Ah the old prelude. On preludeonline.com I go by the same user name. I had a fully built and boosted BB6 putting down more horsepower than my NSX. I have a sticky in the boost section of the entire engine build. Despite all of that ... the NSX kicks its ass in every category even if it would lose in the 1/4. congrats on a great purchase. There's no going back now. Prepare to have your picture taken and prepare several responses to "is that the new corvette?"
Drove home my 1991 NSX today... awesome
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Congratulations on picking up your new ride! Sounds like a nice upgrade from the Prelude. Post more pics when you get a chance.
Alright, I took these with my phone - some of them are overexposed, makes the paint look faded, its not.
Those wheels look okay, but they sure are cheap - 110 dollar internet specials or something. Anyway, I will replace them after I save up some more money
http://www.flickr.com/photos/78433476@N06/
Congratulations on your purchase 
Nice pics! I actually like the wheels. :redface: They remind me of the Advan Kreuzer Vi a little bit.Alright, I took these with my phone - some of them are overexposed, makes the paint look faded, its not.
Those wheels look okay, but they sure are cheap - 110 dollar internet specials or something. Anyway, I will replace them after I save up some more money
http://www.flickr.com/photos/78433476@N06/
The only thing I would do to your car is add a front lip.
Contrats on your purchase. As for the check engine light, it may possibly be an O2 sensor. The best way to check it is to bridge the blue connector under the passenger side glove box area with a paper clip. With the ignition on, you'll then see a series of short and long flashes on the instrument panel. Counting the long and short flashes will give you the code and it can be looked up in the service manual telling you exactly where the fault is. You can download a PDF version of the service manual from this site.
Enjoy the NSX!
Vytas
Thanks Vytas. A copy of the 1993 service manual actually came with the car, seems useful. Actually, ever since I hit redline a couple of times and drove around 100 miles, the check engine light no longer comes on. Probably just a fouled up O2, everything is clear now.
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I've always wanted an NSX. I had a 92 Prelude in high school and eventually had to sell it... but I always wanted another Honda from that era. I decided to go big and buy what I really wanted...
What I got was a red 1991 5-speed with 100k miles on it. 19 years it spent in California with one owner, where it originated, then a collector bought it and moved it to Indiana where he put 3k miles on it, and now he wants to move on to another car.
This picture doesn't do it justice, I am trying to find my camera but until I do this is all I can get - this is from the seller. Rained on the car on the way home as well, so I would rather clean it before I take more pictures
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/78433476@N06/7185312312/" title="5I55V35G63k63F53I7c5b5140897a75e217b6 by xrarey, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5453/7185312312_1580c27f4a.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="5I55V35G63k63F53I7c5b5140897a75e217b6"></a>
Anyway... on to the mechanical stuff.
Timing belt was done at 62k, new clutch and flywheel were put in just a couple thousand miles ago. I drove it for about an hour, no check engine lights, etc. Then one the way home after filling it up with gas (3 hour drive back to Chicago) I did get a check engine light. Previous owner says it never happened to him, happens around 20 minutes at highway speed. Might be the O2 sensor - ideas?
I can tell the steering rack needs to be rebuilt, which I expected. It has some lash on center but of course as soon as you turn the wheel 5 degrees left or right the lash goes away and the steering feels very stiff.
Clutch feels great, shifter feels great, transmission shifts great. It lets me into first gear even at the upper end of the ratio, which tells me the syncros are pretty good.
Wheels are something, not sure. 18s in the back and 17s in the front. I'm not sure of the width. Tires are in good shape, I will probably just leave the wheels on there until I really find something else.
Everything inside the car works fine, except for one of the cruise control lights I think. The cruise works, just not the light. One of the speakers is out as well...
By the way, the transmission serial does not fall within the dreaded snap ring range, so I guess I'm good there
I'm here to learn, so tell me what I should be looking for next and when should I replace my timing belt again? Does everyone stick to the 70k service interval?
I think I got a good price too, paid 24.
If the CEL happend after filling her up and it never happened before, my guess is that the guy at the gas station didn't tighten the gas cap completely. The cap on my NSX seems the stick when you tighten it, and I've had it generate a CEL a couple of times. Go give it a good twist and reset the computer, and I''l bet the CEL goes away. You can reset the computer by pulling the clock fuse. Good luck...
Gary
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Eh, I checked that and it wasn't the issue. I will just wait until the CEL comes back, otherwise I don't see a reason to worry about it.
Eh, I checked that and it wasn't the issue. I will just wait until the CEL comes back, otherwise I don't see a reason to worry about it.
By the way, I've started stopping at toll booths on purpose even though I can go through in the fast lanes just so I can accelerate back up to speed - awesome.
You can still check the code to find out what the cause was even though the CEL is no longer on. The fault code is stored in the ECU. If you pull the clock fuse, that will then clear it. Check the service manual for complete details.
