Recent content by tsuchiya

You're 100% correct. But it should be done in a correct manner. Some automakers go so far as to add lead ballasts in the rear to maintain a perfect 50/50 weight distribution. We can all feel the obvious difference when driving with a passenger, or while carrying a slightly heavy load in the...

I certainly respect the efforts made to improve upon the original car. The best practice it seems is to tie weight reduction to a solid understanding of tuning for handling. I suppose the creative ways to save weight found here will come in handy when compensating for the weight gained from...

Weight reduction isn't about lowering the final weight of the car. It's about lowering the center of gravity, improving the moment of inertia, and balancing the weight distribution on the car. A car with too low of a final weight will just float without traction. Moreover, the suspension...

what are figures like for unsprung weight? here's what I have so far: lightweight rotors ( save 14lbs) titanium lugnuts ( save 0.98lbs) forged wheels (save 20lbs) lightweight tires (save 20lbs) total unsprung save 54.98lbs sound about right?

link 97 650 Japanese yen = 1 244.93985 U.S. dollars plus shipping and installation. "The factory windshield is lighter than aftermarket replacement units. The inner and outer panels of Honda windshields are customarily 2.0 millimeters thick. The NSX's inner glass has been reduced to 1.8...

save 4.41lbs another option is the jdm nsx windshield. it's lighter because USA requires thicker glass for DOT spec. the NSX-R goes even thinner than that. no solid numbers atm.

I swear by Soichiro's blacksmith father, I will get this car down to 999kg. GT-ROM Speedglass: save 2.0kg. 97020yen. any ideas on a fuel cell? I'm thinking right behind the radiator.

my modest contribution... NSX-R mesh sun visors (!)

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the key is actually made from a nickel alloy.

cool - mind posting the details? which part, materials, exact weights of original and replacement parts, installation process and pricing/costs. thanks!

that's right :D also the euro nsx has a fog light in place of the left reverse lamp. perhaps deleting the left reverse lamp on the us nsx would save weight.

peace

5 months and nothing posted this forum has gone soft.