LOL He's a radiologist.Wait a minute! @docjohn is not a doc but in fact a lawyer? Talk about playing for the other team! That seems like false advertising.
Honcho's Long Road to Imola Type-S Zero
- Thread starter Honcho
- Start date
Oh I see… He see, he diagnose.LOL He's a radiologist.
NSXPO Preparation 2
We begin with the coolant check. Good news- this NSX hasn't lost a drop of coolant and it's perfectly at the "MAX" level when cold. No burping required.
Next, we check the oil level and the condition of the oil. This is Mobil 1 0W-40 with about 1,500 miles on it. Level is perfect and the color is still golden brown like honey. Perfect. I'll use the two, long 760-mile journeys to let the hot Mobil 1 deep clean the engine internals and then change the oil when I get back to Colorado.
Inspecting the fuel lines at the filter. Totally dry. Next, I'll remove the injector covers and inspect that area to ensure no fuel leaks.
Checking the front valvetrain for PCV blowby and oil condition. As you can see, it's gleaming metal. This tells me the PCV is functioning properly and the oil is keeping the front valvetrain clean.
Air filter check. Only 1,500 miles on the filter and it's almost spotless. I will not change it this year.
Painting the radiator guard from @RYU. I can see he went for the "track" version LOL. Those holes are big!
We begin with the coolant check. Good news- this NSX hasn't lost a drop of coolant and it's perfectly at the "MAX" level when cold. No burping required.
Next, we check the oil level and the condition of the oil. This is Mobil 1 0W-40 with about 1,500 miles on it. Level is perfect and the color is still golden brown like honey. Perfect. I'll use the two, long 760-mile journeys to let the hot Mobil 1 deep clean the engine internals and then change the oil when I get back to Colorado.
Inspecting the fuel lines at the filter. Totally dry. Next, I'll remove the injector covers and inspect that area to ensure no fuel leaks.
Checking the front valvetrain for PCV blowby and oil condition. As you can see, it's gleaming metal. This tells me the PCV is functioning properly and the oil is keeping the front valvetrain clean.
Air filter check. Only 1,500 miles on the filter and it's almost spotless. I will not change it this year.
Painting the radiator guard from @RYU. I can see he went for the "track" version LOL. Those holes are big!
Looks totally healthy
NSXPO Preparation 3
Managed to get all of the mechanical issues sorted yesterday. Here is the Zero tilted on the jack stands. Such a cool angle.
Loosened and then torqued all of the motor mounts in the correct order. I also took the opportunity to clean under the airbox area.
Checked the front sway bar, which looked like it was touching the lower rad coolant hose. Thankfully, it isn't.
Installed the freshly painted radiator guard. I couldn't get it all the way down, so I added a piece of rubber to prevent contact with the body. Good enough for the run down to Texas- I'll remove it once back in Colorado.
I also added the proper oil pan shield bolts that have been sitting on my bench for a year. While installing, I noticed that three out of the four 14mm bolts holding the shift cable bracket were loose! I torqued those down as well.
Next, I took the time to test my HVAC. In prior posts I have mentioned that my fresh air flow felt weak. I suspected the air filter kit was restricting too much flow, but also realized it could be that the air source door in the blower might be stuck in "recirc" mode. I decided to test the door using my inspection camera. As you can see from the video, it's working fine.
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This result means the filter is too restrictive. I set the fan to high and checked the "fresh" flow- it was super strong. So what to do? I like having filtered air but not at the expense of no airflow. Looking at the Desmond Wong kit, I realized I could fabricate a less restrictive system using parts on hand! Using leftover mesh from my side scoop project (will post later), I cut a piece that I then glued to the 3D printed filter brackets using JB Weld. I then went and grabbed one of the cheap woven fiberglass furnace air filters in my basement. I cut out a section to match the filter size. Here's the result:
I set the fan to high once more and tested the flow. No difference from unfiltered. The "basket" prevents the filter from getting sucked into the blower. By cutting the filter oversize, I can pack it into the blower housing to "seal" the edges. The cool part is I never have to remove the bracket again, Just pull out the old filter material and install a new one every year. One $3 furnace filter can create about 10 years worth of car filters. I just cut out as many as I could and stuffed them into a ziploc gallon bag to keep them clean. The woven fiberglass is by no means HEPA or anything like that, but it will catch the big particles I care about to keep the blower and A/C evap nice and clean. Success!
I also installed the radar detector and set the MCS dampers to two clicks from full soft. I will test drive the complete setup today to make sure everything works as planned. The car is pretty much ready for the trip- just need to fill it up and pack. I'm doing a straight shot through New Mexico and Texas- if any Prime members want to join me let me know!
Managed to get all of the mechanical issues sorted yesterday. Here is the Zero tilted on the jack stands. Such a cool angle.
Loosened and then torqued all of the motor mounts in the correct order. I also took the opportunity to clean under the airbox area.
