I already have my Sparco Pro 2000 seats annd the harnessThat is for safety
you will need a roll bar or cage to be safe with harnesses
in a way you're almost less safe with harnesses and no roll protection
From stock to track car...10k USD to spend
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you will need a roll bar or cage to be safe with harnesses
in a way you're almost less safe with harnesses and no roll protection
might as well just go with 17/17 wheel setup for the 235/275 tires, might as welel save a few bucks since 17" are cheaper! 17x8.5/17x9.5
truer words have never been spoken. ask me how I know.
if you insist on modifying your street car for serious track use, safety equipment will gobble up your $10 K budget quickly. Full cage, proper seats and harnesses, electric and fuel cut-offs. I assume you have a nomex suit and HANS?....
the problem is you will end up w/ a car that is worth less than it was before you started and there is a tiny (ie, microscopic) resale market for track-only NSX's.
I spent thousands on my Elise and ended up w/ a car that was virtually unusable on the street and I sold it for less than I could have if I had left it stock.
Anyone that says you can make the money back parting out the mods and returning it to stock is high...I've got a buddy w/ an E46 M3 that is into it to the tune of $80 K and he hasn't even installed a cage and proper race seats yet, hard to watch...
sorry for the bucket of cold water, but I think you should quit while your ahead and just buy a cheap old race car that you won't mind balling up at the track...
remember, there are two kinds of cars at the race track, those that have crashed and those that will.
Sorry dude, but 10k is NOTHING to make a car much better on the track.
brakes, suspension, set of rims + tires, oil cooler, gauges, safety stuff, such as overall - helmet, cloves, shoes - roll cage - shows - bucket seat are eating off the 10k easily. The oil cooler is the most important thing you have to do first.
I/H/E another 4k
You have defentily something to do with the tranny, it is too long to be quick on the track. either shorten the gears and/or NSX-R fd or swap in a 6 speed with nsx fd or os giken
I have a straight gear ADAC GT tranny in my race NSX and I have a 2nd one here. It was developed by Honda R&D in 1993. Max speed 250kmh. Feels like 50hp more on the engine. Pretty short geared and straight cut gears. You can have it for 7000 Euro.
brakes, suspension, set of rims + tires, oil cooler, gauges, safety stuff, such as overall - helmet, cloves, shoes - roll cage - shows - bucket seat are eating off the 10k easily. The oil cooler is the most important thing you have to do first.
I/H/E another 4k
You have defentily something to do with the tranny, it is too long to be quick on the track. either shorten the gears and/or NSX-R fd or swap in a 6 speed with nsx fd or os giken
I have a straight gear ADAC GT tranny in my race NSX and I have a 2nd one here. It was developed by Honda R&D in 1993. Max speed 250kmh. Feels like 50hp more on the engine. Pretty short geared and straight cut gears. You can have it for 7000 Euro.