Hey Prime,
Creating this build thread to help log my NSX's history, progress, and to keep tabs on my track events as well. I have owned the car for quite some time and I have never really gone into too many details on what all I have done to it on this board. Time to share.
Before I start into my NSX ownership I would like to briefly explain my automotive history; 1989 Honda CRX started my love affair with Honda, 1994 Honda Del Sol gave me my first taste of VTEC and was the car I first started tracking with, then there were about 5 Toyota MR2s all were purchased in the hopes to give me a familiarity to the MR Layout. My last MR2, a black hardtop turbo car, I had finally felt I had enough experience driving the "poor man's NSX" and decided to step up with the prices being so incredibly low at the time (late 2008).
The hunt for me was rather fast than most whom start their search. From the time I started looking I knew the criteria that was important to me;
-Stock/ virtually unmolested
-Low-ish miles, but maintained
-Manual (duh)
-Hardtop
-Black, White originally, later adding Sebring Silver
-Clean body/paint (for white and silver I added having the black top as a requisite)
Maybe (hard to remember exactly after so many years now) eight months into my search, She appeared to me. All stock with the exception of the OZ ultraleggera wheels, had 69,999 miles on it after my test drive and I couldn't find a single flaw that mattered to me. (in hindsight I would have haggled more knowing what I know now). After a short trip to San Diego (I lived in the San Luis Obispo area at the time) and two days of inspection and haggling the deal was struck and I was an owner.
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My aim for the NSX has remained unchanged since that day; I aim to create a very aggressive NSX that retained the factory "balance", one that could lay burn down on any track but still civil enough to drive a lady on a nice date without feeling the need to apologize.
My plan to achieve this goal is using the lightweight NA outline, not because my goals are more easily achieved using this method (it's actually more difficult I have found in previous build experience). My reasoning for this approach is that the lightweight, naturally aspirated better suited my driving style.
If I was asked to describe the NSX's best attribute in one word I would have to say "Balance". That balance is superb and something I have not come across in my time behind the wheel of many other sports cars and even track cars. Once I took her out to the track (Thunderhill) for the first time, I could describe the event as a "fish to water" but I feel that this still doesn't accurately depict how incredible a stock NSX feels out where it was developed. This balance was across exhibited of all the parts of the car; the brakes matched the power, the chassis matched the suspension and every other component seemed in perfect harmony as a whole. My single limitation of this build is the attempt to retain this feeling of balance. To not overpower or under build one aspect of the car that would leave another component to fall victim to being muted.
Every part I choose has to be thought of critically to fit perfectly with the others. Any sacrifices made accounted for and supplemented. While most of my car still remains as Honda originally equipped that all will change in time.
I will be changing these mod and track lists as new additions arise
Installed Mod list:
-CT-Engineering Swaybars
-Taitec GTLW Exhaust
-Dinan tuned ECU
-Cedar Ridge Fabrication Titanium Harness bar
-Cedar Ridge Fabrication Non Compliance Clamps, Rear Beam Bearings, Heavy Duty Toe links and Swaybar end links
-Recaro SPG seat w/ Bride seat rail (driver side only)
-Schroth 6-point clubman harnesses
-92-95 NSX-R wheels (OEM 15/16 setup for track)
-Blodi front signal covers
-Dali Racing "Two Scoops" hood
-Dali Racing Brake air deflectors
-Kinetic Custom Machine lightweight Shorai Battery
-Aluminum front and rear crash beams (made by me)
-WORKS Grab Shift knob
-Scorp shift boot collar
-WORKS aluminum lug nuts
-Carbotech XP8 front pads w/ XP10 rear pads
-Torque 700 brake fluid
Purchased, but not installed yet
- JRZ 3-way adjustable coilovers w/ Swift springs (10k front and 8k rear)
- MASIV Radiator
Immediate "wish list" (limit for this list is 3 items)
- OS Giken differential
- Taitec headers
- ITBs
---Traversed Tracks---
- Sears Point (AKA Sonoma Raceway/Infineon)*
- Thunderhill
- Buttonwillow
- Thermal
---Upcoming Tracks----
- Chuckwalla
- Big Willow
- Laguna Seca
*-Home Track
Enough talk! Let's see some pictures.
Good shot of the NA1 NSX-R wheels
Front coming off for the lightweight beam
And the rear...
A decent picture of my SPG installed with the Schroth in place on the TiDave bar.
Another pic of the bar w/o the passenger seat installed. (you can just make out the Dinan sticker on my ECU)
Cryotreated slotted rotors and new Carbotech pads!
JRZ coilovers after getting them back from rebuilt at PSI
Antenna Delete w/ OEM plug
best shot I have of the hood, it isn't easy to photograph I have found.