Checked the front sway bar, which looked like it was touching the lower rad coolant hose. Thankfully, it isn't.
Installed the freshly painted radiator guard. I couldn't get it all the way down, so I added a piece of rubber to prevent contact with the body. Good enough for the run down to Texas- I'll remove it once back in Colorado.
I also added the proper oil pan shield bolts that have been sitting on my bench for a year. While installing, I noticed that three out of the four 14mm bolts holding the shift cable bracket were loose! I torqued those down as well.
Next, I took the time to test my HVAC. In prior posts I have mentioned that my fresh air flow felt weak. I suspected the air filter kit was restricting too much flow, but also realized it could be that the air source door in the blower might be stuck in "recirc" mode. I decided to test the door using my inspection camera. As you can see from the video, it's working fine.
View attachment 20241019153053353.mp4
This result means the filter is too restrictive. I set the fan to high and checked the "fresh" flow- it was super strong. So what to do? I like having filtered air but not at the expense of no airflow. Looking at the Desmond Wong kit, I realized I could fabricate a less restrictive system using parts on hand! Using leftover mesh from my side scoop project (will post later), I cut a piece that I then glued to the 3D printed filter brackets using JB Weld. I then went and grabbed one of the cheap woven fiberglass furnace air filters in my basement. I cut out a section to match the filter size. Here's the result:
I set the fan to high once more and tested the flow. No difference from unfiltered. The "basket" prevents the filter from getting sucked into the blower. By cutting the filter oversize, I can pack it into the blower housing to "seal" the edges. The cool part is I never have to remove the bracket again, Just pull out the old filter material and install a new one every year. One $3 furnace filter can create about 10 years worth of car filters. I just cut out as many as I could and stuffed them into a ziploc gallon bag to keep them clean. The woven fiberglass is by no means HEPA or anything like that, but it will catch the big particles I care about to keep the blower and A/C evap nice and clean. Success!
I also installed the radar detector and set the MCS dampers to two clicks from full soft. I will test drive the complete setup today to make sure everything works as planned. The car is pretty much ready for the trip- just need to fill it up and pack. I'm doing a straight shot through New Mexico and Texas- if any Prime members want to join me let me know!
NSXPO Preparation 4
Just catching up on the posts. NSXPO was really great. I will post my experience in a separate post here, since it's part of the car's history.
Meanwhile, the final details.
I attempted to get a tag from the Honda Refresh Center, but they insisted the car had to go through the facility to have one. As such, I made my own. It's titanium plate and laser engraved, so it is permanent. It also gives information about the refresh. In this case:
Completed in 2023
NA1 = 3.0 PGM-FI
C = Coupe
SZ = Refreshed to S Zero Spec
5MT = 5-speed manual transmission
J = JDM Gearset
2 = 4.235 final drive ratio
000317 = Serial number
YR-514P = Refreshed to Honda factory paint code Imola Orange Pearl
H = Refreshed to Honda interior code "H": Black leather sport seats with orange ultrasuede inserts and door panels
@NSX_n00b will be number 002 when his car is finished. I also have 8 more blanks and will send tags to members who I believe have achieved a similar standard.
Since it's not a real Zero, I decided to change the name for the floormat tags, also full titanium plate.
Just catching up on the posts. NSXPO was really great. I will post my experience in a separate post here, since it's part of the car's history.
Meanwhile, the final details.
I attempted to get a tag from the Honda Refresh Center, but they insisted the car had to go through the facility to have one. As such, I made my own. It's titanium plate and laser engraved, so it is permanent. It also gives information about the refresh. In this case:
Completed in 2023
NA1 = 3.0 PGM-FI
C = Coupe
SZ = Refreshed to S Zero Spec
5MT = 5-speed manual transmission
J = JDM Gearset
2 = 4.235 final drive ratio
000317 = Serial number
YR-514P = Refreshed to Honda factory paint code Imola Orange Pearl
H = Refreshed to Honda interior code "H": Black leather sport seats with orange ultrasuede inserts and door panels
@NSX_n00b will be number 002 when his car is finished. I also have 8 more blanks and will send tags to members who I believe have achieved a similar standard.
Since it's not a real Zero, I decided to change the name for the floormat tags, also full titanium plate.
NSXPO Recap - Day 1: The Drive
With NSXPO registration set for around 4-5 pm Central Time in the hotel lobby, I calculated that I would need to leave home at roughly 3:00 am Mountain. Thus, I packed the car the night before and grabbed about five hours of sleep before I set off. Here's the route:
I was deeply concerned about the weather, since it was the end of October and in Colorado all the way to the New Mexico border, that means potentially a massive snow storm at any time. Same for the plains. While my Conti ECS tires do great in the cold and in the wet, they are summer tires. A freak snow squall could mean the total loss of the car. Thus, instead of running East through Kansas on the nice open interstate, I chose to run South toward the warm weather. This meant taking US-87 Southeast through Amarillo.
