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It's not called the S2200 for various reasons... not the least of which is that the 2.2L is only sold in north America. Europe and Japan continue to get the original F20c motor and continue with the 8900rpm redline.
The engines are the same block, only the stroke has been increased to give an additional 50 cc per cylinder. The HP numbers haven't changed because the peak torque is just slightly shifted to the left.
Upgrades. If you are looking at ricing your car like you have done your Civic with oversized wheels (heavier, more rotating mass, more unsprung weight), intake (hydrolock, noise, no performance gains), fart can exhaust (noise, rust, no performance gains), Altezza's (no comment) I'd suggest you stay away from the S and stay in the "Civic Nation". Of note, the MY04's now have 17" wheels, with less aggressive rubber.
If you, however, want a true RWD sports car, you could not do better than the S. The usual cheap mods do little to help performance. Forced induction can give you signficant gains if you want to go that route. Figure 5-6 grand installed for a Comptech or Vortech SC if you leave everything else stock.
The other thing I always tell people when asking about this car is to consider your living situation very carefully. This is a convertible and attracts attention from the wrong kind of people. I wouldn't think of owning this car if I didn't have a house with a garage to park it in (i.e. no street parking, no apartment complex parking). Second, for some this car is a daily driver, but realistically, you might need a second car to carry stuff in because the S wasn't designed with runs to Home Depot in mind.
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