.....will result in faster lap times, faster straight line speeds, and faster trips to the grocery store.
Regards,
John
Faster trip to the grocery store lol :biggrin:. With a mean ass Turbo setup on a Nsx, all you groceries would be flying around in your trunk anyways!
I have a weight reduced JGTC inspired Supra Turbo (I striped the interior into bare bones) and now the tail is kicking everywhere even more, regardless of the wider sticky tires I applied on, it still cant hold the tail down. Once the car is rolling and under control, then that becomes a whole different story.
Having a rear wheel drive instead of an all wheel drive, thats one flaw I wish the Nsx and the Supra both didnt have. (Remember? Audi TT Quattro conversation we had? OH YEAH!) Mitsubishi EVO is an all wheel drive compact car thats why they are highly regarded in their own class.
A way to illustrate this concept is to look at turbocharger use in formula 1; could these cars, which some regard as the most advanced formula cars to ever race, dramatically outpace their non-turbocharged competitors, both on straights and in corners, if there were a fundamental flaw in the turbocharger design?
You brought up Formula 1 cars that are forced induced, did you see the tires on those things? Their massive and the car is built for only one purpose, winning races. Need I to remind everyone, Nsx is a handling car "inspired" by Formula 1 Honda and aerodynamics of the F16 fighter jet. But none of which the Nsx truly possesses. But it is the next best thing though :biggrin:
The Nsx is designed with a Aluminum chassis rather than steel to improve handling (swaying) when steering into and out of corners. With a high boosted turbo setup, which I know most people have the itch to do, is "crank up the boost, crank up the boost!" It often leads to uncontrollable driving but it gives the sheer thrill of expected whiplash we all seek and imagine when sitting behind the wheel of a turbo car.
This situation can be greatly reduced through proper turbocharger selection
Lets be honest, proper turbocharger selections doesn't register to most Nsx owners. Since the community has been so horrified that there may never be any performance upgrade that can match with other high end performance vehicles, most of them bailed and sold their Nsx and moved up to the Italian supercars. For those who remained loyal, having to find out that is a rumor circulating around that there are Turbo kit (with high promises in horsepower gain) that has an application just for the Nsx, they would find themselves in complete disbelief and they would do whatever it takes to get their hands on something that has the most potential without any concerns about turbo selections, "Give me the highest horsepower Turbo kit on the market for the Nsx!"
Your one of the rare few people that actually give a $hit about proper turbo selection, so I applaud you for that if thats how you concluded your decision with your turbo setup.
-Andy