Night Drive: Denver to Raton Pass, NM
I departed on time and the car warmed up quickly. I can report that the Hikari "Vision Plus" LED headlights are a fantastic upgrade. Even just the low beams provided an enormous field of view and I felt like I had very good night visibility. I used the brights frequently and it was like a WWII searchlight. You may recall from my other posts that the "Vision Plus" series of lights uses a single, domed Cree XHP50.2 LED unit instead of a matrix of smaller LEDs. I find that it creates a more even light beam without any weird artifacts in the pattern. I was very pleased during the pitch black rural sections of I-25 and felt safe.
Given the darkness and absence of other cars, my main concern on this leg of the drive was wildlife. It's fall and the deer/elk are out in force. As such, I kept to or below the speed limit of 75 to help give myself reaction time if something jumped out across the road. The only creature I saw was a huge 10-point whitetail buck just off the shoulder eating some grass outside of Pueblo. The Hikaris spotlighted him well ahead and he just looked up at me as I drove by. Still, I brought the car down to 55 just in case he spooked and jumped out onto the road.
I crossed the Raton Pass (7,834 ft / 2,388 m)in the dark. It was the only weather danger on this route, as rain at the bottom can be snow at the top of the pass. Thankfully I had clear, starry skies.
Sunrise Blast: Raton, NM to Dalhart, TX
Making the left turn from I-25 to US-87 in Raton, the sun started to come up and visibility improved. Within an hour it was daylight and I had wide open, straight roads with miles of visibility. With little to no other cars around, it was now safe to explore the potential of my engine design choices. Here's what I found. I did not have the chance to calibrate my speedometer, since after the capacitor replacement service from BrianK, it started to drift over 70 mph. @NSX_n00b has the calibrator and I haven't had time to make it down there. My Uniden R3 radar detector has GPS, however, and I used it to get an accurate speed. Interestingly, the NSX-R final drive allowed me to "drive the tach" for the most part. 80 mph = 3,500 rpm; 90 mph = 4,000 rpm; 100 mph = 4,500 rpm; and 110 mph = 5,000 rpm. Once over about 90, you really start to feel the aero working on the car. The NSX just starts to suck down to the road- it got more stable the faster I went. A cool effect is that I could hear a steady hiss of air being sucked into the engine compartment through the cowl vent via the low pressure void under the car as speed increased. It really does work as designed in the wind tunnel.
Running at 5,000+ rpm though New Mexico, this is the picture I had constantly in my mind:
I was the one who clearanced the gears and shafts. I was the one who assembled the stacks. And, I was the one who torqued everything down. Did I miss something? Did I make a mistake? Would my trans grenade itself under the strain of a constant 120+ mph? After about 100 miles, I started to calm down and trust my work. The transmission was as smooth as glass. This journey was confirming that I had indeed done my job right. A quick fuel stop in Clayton, NM and I was streaking down to Texas.
Crossing into Texas, the party was over. The road turned to trash. I don't know what Texas DOT does for paving, but the road surface was like a crumble of compressed gravel on top of the asphalt. It wasn't loose, but it was uneven and LOUD. Plus, upon entering Texas, I encountered a steady stream of trash trailers that were running without mud flaps. Every few miles or so, they would rip up a chunk of this rough road patch and throw it in the air towards my NSX. I slowed way down and gave them plenty of room.
Then I got to Dalhart and discovered the source of the rough road surface. They were laying down what I can only describe as road gravel soaked in hot, liquid black tar. These knuckleheads were just dumping it on the road and letting traffic drive over it. Maybe that's how they "paved" it? I slowed to about 20 mph in 1st gear. As I listened to the gravel pinging all over my undercarriage like a low-speed sand blaster, I could only think of all those hours I spent scrubbing the car during the refresh. It was 4 miles of misery.
Entering Civilization: Dalhart, TX to Ft. Worth.
I finally escaped the Mad Max-like devastation of Dalhart and made it to Amarillo for lunch and gas. Pulling into the McDonalds (it's my go-to "GI safe" travel food), I inspected the car. My windshield was chipped in about 6 places, thanks to the trash trailers. Also, there were two big chips in my right rear wheel. Again, trash trailers. Plus, the skirts of the car were covered in liquid black tar the consistency of water. Not good. Thankfully, I had had the good sense to have all of the underskirt areas covered in PPF. Hopefully it would wash off. Leaving Amarillo, I picked up US-287 and things opened back up for a while. I was able to make some good time.
The run between Amarillo and Witchita Falls was very much like interstate, but with stops in each small farming town along the way. I was very careful to obey the speed limits there- it always went from 75 mph to 65 --> 45 --> 35 and then in the reverse order leaving town. I didn't find it disruptive at all. It gave the transmission a chance to cool down. However, as I got closer to DFW, the number of cars on the road got steadily higher. Eventually I was just cruising in traffic at 75 mph.
