500+ HP NSX Performance AutoWorx Modesto Ca

Drool....

Thanks, I have to go clean my keyboard now..



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Tim Meekins
1997 Yellow NSX-T
http://tmeekins.com
 
as if 85 pictures isn't enough
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I'd love to see more actually, even though it takes a while to download all of them.

Gerry's car is AWESOME, and the turbo setup is WICKED!

Can I assume that his exhaust system is a straight through design with no cats or mufflers? Do you have any sound files of the car? I'd like to hear what straight pipes sound like. Keep up the great work and post those pictures
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Richard
NSXTASY
 
Hey guys thanks for leting us know what you think! The head lights are custom and one of a kind build by the owner and driver of the car Gerry Johnson. I will see what we can do as far as a video clip of and inside the car. Thanks again and any Questions or Parts you need help with please e-mail us.
 
Impressive setup; however, the owner has made the classic mistake of leaving out a crucial modification.

Going fast is fun but stopping faster is important. You have increased engine output from 270 HP to 500 HP, yet still run OEM size calipers!
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That is more HP than most Ferraris and Porsches, but simply installing aftermarket pads and brake fluid doesn't cut it.
 
the fit and finish looks great. A couple things look like they could have been thought out a bit better as far as placement. ... oil reservoir is sitting right next to the exhaust. I know space is very limited and I can see the scoop is there to help, but above the engine is a bad idea for any intercooler. lots of space left where the mufflers were for that? . I gotta say bad idea on the different iginition system. But I guess they had to for the engine management system they chose? Stock system should work to levels way above 600hp.

None the less. Great craftsmanship!

[This message has been edited by nsxlr8 (edited 16 June 2002).]
 
nsxlr8 thanks for your input. The iginition system and ECU is TechII if you didn't know that. The oil reservoir that is siting at the back of the car is just fine and is there to take the oil feed from the turbo the top of the reservoir is not even warm and the buttom is a little warm because that is where the oil runs at .. as far as the intercool works just fine where is sits the MFT is not hot and cools the boost down just fine.
 
nsxlr8, The oil tank you see at the back of the car is to catch the oil out of the turbo before it gets scavenged by the Tilton pump and pushed threw an oil cooler mounted in the best place possible to receive cold air, on turbo motors the turbo usualy gravity feeds back to the pan, not possible on the NSX unless you mount the turbo on top of the motor. The intercooler does get some of the hot air from the motor, however as soon as the car gets moving that no longer a problem, also under heavy boost loads the MAT only gets around 40-50 degrees C, but at freeway speeds the MAT is only around 15-25 degrees, never the less their is NO TURBO LAG AT ALL, but their is a lot of useable hp at your foot all the time. The ignition was changed for a good reason, the stock ECU might work if you can change everthing about it, the Tech-2 offers all your engine management at the touch of a lap top, and has play back so that you can drive the car under different conditions and see what everthing was doing at that time, you can record your pass down the 1/4 mile review it on the lap top and make any adjustments that you may need, also the Tech has twice the fire power than the stock ECU so under heavy boost it will still fire the plugs, it's also a crank triggered ignition so thier is NO spark scatter.

[This message has been edited by Gerry Johnson (edited 16 June 2002).]
 
Truely a work of art...

Gerry, I will be contacting you to take a trip out there. Im not far, and Id love to see this thing up close and personal.

Although Im not fond of body modifications on most cars, I must admit that you have managed to make the car still seem "sexy" even with the whale tail spoiler...

Gorgeous... absolutely gorgeous... good work.

-B
 
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The Turbo kit does have an exhaust, It is a high flow stainless steel muffler, and all bends are mandrel bends, no muffler bends. WE will be posting a sound file this week on the car.
 
Originally posted by Gerry Johnson:
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The Turbo kit does have an exhaust, It is a high flow stainless steel muffler, and all bends are mandrel bends, no muffler bends. WE will be posting a sound file this week on the car.
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Gerry, very nice and CLEAN. What are the specs on the turbo? Looks like a t4..
Also, what size turbo drainline are you using...and where are you tapping the feed from?
Have you considered putting electric fans on the underside of the IC? It may help..with heat soak at idle especially.

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jack of all trades, master of some.
 
Just wanted to ask a few questions! Thank you for the explanation of your turbo set-up Gerry, but I'm VERY familiar with everything that is on your car and most everyone else's. I ran into the same problem years ago designing a turbo kit for the NSX that ran off aftermarket headers. (No gravity drain) My only issue was Cash. I've lost my job to the economy twice so far. It takes soooooo long to get back in financial shape from those layoffs. Anyway Tech II. I remember when I first heard of them. Electromotive Got pretty popular by using their kit in a Drag RX-7. just seems like a labor intensive way to go, But as well demonstrated by your kit, pays big in the end. (the data logging option is pretty cool too.) Back then when I was figuring out the custom turbo install, I was planning on an additional injector controller mixed with a piggy back timing computer (Crude form with no real mapping) I DO like your solution. I was just referring to the placement of the oil reservoir (not the oil cooler) being so close to the exhaust. Just from the pictures it seems you were heating up the oil even more before it got to the cooler. As for the intercooler, there are few choices, and I was wondering if you had tried anywhere else before stowing it above the engine,abondoning any chance of looking out the rear of the vehicle?
I'm VERY pleased to see NSXer's get into the aftermarket thing. I've been here for a decent amount of time (5 total NSX years) Won my class in SCCA in 1999 with the car, Won/placed in three Different Drag events and have grown with/past the car in every way. it's nice to see how NSX owners view has changed a little since 1997...It IS OK to Hot Rod this car! It's awesome and it NEEDs more power.

Great car Gerry. I love it and hope to hear more about it in the future.

Did you say there will be a write up in the next issue?


[This message has been edited by nsxlr8 (edited 19 June 2002).]
 
The oil going into the tank is oil exiting the turbo, so the exhaust can't get it any hotter than that of the turbo heat, as fast as it enters the tank it is scavenged out and cooled before going back to the pan. I have thought of other options for the intercooler, and it can be done a few different ways, I went with the agressive look, I am planing to use a heat shield just under the intercooler along with water injection to cool the charge even more under heavy boost. I will be happy to answer any questions any one might have on my car.
 

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