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Labor finally authorized by my insurance … which took a while since no published hours. Still no lower moulding trim. A couple weeks back I called 2 of the 3 dealers that had it in stock in the country and they said they were not allowed to ship to me directly only to other dealers. My dealer...

On second thought I’m thinking maybe she meant $300 flat.. Either way insurance has approval on hold because number of labor hours is not listed. Anyone know how many hours it’s supposed to take?

Sigh.. lower seal still hasn’t arrived at the dealer that Honda corporate was supposedly transferring. Called today to check and was told every couple of days they keep updating expected arrival date and when it doesn’t arrive (like again today) they bump ETA out again. That’s not the only...

The dealers I called said they could not ship the trim directly to me, only to other dealers or I could pick up in person. Parts guy at my dealer said he had to get permission from Honda corporate to have it transferred. He also said he didn’t transfer it himself, rather he put in request to...

Update: Found another dealer that did not have the part but was able to check national inventory and found there are 3 dealers in the country with this moulding trim in stock. I called them but no one will ship to you directly, only from dealer to dealer. I called my local dealer and asked...

I grew up in Dublin, Ohio just 20 miles from PMC. If I still lived there I would drop in too 😁. My high school girlfriend’s step dad even worked at Honda on NSX R&D. I moved to North Carolina 18 years ago after graduating college though so a bit of a trip now.

Yes, concerning to me too. Neither Acura or the two glass installers I called had any suggestions about what to do or where to alternatively source this part. Both glass installers said they and everyone in town sources it from the local dealer. The local dealer reiterated if I ordered it ETA...

Thanks. I called local parts department and it sounds like the piece that is back ordered is 73151-T6NA01. Parts guy said he has no ETA on when it might come in. My replacement carbon fiber engine cover that was backordered took 4 months to come in so I’d rather find it in stock someplace...

I unfortunately picked up a chip / crack in the windshield of my 2017. ☹️ I called the glass place my local Acura dealer recommended. They said they can get the OEM glass but that the lower seal it sits on by the cowl is backordered at Acura and there is no ETA on availability. Does anyone...

Wish I was privy to the same conversations behind closed doors :). I’ve seen what people can do with electric motorcycles like the SurRon; upgraded controllers, battery and motor swaps etc. so I’m sure this is another source of untapped potential on the NC1. I can’t help but think if all this...

10.3x run Dragy results were shared on FB. His car is a type S with full 3” catless exhaust running a beta Ethanol tune. Type S has bigger turbos, larger injectors more efficient intercoolers and revised TMU gearing. I’m sure he could shave a few tenths off with a stickier tire and prepped...

The Pure Turbo beta tester confirmed on Facebook he is on stock internals and stock clutches. This is encouraging to hear from a cost efficiency perspective but not necessarily surprising. Mild upgrade turbos typically make it easier for the tuner to control / smooth the ramp-up of potentially...

Here is the latest comment from SoS on these turbos (and my response). Turbos, intercoolers and high flow downpipes and Ktuner are about $14.2k before labor and any custom tuning so we’re already north of $15k unless you have some of these parts already. Pure turbos: $4,995. Intercoolers...

While I appreciate the new enthusiasm around this platform and I am seriously considering upgraded turbos myself, this is simply the wrong platform to push on a dyno for social media bragging rights. If you blow up your JNC1 engine while doing a 1,000 HP pull and can’t find a used engine from...

There is not much point in comparing the NSX JNC1 engine to other cars because it is not other cars. Every engine has its own weakest link before a built engine is needed. Could be pistons, rods, head gasket, crank etc. While I’m just as thrilled to finally see development for this platform...