At my Valero fuel stop in Witchita Falls, a nice older African-American gentleman walked up to me and told me he'd been running with me since Amarillo, pointed at the NSX and said "man, that thing can really MOVE!" He was catching up to me in the towns and then lost me as I blasted away from them. He had never seen a NSX before, so we had a nice chat about the car.
By the time I entered the DFW exurbs, it was a hot 90F outside and the A/C was blasting. Again, I was grateful all the A/C struggles got solved last season. I soon found myself in DFW rush hour traffic, creeping along in 1st gear. Finally, at about 4:00 pm, I rolled into the DFW Hilton Lakes host hotel and was greeted with a sea of NSXs. I made it.
Thoughts:
With NSXPO registration set for around 4-5 pm Central Time in the hotel lobby, I calculated that I would need to leave home at roughly 3:00 am Mountain. Thus, I packed the car the night before and grabbed about five hours of sleep before I set off. Here's the route:
I was deeply concerned about the weather, since it was the end of October and in Colorado all the way to the New Mexico border, that means potentially a massive snow storm at any time. Same for the plains. While my Conti ECS tires do great in the cold and in the wet, they are summer tires. A freak snow squall could mean the total loss of the car. Thus, instead of running East through Kansas on the nice open interstate, I chose to run South toward the warm weather. This meant taking US-87 Southeast through Amarillo.
Night Drive: Denver to Raton Pass, NM
I departed on time and the car warmed up quickly. I can report that the Hikari "Vision Plus" LED headlights are a fantastic upgrade. Even just the low beams provided an enormous field of view and I felt like I had very good night visibility. I used the brights frequently and it was like a WWII searchlight. You may recall from my other posts that the "Vision Plus" series of lights uses a single, domed Cree XHP50.2 LED unit instead of a matrix of smaller LEDs. I find that it creates a more even light beam without any weird artifacts in the pattern. I was very pleased during the pitch black rural sections of I-25 and felt safe.
Given the darkness and absence of other cars, my main concern on this leg of the drive was wildlife. It's fall and the deer/elk are out in force. As such, I kept to or below the speed limit of 75 to help give myself reaction time if something jumped out across the road. The only creature I saw was a huge 10-point whitetail buck just off the shoulder eating some grass outside of Pueblo. The Hikaris spotlighted him well ahead and he just looked up at me as I drove by. Still, I brought the car down to 55 just in case he spooked and jumped out onto the road.
I crossed the Raton Pass (7,834 ft / 2,388 m)in the dark. It was the only weather danger on this route, as rain at the bottom can be snow at the top of the pass. Thankfully I had clear, starry skies.
Sunrise Blast: Raton, NM to Dalhart, TX
Making the left turn from I-25 to US-87 in Raton, the sun started to come up and visibility improved. Within an hour it was daylight and I had wide open, straight roads with miles of visibility. With little to no other cars around, it was now safe to explore the potential of my engine design choices. Here's what I found. I did not have the chance to calibrate my speedometer, since after the capacitor replacement service from BrianK, it started to drift over 70 mph. @NSX_n00b has the calibrator and I haven't had time to make it down there. My Uniden R3 radar detector has GPS, however, and I used it to get an accurate speed. Interestingly, the NSX-R final drive allowed me to "drive the tach" for the most part. 80 mph = 3,500 rpm; 90 mph = 4,000 rpm; 100 mph = 4,500 rpm; and 110 mph = 5,000 rpm. Once over about 90, you really start to feel the aero working on the car. The NSX just starts to suck down to the road- it got more stable the faster I went. A cool effect is that I could hear a steady hiss of air being sucked into the engine compartment through the cowl vent via the low pressure void under the car as speed increased. It really does work as designed in the wind tunnel.
Running at 5,000+ rpm though New Mexico, this is the picture I had constantly in my mind:
I was the one who clearanced the gears and shafts. I was the one who assembled the stacks. And, I was the one who torqued everything down. Did I miss something? Did I make a mistake? Would my trans grenade itself under the strain of a constant 120+ mph? After about 100 miles, I started to calm down and trust my work. The transmission was as smooth as glass. This journey was confirming that I had indeed done my job right. A quick fuel stop in Clayton, NM and I was streaking down to Texas.
Crossing into Texas, the party was over. The road turned to trash. I don't know what Texas DOT does for paving, but the road surface was like a crumble of compressed gravel on top of the asphalt. It wasn't loose, but it was uneven and LOUD. Plus, upon entering Texas, I encountered a steady stream of trash trailers that were running without mud flaps. Every few miles or so, they would rip up a chunk of this rough road patch and throw it in the air towards my NSX. I slowed way down and gave them plenty of room.
