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Let me clarify two things about my last post. First, I am not knocking any race class or making any statement that one is better than the other. Each formula class has advantages and disadvantages. Every individual values/quantifies "bang for the buck" differently. Running a Formula Atlantic...

Hey fellow NSXers, For anyone who comes across this post during their own search into racing open wheel cars, it's time for a two year update for whatever it is worth. A lot has happened since I bought the FM. It's probably best to recap why I bought a new FM to begin with. First, I wanted...

I checked with Mark Johnson and these are still available.

Danny, I would love to take you up on your offer! I will check with Mark Johnson but according to his website, he has the clutches in stock. If I can still get one, I might fly out just for the test drive. I will post to this thread about availablility of the clutch. Lee

Thank you all for the feedback. The reason that I am asking is that it is getting close to the time for a clutch change and I am thinking about trying to make the engine freer revving. I have been driving the NSX on the track for quite a few years now and have graduated to a formula mazda as...

Does anyone have one of these installed on their NSX? I heard a long time ago that they are a bit of an on/off switch but I am not sure of the source to verify the opinion. If you have some actual experience with this clutch, I would real appreciate some feedback. Thanks, Lee

Please delete.... I accidentaly put this in the wrong forum - I reposted it to the NSX owner discussion

VIR is close to 6 hours from me so I will only be out for 2 day events (weekends in my case) for the drive to be worth it. No such dates in March or April (I am refering to non-race weekends only). I will be at the May 31-June 1 member driving day weekend with my Formula Mazda (NSX is staying...

Well, likely add another CCU problem to this thread from a 1995 NSX. I haven't had time to do any testing but the symptoms sound identical.

Thanks NSXLuvr. I am extremely excited about this whole new avenue and very happy that I am going to be able to keep my NSX. As a matter of fact, I took the NSX to the track yesterday and it was great to push it (the FM/open wheel cars are only allowed out on certain types of track days and...

Thanks Ted. No one can accuse me of being impulsive on this decision that's for sure :smile: As for the local scene... pretty nonexistant at my home track of Summit Point. in 2006, most race weekends did not have a single FM. The regional events seem to have no FMs and the yearly national...

Well folks, it's been over a year since I posted on this thread. I have spent a lot of time contemplating what everyone has said both in this forum and outside it. Here's the update... My FM arrived last week and I am keeping the NSX! I bit the bullet and worked out a way so that I could...

Sorry for the repost. All I remember reading was lots of rumors but nothing official. I must have missed the post or my memory is just going :redface:

http://autoweek.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061211/FREE/61211003/1057 I know the rumors about a V-8 or V-10 in the next NSX have been thrown around quite a bit. Here is something that at least looks a little more official as of today. Autoweek is claiming that Acura has announced that a...

dquarasr2 - My mention about others noticing it as well was a reference to others as passengers in my car while I was tracking it. NSXTASY - thanks for help and advice. I will look into the Falkens and Goodyears as possibilities if I have the same problem with the next set of Yokohamas. As...

Thanks for the link! It looks like the my tires were manufactured not too much before I purchased them so I guess the age is not the problem. I wonder if I just got a bad batch. The whole thing is kind of strange. I have not driven on r-compound tires before. I have been focused on...

Sorry about that... Typo... I have the AO22H0s not the R-compound AO32s. I had all four tires replaced at the same time about 3 years ago or so. I usually get about 10k-12k out of a set but that is pushing it a bit which is one of the reasons that I am wondering if something is wrong with the...

I have had the same set of OEM A032s on my NSX for at least 10k miles and still have a tremendous amount of tread left. I just completed my second track day of the summer on these tires and have not had the usual slight tire melting issue at the end of the sessions that I recall from past track...

To everyone that has contributed to this thread... Thank you. I have learned a tremendous amount from your experiences. I will let you know where I finally land with this decision. I truly love my NSX and I kind always thought that I would have it. If a new NSX came out, I envisioned still...

Ted, I signed up for the board earlier today and posted a response. We have a plan to talk this evening. I had no idea of his background until you just posted this. I also noted that I am going to attend the National SCCA event being held at Summit Point this weekend as I know of at least...

ANYTIME, I just realized I forgot to respond to your post about the stacker. It is a good suggestion that I had looked into previously. Unfortunately, with the way my garage doors work along with the ceiling height, the stacker will not fit (I was very disappointed a while back when I...

Great posts to all! Thank you very much. Given the posts by cfra7 and Gregg, I am concerned that I do not truly understand the running costs of the FM. $500 - $1000 an hour from cfra7 on FMs and $16k - $30k from Gregg on showroom stock cars=?! Holy cow. When I first looked into the FMs, I...

Ted, I just read through your FM forum posting when you first purchased your car. I found it very ironic that I stumbled into this process with very much the same intentions as you did starting out. I loved the formula driving experience but was not (and am not) intent on actually...

Mystican, Thank you for the words of warning. Fortunately, the kids college tuition is already set aside and my wife is very supportive of this endeavour. My goal is to keep this as a hobby and not let it become an obession (no dreams of becoming a pro driver or anything of sort... at least...

Back in January, I went to the Bondurant Grand Prix Road Racing 4 day driving school. I went to improve my high speed driving skills for the open track days that go to a couple of times a year. First, the school is amazing! If you want to improve your abilities, I cannot recommend Bondurant...