Description:

845cc All aluminum twin-cam with roller-bearing crankshaft. 10,000+rpm screamer. A top finisher in any small-bore field. Fast, rare and unique. Never fails to draw attention and admirers. Lots of spares including complete transmission.


History

The S-series was Honda's first foray into production automobiles with the S500 and S600 preceeding the S800. Honda produced approximately 12,000 S800s with production split between coupes and roadsters. The heart and soul of the S-series is the technically advanced 791cc twin-cam, roller-bearing motor producing 70hp at 8,500rpm in standard trim. Sold all over the world but never imported directly to the US, S800s are quickly becoming highly sought after collector cars. The S800 offered here was originally sold in Scotland and made it's way to England before being purchased as a vintage racing project car in 1985. Developed and raced by "Team Escargot" first as a coupe, it was converted to a roadster in 2001. The race prepared 845cc engine produces approximately 115hp at 9,500rpm. Highly successful in small-bore competition with dozens of class wins and several overall victories it is almost always the fastest under 1 liter production car at any event.

Competition History

Dozens of class wins in SVRA, HSR, VRG and VDCA events.
Performance Data

• G-production
  
• 1500 lbs
  
• 2:26.0 sec
  
• VIR
  

Engine

• Team Escargot
  
• Honda
  
• S800
  
• 845cc
  
• 115
  
• 75
  
• Four 30mm KeiHin carburetors
  
• ported aluminum twin-cam
  
• Aluminum
  
• roller bearing
  
• roller bearing type
  
• Honda
  
• High compression Arias pistons for S800
  
• "Yoshimura" race profile
  
• Honda - lightened
  
• DOHC
  
• Quartermaster
  
• Quartermaster
  
• Modified S800
  
• custom 4 into 1
  

Fuel System

• 
  
• 8.0 Gal
  
• electric
  
• Premium pump gas or AVGAS
  

Oil/Water System

• custom
  
• Honda
  

Electrical System

• electronic
  
• none
  
• rear mounted
  

Transmission

• Honda
  
• 4 speed
  
• Honda
  
• Ortman close-ratio gears
  

Rear End

• Honda
  
• Honda
  
• welded
  
• solid axle
  

Body

• Steel
  
• Red
  
• small rust under paint on RF wing
  

Chassis

• ladder
  
• Honda
  
• Steel
  
• uprated torsion bar with custom uprated anti-roll bar and adjustable Koni shocks
  
• 5 link solid rear axle with coil over shocks (spax). Uprated springs and custom anti-roll bar
  
• Front disc/rear drum
  
• Rack and pinion
  
• Minilite aluminum 13x6"
  
• Hoosier
  

Interior

• Grey painted
  
• remote "pull" activated
  
• G-Force belts recently installed - excellent condition
  
• Original dash retained and in "good" condition. Tach, Speedo, water temp and oil pressure gauges.
  

Spares

• Complete transmission in very good condition
  
• various motor, gearbox, differential, brake, suspension and other parts