Then I got to Dalhart and discovered the source of the rough road surface. They were laying down what I can only describe as road gravel soaked in hot, liquid black tar. These knuckleheads were just dumping it on the road and letting traffic drive over it. Maybe that's how they "paved" it? I slowed to about 20 mph in 1st gear. As I listened to the gravel pinging all over my undercarriage like a low-speed sand blaster, I could only think of all those hours I spent scrubbing the car during the refresh. It was 4 miles of misery.
Entering Civilization: Dalhart, TX to Ft. Worth.
I finally escaped the Mad Max-like devastation of Dalhart and made it to Amarillo for lunch and gas. Pulling into the McDonalds (it's my go-to "GI safe" travel food), I inspected the car. My windshield was chipped in about 6 places, thanks to the trash trailers. Also, there were two big chips in my right rear wheel. Again, trash trailers. Plus, the skirts of the car were covered in liquid black tar the consistency of water. Not good. Thankfully, I had had the good sense to have all of the underskirt areas covered in PPF. Hopefully it would wash off. Leaving Amarillo, I picked up US-287 and things opened back up for a while. I was able to make some good time.
The run between Amarillo and Witchita Falls was very much like interstate, but with stops in each small farming town along the way. I was very careful to obey the speed limits there- it always went from 75 mph to 65 --> 45 --> 35 and then in the reverse order leaving town. I didn't find it disruptive at all. It gave the transmission a chance to cool down. However, as I got closer to DFW, the number of cars on the road got steadily higher. Eventually I was just cruising in traffic at 75 mph.
At my Valero fuel stop in Witchita Falls, a nice older African-American gentleman walked up to me and told me he'd been running with me since Amarillo, pointed at the NSX and said "man, that thing can really MOVE!" He was catching up to me in the towns and then lost me as I blasted away from them. He had never seen a NSX before, so we had a nice chat about the car.
By the time I entered the DFW exurbs, it was a hot 90F outside and the A/C was blasting. Again, I was grateful all the A/C struggles got solved last season. I soon found myself in DFW rush hour traffic, creeping along in 1st gear. Finally, at about 4:00 pm, I rolled into the DFW Hilton Lakes host hotel and was greeted with a sea of NSXs. I made it.
Thoughts:
- My distance covered was 761 miles.
- I made the journey in 12.5 hours. Google says the drive would take about 12 hours straight through. I spent about an hour at gas stops and food. Leaving the house at 3 am MT and arriving at 4:00 pm CT, subtracting an hour for the time change and an hour for stops gives us 11 hours drive time. DFW rush hour really hurt me and it took almost an hour to get to the hotel once I hit the city limits. But for that, I would have been closer to 10 hours.
- I thought I would miss the cruise control, but I didn't. I found that my foot got fairly steady after an hour or two on the highway.
- The NSX is very easy to drive fast. The aero and the suspension work to make the car comfortable at speed. I found both hands moving to the "10 and 2" racing position as speed increased.
- PPF is a must on this car for long distance travel. My paint would have been ruined.
- Same for the windshield. I'm looking into the ExoShield product. The White NC1 parked next to me had it and I was impressed.
- The NSX-R differential is....a lot. I found myself missing the 6-speed.
- The powertrain performed flawlessly. I did my job right.
- The tune was perfect at all altitudes and never even hiccupped once.
- My Uniden R3 caught 11 speed traps between Raton and Witchita Falls. I had on average 2-3 miles of warning. They were all running Ka band Stalker guns.
- Waze caught 3 "hidden" speed traps where they were radar silent and shooting laser from behind trees.
- The Conti ECS are great tires.
- The radiator guard was clutch- the whole front of the car was bug smashed, and all the debris from the trash trailers likely would have holed the rad core. Thanks @RYU!
- I would not drive this way to Dallas again in a NSX because Dalhart, TX. That road...
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Honcho we talking this sled here?
Must be.
It was very nice to meet you (and Mr Wild Turkey hisownself) at the NSXPO Banquet.
Thanks for all you do here.
Edit: "The NSX just starts to suck down to the road- it got more stable the faster I went."
Exactly right. Enters its milieu north of 90 mph. 10 and 2 and rock on down the roadway.
Must be.
It was very nice to meet you (and Mr Wild Turkey hisownself) at the NSXPO Banquet.
Thanks for all you do here.
Edit: "The NSX just starts to suck down to the road- it got more stable the faster I went."
Exactly right. Enters its milieu north of 90 mph. 10 and 2 and rock on down the roadway.
NSXPO Recap - Day 1: Registration and Welcome Dinner
I stumbled out of my road-rashed NSX in a stupor. Almost 12 hours of intense driving and I had been up since 2 am. I checked in and found my room. I took a minute to call Mrs. Honcho to let her know I was ok. Then, I went back down to the lobby, which was crawling with NSXPO attendees. I saw a lot of familiar faces and one of the first to say hello was Prime's own @JohnWayne. A NSX road warrior himself, I think he could tell how spaced out I was LOL. He said that the group was heading out to the welcome dinner at a place called Sneaky Pete's. Internally, I shuddered at the thought- more driving? I found one of the coordinators, who said that I should go upstairs to grab my registration gear before heading out. But, when I got to the room, the door was closed and locked. I hung out there for about 15 minutes and nobody showed up. But, more Prime friends let me snap a pic of their lanyard ID so that I could get into the event.
