turbo2go

Went out for a long drive outside the city with my friend this morning... he has a new Z06 Vette. Just for fun we played around a bit, I pulled on him the first time, he pulled on me the scond time... both times... pretty darn close, neither person could really pull away... I was surprised. I had an extra person and the targa off... at speed it slows the car... I don't know how close it would be with those disadvantages gone. I'll post some pics later. We also had a Ferrari with us... the NSX got the most attention... it's like Raquel Welch... no matter how old the design gets, it still looks good.

ionojimbo

ooo an NSX from boston! never really see any of them around this city though

sng35

I wanna ride. I'll have to introduce to the guys from Yuppieracing great bunch of mostly high end cars. Whereabouts do u live? I'm gonna be around town if you're ever free to meet up

princelybug

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GoldnKnight22

no pics???

timot_one

+1

I wanna see pics since you didn't show up for the Hopkinton meet.

crazyasiantl

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damn, that NSX must be pretty damn quick

turbo2go

Sorry my friend took some pics and I am still waiting on him.. should have taken a video because between the sound of my supercharger on full boil through a ti exhaust and that deep NASTY Z06 7.0 liter motor roar it was really a symphony...

I could visibly see his car squat even at highway speeds as he pulled, and a friend said mine was doing the same as he could see the rear end hunker down and the front lift.

I really tried with the Hopkinton meet but just couldn't get out of work. sng no problem on a ride, PM me and we can meet up some place. But I don't do any crazy stuff on the street. And I am warning you I do a lot of track events and I am well aware of what the car's limits are... last person I gave a ride to said "pull over" because were nacious... LOL...

timot_one

I want a ride too!! The only car I've been in that I was somewhat scared was in my buddys Accord when he did a pull on the freeway.

turbo2go

Here are a few pics:

Car on the skidpad

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New Hamshire motor speedway:



Monticello Motor Club, NY with the Ferrari club:



NSX up front:



Watkins Glen International Raceway:





Excuse the antics at the end, this was with my old F1 GT-1 exhaust:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5koX...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lMn1...eature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnb-hnUGfyY

turbo2go

New Titanium exhaust changes colors depending on temperature... it's pretty neat to see it pink then purple then blue as it cools...



Supercharged engine:



Friend's NSX and I at Epping

GoldnKnight22

157 thumbsup up.

Still my dream to have one eventually.

turbo2go

Thanks. The older ones are pretty affordable now. I always wanted one too. I went to the Nissan dealer recently and drove a GTR. All anyone at the dealer wanted to do was look at my car. Here I was leaving the parking lot in a shiny new black GTR and I see a crowd of all the mechanics and salespeople around my car. LOL... In the end I realized the GTR is one fast very nice car, but it didn't involve me as much as my car does... sitting lower, much better view of the road, a stick shift not some gizmobox shifting for me, and a roof that comes off was more appealing to me than the GTR. I also seriously considered an Aston Martin Vantage but it was just not as quick as the NSX. I looked at Porsche turbos, but in the end, its not very unique... tons of them around. Now I am looking at that Aston and its worth 50% of what it was 2 years ago, and I am so happy as my NSX hardly depreciates and never breaks.

turbo2go

LOL... OK, I will give you a quick ride too sometime.

timot_one

Nice! Hopefully I will get a chance before I move out of MA. I have also always wanted an NSX. Maybe I'll be able to afford one eventually when I have some extra spending money.

Franchise1124

I can't see the videos at work but very nice pics! The NSX has always been one of my favorite cars.

TypeSblkura

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Rick_TL-S

That will always be one of the NSX's biggest charms, imo.

Even near 20 years later, the design is flawless & the cars are as rare as the rivaled Ferrari's it once competed with. The GT-R will be faster & is nice, but there's always that 1 reason the NSX was nicknamed, "The Ferrari of Japan".