Creating this build thread to help log my NSX's history, progress, and to keep tabs on my track events as well. I have owned the car for quite some time and I have never really gone into too many details on what all I have done to it on this board. Time to share.
Before I start into my NSX ownership I would like to briefly explain my automotive history; 1989 Honda CRX started my love affair with Honda, 1994 Honda Del Sol gave me my first taste of VTEC and was the car I first started tracking with, then there were about 5 Toyota MR2s all were purchased in the hopes to give me a familiarity to the MR Layout. My last MR2, a black hardtop turbo car, I had finally felt I had enough experience driving the "poor man's NSX" and decided to step up with the prices being so incredibly low at the time (late 2008).
The hunt for me was rather fast than most whom start their search. From the time I started looking I knew the criteria that was important to me;
-Stock/ virtually unmolested
-Low-ish miles, but maintained
-Manual (duh)
-Hardtop
-Black, White originally, later adding Sebring Silver
-Clean body/paint (for white and silver I added having the black top as a requisite)
Maybe (hard to remember exactly after so many years now) eight months into my search, She appeared to me. All stock with the exception of the OZ ultraleggera wheels, had 69,999 miles on it after my test drive and I couldn't find a single flaw that mattered to me. (in hindsight I would have haggled more knowing what I know now). After a short trip to San Diego (I lived in the San Luis Obispo area at the time) and two days of inspection and haggling the deal was struck and I was an owner.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My aim for the NSX has remained unchanged since that day; I aim to create a very aggressive NSX that retained the factory "balance", one that could lay burn down on any track but still civil enough to drive a lady on a nice date without feeling the need to apologize.
My plan to achieve this goal is using the lightweight NA outline, not because my goals are more easily achieved using this method (it's actually more difficult I have found in previous build experience). My reasoning for this approach is that the lightweight, naturally aspirated better suited my driving style.
If I was asked to describe the NSX's best attribute in one word I would have to say "Balance". That balance is superb and something I have not come across in my time behind the wheel of many other sports cars and even track cars. Once I took her out to the track (Thunderhill) for the first time, I could describe the event as a "fish to water" but I feel that this still doesn't accurately depict how incredible a stock NSX feels out where it was developed. This balance was across exhibited of all the parts of the car; the brakes matched the power, the chassis matched the suspension and every other component seemed in perfect harmony as a whole. My single limitation of this build is the attempt to retain this feeling of balance. To not overpower or under build one aspect of the car that would leave another component to fall victim to being muted.
Every part I choose has to be thought of critically to fit perfectly with the others. Any sacrifices made accounted for and supplemented. While most of my car still remains as Honda originally equipped that all will change in time.
I will be changing these mod and track lists as new additions arise
Installed Mod list:
-CT-Engineering Swaybars
-Taitec GTLW Exhaust
-Dinan tuned ECU
-Cedar Ridge Fabrication Titanium Harness bar
-Cedar Ridge Fabrication Non Compliance Clamps, Rear Beam Bearings, Heavy Duty Toe links and Swaybar end links
-Recaro SPG seat w/ Bride seat rail (driver side only)
-Schroth 6-point clubman harnesses
-92-95 NSX-R wheels (OEM 15/16 setup for track)
-Blodi front signal covers
-Dali Racing "Two Scoops" hood
-Dali Racing Brake air deflectors
-Kinetic Custom Machine lightweight Shorai Battery
-Aluminum front and rear crash beams (made by me)
-WORKS Grab Shift knob
-Scorp shift boot collar
-WORKS aluminum lug nuts
-Carbotech XP8 front pads w/ XP10 rear pads
-Torque 700 brake fluid
Purchased, but not installed yet
- JRZ 3-way adjustable coilovers w/ Swift springs (10k front and 8k rear)
- MASIV Radiator
Immediate "wish list" (limit for this list is 3 items)
- OS Giken differential
- Taitec headers
- ITBs
---Traversed Tracks---
- Sears Point (AKA Sonoma Raceway/Infineon)*
- Thunderhill
- Buttonwillow
- Thermal
---Upcoming Tracks----
- Chuckwalla
- Big Willow
- Laguna Seca
*-Home Track
Enough talk! Let's see some pictures.
Good shot of the NA1 NSX-R wheels
Front coming off for the lightweight beam
And the rear...
A decent picture of my SPG installed with the Schroth in place on the TiDave bar.
Another pic of the bar w/o the passenger seat installed. (you can just make out the Dinan sticker on my ECU)
Cryotreated slotted rotors and new Carbotech pads!
JRZ coilovers after getting them back from rebuilt at PSI
Antenna Delete w/ OEM plug
best shot I have of the hood, it isn't easy to photograph I have found.
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