With that, I dragged my tired, road-weary body back to the Zero, which looked about how I felt and off we went to the site. More DFW rush hour traffic, but eventually I found my way to the parking lot and into the venue. It was a cool location on the shore of one of DFW's reservoir lakes and we had the entire outdoor patio area. I ran into a lot of familiar faces and got to spend time with Prime's own @Nogiboi and his brother, who had come over 6,000 miles from Turkey!
I didn't stay long LOL. I was completely wiped out. While the venue was still buzzing with NSXPO activity, I did an "Irish goodbye" and found my way back to the Zero. I somehow managed to make it back to the hotel without falling asleep and went back to the registration area, which they said would be open again for late arrivals. Still closed, but imagine my surprise when I ran into a small group of confused-looking Japanese attendees. Stumbling through the language barrier, we managed to figure out that they too were waiting for registration and several of them were from Honda Japan. Once they realized who I was, they got very excited and asked about the Zero. Apparently, my project is familiar to even the mothership!
Eventually, Rick Ko from @EuroBoutique joined us and helped the NSXPO staff distribute the swag and materials. It was really cool to chat with him. He's one of our key vendors here on Prime.
With my NSXPO materials firmly in hand, I finally crashed into bed at a little after 11 pm. I had the best sleep of my life. Right before I fell asleep, I received a text from the event advising members to fill up their cars for the drive in the morning. The Zero had about half a tank. Uh oh... But then I passed out.
I stumbled out of my road-rashed NSX in a stupor. Almost 12 hours of intense driving and I had been up since 2 am. I checked in and found my room. I took a minute to call Mrs. Honcho to let her know I was ok. Then, I went back down to the lobby, which was crawling with NSXPO attendees. I saw a lot of familiar faces and one of the first to say hello was Prime's own @JohnWayne. A NSX road warrior himself, I think he could tell how spaced out I was LOL. He said that the group was heading out to the welcome dinner at a place called Sneaky Pete's. Internally, I shuddered at the thought- more driving? I found one of the coordinators, who said that I should go upstairs to grab my registration gear before heading out. But, when I got to the room, the door was closed and locked. I hung out there for about 15 minutes and nobody showed up. But, more Prime friends let me snap a pic of their lanyard ID so that I could get into the event.
With that, I dragged my tired, road-weary body back to the Zero, which looked about how I felt and off we went to the site. More DFW rush hour traffic, but eventually I found my way to the parking lot and into the venue. It was a cool location on the shore of one of DFW's reservoir lakes and we had the entire outdoor patio area. I ran into a lot of familiar faces and got to spend time with Prime's own @Nogiboi and his brother, who had come over 6,000 miles from Turkey!
I didn't stay long LOL. I was completely wiped out. While the venue was still buzzing with NSXPO activity, I did an "Irish goodbye" and found my way back to the Zero. I somehow managed to make it back to the hotel without falling asleep and went back to the registration area, which they said would be open again for late arrivals. Still closed, but imagine my surprise when I ran into a small group of confused-looking Japanese attendees. Stumbling through the language barrier, we managed to figure out that they too were waiting for registration and several of them were from Honda Japan. Once they realized who I was, they got very excited and asked about the Zero. Apparently, my project is familiar to even the mothership!
Eventually, Rick Ko from @EuroBoutique joined us and helped the NSXPO staff distribute the swag and materials. It was really cool to chat with him. He's one of our key vendors here on Prime.
With my NSXPO materials firmly in hand, I finally crashed into bed at a little after 11 pm. I had the best sleep of my life. Right before I fell asleep, I received a text from the event advising members to fill up their cars for the drive in the morning. The Zero had about half a tank. Uh oh... But then I passed out.
NSXPO Recap - Day 2: Ft. Worth Cattle and Scenic Drive
The sleep really helped me and I was up and ready to rock early the next day. The hotel breakfast was really good and I was able to mingle with some more owners. The first item of the day was to head over to the Ft. Worth stock yards for the individual car photo and then "cultural activity" at the stockyards. Things moved so quickly that I did not have a chance to stop and fill up the car, so I hoped I had enough fuel for the event. The Zero looked like hot garbage, but oh well it was time to drive. The car fired right up and again, performed flawlessly.
Ft. Worth Cattle Drive and BBQ
Once parked, I headed down to the cattle yards and grabbed a shake at Shake Shack to watch the cows and horses. I walked around and caught up with some old friends while the livestock filtered in.
One of the covered wagons coming into town on the parade.
