Viper-Swapped S2000 Gets Sideways with V10 Power

Norwegian racing company builds an S2000 with the ten-cylinder heart of a Dodge Viper, and it’s pink.

We love seeing crazy engine swaps. While we are quite used to seeing Honda engines go into different chassis, we also like to see a bonkers swap into a Honda chassis from time to time. Bonkers isn’t quite a strong enough word to describe this one, though. This is just pure insanity.

Norwegian racing company TrønderBattalion Racing is responsible for this incredible monster. This bright pink AP1 S2000 is set up for drifting and is driven by Kristine Sandvik. She has been racing go-karts for years and graduating into drifting. However, the power of pink isn’t the only thing pushing this thing down the track. No F series here, folks. This S2000 has the V10 out of a 2005 Dodge Viper.

What’s rather remarkable is how cozy that V10 looks in the engine bay. It even looks like most of the factory firewall is still there, which is pretty impressive.

According to their website, this is a run of the mill V10 from a 2005 Viper. It even uses the stock ECU and is mated to the original Tremec T56 six-speed manual transmission. While it may be stock, it’s worth noting that this engine makes 500 horsepower as delivered. That is over double the stock horsepower of an AP1 S2000, and it is more than enough to get sideways with.

Fueling this thirsty ten-cylinder is a pair of Bosch 044 fuel pumps drawing from a custom made fuel cell mounted in the trunk.

Built Solely for Sideways Action

Just having the power to drift isn’t going to do a whole lot for you without some support if you plan on competing. Thus, this car has a massive list of drift related modifications. Sparco racing seats, Sabelt racing harnesses, an OMP steering wheel, and a Sparco central fire extinguisher system dress the interior. Most important, though, is the OMP hydraulic handbrake. While a handbrake is not a drifting necessity, having one is extremely beneficial when your car is built to this level of extreme. That being said, from the pictures on their Facebook page, it doesn’t at all look like she has any issues sliding it. Not that we suspected she would.

Furthermore, the S2000 rides on a set of D2 coilovers and has larger brakes. The real surprise, though, is that it has a stock differential according to their website. Take that with a grain of salt, though, as we are relying on Google’s translation skills to read it.

This thing is seriously incredible. Their Facebook page lists and a handful of events coming in 2020 that they intend to attend. We really hope to see some footage of this thing on track, because we can only imagine it’s quite a sight to behold. One thing we are sure of, though, is that this is probably the most unique S2000 drift car in the world.

Photos: TronderBataljonen Racing Facebook

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Braden Carlson

Braden Carlson is an automotive enthusiast from Boise, Idaho. At 19 he quit his day job to pursue a career in automotive journalism, launching his Youtube channel in his own name. Today you can still find him producing DIY video content, reviews and writing for an amassment of automotive websites. His work is most frequently found on Rennlist, The Mustang Source and Corvette Forum. When not writing or driving, he's likely to be found covered in grease and oil undoubtedly from one of his gratuitous collection of questionable project cars.