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whats wrong with these specs?

Yes, that is correct. There are no 3.0 liter manual transmissions anymore. 3.2L=6-speed, 3.0L=automatic.
 
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But is the 3.0 auto a different engine than in the 91-96? Since it's peaking at 6.6? Shouldn't the torque/power peak be the same (do they use different valve timing or something for the automatic...why?).
 
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naaman said:
But is the 3.0 auto a different engine than in the 91-96? Since it's peaking at 6.6? Shouldn't the torque/power peak be the same (do they use different valve timing or something for the automatic...why?).
The 3.0L in the 5-speed 91-96 is different from the one in the automatic. Primary issues IIRC are: adjust the torque/power curve (versus RPM) to more closely match the autos gear ratios (gears + R&P), and peak torque capacity on the torque converter (i.e., not making a C32 automatic).

Do the newer NSX C30 automatics share the characteristics of the other new Acuras (e.g., CL Type S)? For example, the CL-S will hold it in 2nd gear at the rev limit -- no automatic upshift to 3rd.
 
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cojones said:
the CL-S will hold it in 2nd gear at the rev limit -- no automatic upshift to 3rd.

Is that true??? So it won't keep accelerating, even if you've got it floored? If so, that's very stupid, if you ask me. An automatic is supposed to upshift when it reaches the rev limit (or at a lower point, depending on how it's being driven).
 
BadCarma said:
specs 3.0 at 252 hp at 6600 rpm and redline at 7500? you would think the official acura site could get it right.

They did get it right. Those figures are clearly labeled for the 3.0-liter engine which is used in the automatic.

Well, they got those figures right, anyway. Now, about those curb weight figures in the website specs for the NSX Coupe, which was discontinued two years ago... :eek:
 
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nsxtasy said:
Is that true??? So it won't keep accelerating, even if you've got it floored? If so, that's very stupid, if you ask me. An automatic is supposed to upshift when it reaches the rev limit (or at a lower point, depending on how it's being driven).

I think he means when the car is in manumatic mode, where the driver is initiating upshifts and downshifts. The germans and japanese makers have been ribbed quite a bit about this one from the motoring press. If I want to shift, I will shift it myself, isn't that what manumatic is all about?
 
Oh! Well, in Manumatic mode, I guess that might make sense... but not in automatic mode.

Otherwise, the car would never be able to go any faster than the maximum in second gear, say 60 mph...
 
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