16V vs BEAMS

[roman]

If both in an otherwise identical car, F20C will spank a beams motor any day of the week.

One of our local "wreck the cars yourself" places here sells beams motor and gearbox packages with everything you need for $700NZD. ($511 USD)

S2k engines are still thousands due to rarity and demand.

So dollar for dollar you could probably build a faster beams engine, but standard motor vs standard motor, nah.

F20C has a higher average horsepower level across its geared powerband.

Even with my beams motor I rarely dip below 6000rpm at the track when revving to ~8200rpm. Torque below this point is largely irrelevant, apart from street driving.