Once the parade was over, I hooked back up with @Nogiboi and we walked over to a real "pit" BBQ joint and had some of the best BBQ of my life. We made our way to the parking lot and I took a few pictures of all the NSXs lined up. Unfortunately, the city cancelled the individual car shots due to the traffic snarl. I also ran into @R13, who took a few shots of the car for his LOTW channel.
Zero parked next to a 130R White NC1, still covered in all the bugs from the long trip!
NC1 "Skittles."
The "Hard Parking" NC1. I followed this car on the drive and it was quite challenging to keep up.
Scenic Drive
@Nogiboi and I agreed that we would follow each other on the drive, since we each only had a half tank and his supercharger was thirsty. We would go as far was we could and then turn back to get gas. The event staff had sent a text with a Maps drop pin to link your navigation to the route. However, I never received the text! We figured the NC1s would know where to go since they all have factory navigation, so we dropped in behind them. The two cars in front of me on the drive were the "Hard Parking" NC1 and a Viper GTS. Apparently, the Viper driver's NC1 had a brake malfunction and was at Grubbs Acura getting fixed. Holy moly, these cars are fast.
This is a good time to discuss my performance modifications. Having the car at 600 ft. altitude I can now say this and I say it without any intention of bragging or ego: the Zero is the fastest Gen 1 NSX I have ever driven (excluding SC or turbo, obviously). Ever. My stock response before driving my car at low altitude was a NA2 Coupe that I had a chance to drive at a meet back East (the owner escapes me now so many years later). That NSX was shockingly quick- like so much more than you would expect. The combo of the 3.2, coupe and 6-speed is just fantastic. I suppose that is how a real Type-S feels. Well, my car is even faster. It became evident coming off a corner trying to keep up with the Viper and NC1, which just rocket away out of the turns. It was a first gear turn, so I was able to do a full run all the way up through 3rd. 1st was almost uncontrollable wheel spin- it was just smoking the tires. 2nd was still spinning the tires and fish tailing all over the place. 3rd was STILL spinning the rear tires and the car finally hooked up when I shifted into 4th. VTEC is ferocious with the Comptech cams and throttle response is instantaneous. The car pulled HARD in any gear and was quite lively. Via my butt dyno, I'd say I'm around 320 crank hp. I still have to dyno tune timing, but holy cow is this NSX fast. I'm a little sad I missed the track day.
However, those cams and big intake valves are thirsty, so about halfway through the drive, I broke off and headed back to a Valero gas station I had spotted on the way up. I also had to be mindful of the time- I had a 5:00 pm appointment booked with the detailers that the NSXPO staff had very thoughtfully arranged for us. It was finally time for the car to get pretty again. The detailer was fantastic. He was able to get all of the bug smash off the car and his products were really good. The interior looked new and the paint/PPF was glowing. He and I chatted for a good while and I now have some good tips for keeping the car clean with less work.
Dinner
With a clean NSX and a full tank of gas, I elected to skip the downtown Grapevine dinner event. I was just tired and while I'm sure it was super fun to walk around a nice "tony" area in the evening, it was a little too much for me. Instead, I had a nice dinner at the hotel with Prime's own @Wild Turkey and his lovely wife. One of the things I love about NSXPO is that you get to spend time with the folks we all see here on Prime every day.
The sleep really helped me and I was up and ready to rock early the next day. The hotel breakfast was really good and I was able to mingle with some more owners. The first item of the day was to head over to the Ft. Worth stock yards for the individual car photo and then "cultural activity" at the stockyards. Things moved so quickly that I did not have a chance to stop and fill up the car, so I hoped I had enough fuel for the event. The Zero looked like hot garbage, but oh well it was time to drive. The car fired right up and again, performed flawlessly.
Ft. Worth Cattle Drive and BBQ
Once parked, I headed down to the cattle yards and grabbed a shake at Shake Shack to watch the cows and horses. I walked around and caught up with some old friends while the livestock filtered in.
One of the covered wagons coming into town on the parade.
Once the parade was over, I hooked back up with @Nogiboi and we walked over to a real "pit" BBQ joint and had some of the best BBQ of my life. We made our way to the parking lot and I took a few pictures of all the NSXs lined up. Unfortunately, the city cancelled the individual car shots due to the traffic snarl. I also ran into @R13, who took a few shots of the car for his LOTW channel.
Zero parked next to a 130R White NC1, still covered in all the bugs from the long trip!
NC1 "Skittles."
The "Hard Parking" NC1. I followed this car on the drive and it was quite challenging to keep up.
Scenic Drive
@Nogiboi and I agreed that we would follow each other on the drive, since we each only had a half tank and his supercharger was thirsty. We would go as far was we could and then turn back to get gas. The event staff had sent a text with a Maps drop pin to link your navigation to the route. However, I never received the text! We figured the NC1s would know where to go since they all have factory navigation, so we dropped in behind them. The two cars in front of me on the drive were the "Hard Parking" NC1 and a Viper GTS. Apparently, the Viper driver's NC1 had a brake malfunction and was at Grubbs Acura getting fixed. Holy moly, these cars are fast.
