Spheno_3SXZERO

I was reading the new edition of Honda Tuning today and I came across something kinda interesting...

Honda R&D made a drift Element to compete in the '07 Formula D Championship, and with this, they used the J32 with TT for their power house.

It essentiall is a stock J32 VTEC V6, bottom end has Crower I-beam rods and CP 8.0:1 pistons, heads remain stock internally, it has a prototype intake manifold with integrated liquid-to-air intercooler, which draws chilled H20 from a converted ATL spare tire "Well Cell." The combination manifold/heat exchanger gets charged from twin Garrett GT28RS Disco Potato turbos, and Siemens injectors and a Keihin-tuned stock ECU.

So far with minimal tuning, they are seeing 500WHP

INSPIRE 32V

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cool

chill_dog

And who's going to scan this one for us?

Laxplaya11385

whoohoo!! TT getting close.

Spheno_3SXZERO

I would scan it for ya, but I don't have a scanner where I am at.

mr.motoring

The Honda Element-D ("D" for drifting) racecar shows what can happen when enthusiastic Honda associates raid the company parts bin. Built for the racing sport of drifting, the Honda Element-D racecar replaces the stock 4-cylinder/Real Time(TM) 4WD drivetrain with a custom-designed and longitudinally-mounted 3.2-liter Honda V6 and rear-wheel-drive. Producing 500-horsepower, the lightweight twin-turbocharged powerhouse is guaranteed to light up the rear tires and accelerate sideways at full opposite lock. Associates from Honda R&D Americas, Inc., in Ohio plan to campaign the Element-D in the 2007 Formula Drift Series.

More hi-res pics here: http://www.leftlanenews.com/honda-re...drift-car.html

Spheno_3SXZERO

They are also using stock TL rotors and calipers with plans to switch completely over to the TL braking system... has TL-S transaxle case...

The Element is ugly as all hell, but I was really surprised how much they were getting out of the J32 and it more or less being stock with TT. Go J32 Go!

TCM 01 CL-S

PeterUbers

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Is the J32 the new 2JZ?

EnvisionTL

Looks promising for us TLers. Maybe 4th gen TL TT????

Spheno_3SXZERO

Is there even any room in the 3Gen TL for at least one turbo? :-S
I'm glad that engine responded so well to boost.

6MTUA5

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i want to drift

Cocoa

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This is old news btw. We've heard of this project I think 1-2 years back. I believe this was suppose to be Muegen's project (did I speel that right?).

Laxplaya11385

then you're in the wrong forum hahahahah. Acura should've made a rwd car....

datplayaz

wow, that is so cool... a drift Element

ACCURATEin

Damn i need to go to the newstand this weekend then. I figured the new issue of HT would be out.

Nice find!

shayan

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not to sound negative, but I doubt any of this ever gets produced for us

Malayalee King

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^ but atleast to know its somewhat feasible, safely

The Dougler

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That's been on TOV for months http://www.vtec.net/news/news-item?news_item_id=628582 sorry to burst your bubble but the news is 6 months old.

Ron A

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