Zero-Cool said:Man! that is one ugly looking NSX.
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Honda is only producing this car because they need a production version of their JGTC race cars. Just like the super-rare Toyota GT1 street cars, they exist only to meet the minimum sales quota to field a similar car.
In the case of JGTC, the cars have to keep a similar silhouette as the street version. The scoop is there not because the street car needs it, but because the race version needs it, and the cars need to look about the same.
In the case of JGTC, the cars have to keep a similar silhouette as the street version. The scoop is there not because the street car needs it, but because the race version needs it, and the cars need to look about the same.
paladin said:
Well, maybe they should have put the same 500HP motor in there!
May not be very pretty on a street car(snorkle) but it is better looking than this :wink: http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showthread.php?t=40982&highlight=hatch+scoop .I do like the little bump out on the real intake opening though.I've thought about grafting a generic side scoop for that opening.
docjohn said:
What benefit do you think that would give? More airflow? couple extra ponies? I think the only reason they did it on this car was to get the car a little wider for the JGTC. Reminds me of a C6 Z06.
unfortunately, i think its a pretty finicky motor. i know some guys tried to take the old mobil1 gt500 nsx to the 24 hours at the ring, and had to detune it to the 400's to make sure it didnt blow up... still, we can always dreamNetViper said:
edit: maybe honda motor company doesnt know how to release a factory turbo powered car. i believe every other major japanese maker has (nissan had the skyline, mazda has the FD, subaru has the wrx, mitsu has the evo and 3000 vr4, toyota has the supra...
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paladin said:unfortunately, i think its a pretty finicky motor. i know some guys tried to take the old mobil1 gt500 nsx to the 24 hours at the ring, and had to detune it to the 400's to make sure it didnt blow up... still, we can always dream
edit: maybe honda motor company doesnt know how to release a factory turbo powered car. i believe every other major japanese maker has (nissan had the skyline, mazda has the FD, subaru has the wrx, mitsu has the evo and 3000 vr4, toyota has the supra...
I find it hard to beleive that Honda cannot make 500HP from a turbo C30 or C32, when guys like Gerry Johnson and Factor X can do it. They don't have the resources of a multi-billion dollar company, but they did it.
I read in SCC that Honda had to switch to the C30 for the GT500 class because the C32 was causing problems with the turbo.
I also read Nissan is releasing a special version of the Skyline, I guess for the same reasons as honda. However, theirs is supposed to do the quarter in 10 seconds and only cost 150K or so!
You have lost me here. What are you trying to say about the engine???
If Super GT would be a championship where you have to keep the race car close to an existing road model (which it apparently isn't as a silhouette championship) Honda would have had to build a streetable F/I engine along with other serious suspension and chassis modifications. I guess that's what he meant but that's all just grey (gray?) theory.
For more info we have some other threads, e.g. here .
For more info we have some other threads, e.g. here .
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