the "Infinite Improbability Drive" on the HUD, LOVE the Hitchhiker's Guide reference! That's the beautiful thing, wiring guys are secretly some of the nerdiest essentials to the car community and I dig that
I literally thought that the title picture was a render.
Clean build
Unbelievable.. “let’s take a car that designed was “bring the driving experience of super cars to the masses” electrify it and daily drive it” the vanity is profound.. bravo
This was really informative. Like how 100 years ago, horse and carriage people saw the first cars like whoa.
Thanks so much for sharing info on this build. EV conversions like this are super exciting and inspiring!
i love how those wheels look
Yeah, my 06 Tundra has an electronic brake booster. I had no idea till it went out. Haha But thus ES2K IS SIIIIIIIIIIICK!!!🤘🏾🤘🏾🤙🏾
Always loved his crx
This looks great!
everytime i see the rywire dude i know its about to go down
I love this build fr, I’d love to see some sort of a track version or something
the wheels are great, perfect fit for an E-swap
bring back the lift, please. that's one of the best parts
So EV's can be cool....
Ryan killing it as usual (for real, he builds the cleanest and coolest cars).
I don't know if you guys knew, but the Fueltech's will control both ICE and EV on the same products of the current range....definitely worth keeping a an eye on them
I'm fucking stoked that you guys are taking a serious look at EVs. Let us learn with you.
I forgot about Ryan. The king of "me, myself, and I" has returned
That thing is sick 🔥
That thing is sick
I would love to see the faces of people when he pulls up to a tesla charging station. LMAO.....
This build is clean and pretty bada**. This is a future I can kinda look forward to, with clever engineering and tuning he did this electric car like car guy would
That's a beautiful build. He gets it. The future is electric. But I'm 53 and love the smell of race fuel exhaust and burning rubber .
This thing is really cool.
Met Ryan at the JCCS this year, pretty chill dude.
Sick burnout...
Best build of the year candidate for sure.
Baller Status Confirmed
Super cool to see Charley Day building cars!
"...and kind of learn where I can improve. You know what I mean."
And Ron's face is like: Learn? Improve? We don't do that here.
I'd love to know a few more things: 1. weight, 2. torque, 3. charge time
Read my damn mind
They will not Tell. If you read the weight and understand something about sportscars and S2000 you would imediatly know they ruined the car. I would say somthing around 500kg (1100lbs) more than the Standart S2000. That's the everage extra wright for EVS...
RICKY BOBBY SOLD THE WINDSHIELD!
*I sure do love Fig Newtons*