I can only hope to afford one here in the next 5 years.

turbo2go

Its actually more rare than many Ferraris. I see more Ferraris than I do NSX's. My color combo in 2005... 28 made I think total production for 2005 was 230 or so cars. Something like that... not many. It may become a collector item some day. Of course not mine with all these mods and track gear. LOL

GoldnKnight22

Cars are meant to be driven, drive on my friend, drive on.

crazyasiantl

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your car=win

turbo2go

Quick clip of the guy that worked with all the Honda engineers to make this car. Can't wait til the movie comes out. I wonder if it will include any of his work with Honda.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s_SQ1...layer_embedded

GoldnKnight22

RIP Ayrton Senna.... one of racing's best ever.

cleptosis

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nice theres a graphite silver one in jp behind stony brook train station damn n love nsx's

Rick_TL-S

Caught that on Top Gear; loved it. Was curious why Jeremy didn't touch on any of Senna's work with the NSX.

rockstar143

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Used to spend my youth in Switzerland in the summers in the 80's and early 90's...my uncle over there was BIG into formula 1. I remember watching all of those guys race...little did I know it was an era that I'd only really appreciate 20 years later.

Cool vid...
and I too would like to go NSX one day. Great car! I knew a guy down here in Fort Lauderdale with the widebody kit and supercharger...he had a burgundy one and a dark grey one. Both gorgeous cars.

turbo2go

Not sure it was that relavent to his life. Funny thing is that NO ONE seems to know what happened to his personal NSX.

turbo2go

In case you guys have 6 minutes to waste... its long but the they did a nice job:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53c6o_cNPEo&feature=fvw

turbo2go

I went to Watkins Glen with the Ferrrari Club and took some pics, so I am updating this thread

first pic, unbelievably, was a yellow Lexus LFA that pulled up next to me at a rest stop on the mass pike. Driver never got out. Said hello, and took off. Sounded exactly like a Formula 1 car getting on the pike going west:



140 Ferraris at the Ferrari Challenge Race at Watkins Glen:




Air jacks now used balance the car on 3 legs:







At night we were invited to a car show at Corning on a close street. Amazing how much attention the NSX got in the midst of a ton of beautiful Ferraris:





Going back on the track... if you've never done this... the fun is unreal:




Some of the aftermath of pushing a bit too hard. Luckily I wasn't one of them:




Last but not least, my car next to a 458 Italia... 19 year old design holds its own still:

TSteezyX

That's Herb Chamber's LF-A.

AMUA6

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I love this thread. It's full of win

turbo2go

Is it? there was a younger guy driving it. Didn't look like Herb but maybe... That thing REALLY sounds like an F1 car

TSteezyX

Well, there was a yellow LF-A parked in Boston like three weeks ago. Herb Chambers Lexus was showcasing it...turns out it was his.

And considering the LF-A is a limited production car...and most go to southern climates anyways. And this is the banana version .

The yellow actually looks good in your pic, though!

turbo2go

New yummy toys going in this weekend. These are 3-way Competition dampers from KW, they cost as much as a Nissan Versa. LOL....



I got lucky and bought this setup as it came off the NSX the factory Honda race team used to tune the NSX-R suspension on the Nurburgring Nordschliefe.

1200 pound springs, I am sure they will have a smooth ride.

Shhhhh..... I'm gonna hunt me some Fewwawis...

timot_one

That's ridiculous. From what I know, KW makes really nice stuff. I was considering their variant 1 suspension.

GoldnKnight22

That is so awesome....... KW Race setup is gonna own. It will be significantly lower, right?












LF-A is so ugly.... ew.

turbo2go

Yes, KW makes terrific stuff. The "competition" is their racing damper. Too much for me really as I am still trying to figure out all the adjustments. There are a few very knowledgable guys on nsxprime helping me. I certainly recommend the brand if you want something really well-built.

This setup is definitely lower but the height is fully adjustable. I will probably raise it back up some as I already scrape. That won't affect the rates or balance. I will probably have to break down and get a variable ride height kit that allows me to raise the car up to clear certain driveways but I am trying to avoid anything that adds extra weight. I am down to a dry weight of around 2800 something pounds now.... in other words... 1000 pounds lighter than a Nissan GTR.

V_Langs_3.2TL

Dude I know I'm reviving a thread here, but damn your car is soooo nice!

I don't know what you do or how you afford all that but 11k coils is pretty ridiculous and i hope the ride is phenomenal

maybe I'll see you around sometime!

turbo2go

Thanks. I appreciate the kind words. I won't know how the suspension is until spring probably, but I will post back when I have it on. Hopefully I can get my hands on these Ceramic brakes over the winter.

cleptosis

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damn what do you do for a living n can i work for u ?