This is a good time to discuss my performance modifications. Having the car at 600 ft. altitude I can now say this and I say it without any intention of bragging or ego: the Zero is the fastest Gen 1 NSX I have ever driven (excluding SC or turbo, obviously). Ever. My stock response before driving my car at low altitude was a NA2 Coupe that I had a chance to drive at a meet back East (the owner escapes me now so many years later). That NSX was shockingly quick- like so much more than you would expect. The combo of the 3.2, coupe and 6-speed is just fantastic. I suppose that is how a real Type-S feels. Well, my car is even faster. It became evident coming off a corner trying to keep up with the Viper and NC1, which just rocket away out of the turns. It was a first gear turn, so I was able to do a full run all the way up through 3rd. 1st was almost uncontrollable wheel spin- it was just smoking the tires. 2nd was still spinning the tires and fish tailing all over the place. 3rd was STILL spinning the rear tires and the car finally hooked up when I shifted into 4th. VTEC is ferocious with the Comptech cams and throttle response is instantaneous. The car pulled HARD in any gear and was quite lively. Via my butt dyno, I'd say I'm around 320 crank hp. I still have to dyno tune timing, but holy cow is this NSX fast. I'm a little sad I missed the track day.
However, those cams and big intake valves are thirsty, so about halfway through the drive, I broke off and headed back to a Valero gas station I had spotted on the way up. I also had to be mindful of the time- I had a 5:00 pm appointment booked with the detailers that the NSXPO staff had very thoughtfully arranged for us. It was finally time for the car to get pretty again. The detailer was fantastic. He was able to get all of the bug smash off the car and his products were really good. The interior looked new and the paint/PPF was glowing. He and I chatted for a good while and I now have some good tips for keeping the car clean with less work.
Dinner
With a clean NSX and a full tank of gas, I elected to skip the downtown Grapevine dinner event. I was just tired and while I'm sure it was super fun to walk around a nice "tony" area in the evening, it was a little too much for me. Instead, I had a nice dinner at the hotel with Prime's own @Wild Turkey and his lovely wife. One of the things I love about NSXPO is that you get to spend time with the folks we all see here on Prime every day.
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It was amazing to see the car in-person after following this thread for however many years. The attention to detail is second to none. I only regret I wasn't able to soak it in more amidst the activity-packed weekend. Then again, Liz has family in Colorado, so it might be worth dealing with some in-laws as an excuse to make the drive at some point to see you and the car again before Seattle
What an amazing NSXPO it was. This was my first NSXPO with my own NSX. I can’t even believe this was a possibility, my own NSX?!?
Me and my brother enjoyed the track days, especially me driving in an NC1 multiple times.
But the cherry on top for me in NSXPO was meeting @Honcho right when I parked at Sneaky Pete’s. Out of every available parking spots, I have decided to park next to him. When I parked next to him, he was waiving at me. I got out and helped him get out because i didnmt want his exceptionally beautiful car get dinged by my daily driven BG NSX. As I helped him out and making our way towards the back of his car, I kept looking at his car and scratched my head. This surely can’t be a real Type S, left hand drive ??!! I asked him “this…is a type S ? How?” He answers, “this is a resto, I am Honcho, I built it to be a Type S”. He doesnt know this but I had a sudden heart attack following an adrenaline rush because THE @Honcho that I read all of his threads for years was standing in front of me! I says “YOU ARE NOT HONCHO , ARE YOU HONCHO!!!!” A legend to me, what a great guy, we spent multiple days together as I listened his stories and everything he tells me about the NSX. I was like a sponge, I had to soak all the information in.
It was a great honor and pleasure to meet you and spend all those hours together. What a gentleman and such a great person! Thank you very very much @Honcho ! I will definitely drive by Denver and make sure to stop by to say hi!
Also it was great to see @Wild Turkey again this year. We met last year in Atlanta and I told him then I will eventually have an NSX!
My NSXPO journey was a 2400mile roundtrip from Cleveland OH. Next year it will be a 5000 mile roundtrip to Seattle!
PS - The screetching sound was due to low supercharging oil and the rattly sound I hear is due to a failed exhaust gasket between my exhaust and pipes. I found it broken and hanging between the pipes. #623 Comptech NSX is healthy and about to cross 150k miles!
Me and my brother enjoyed the track days, especially me driving in an NC1 multiple times.
But the cherry on top for me in NSXPO was meeting @Honcho right when I parked at Sneaky Pete’s. Out of every available parking spots, I have decided to park next to him. When I parked next to him, he was waiving at me. I got out and helped him get out because i didnmt want his exceptionally beautiful car get dinged by my daily driven BG NSX. As I helped him out and making our way towards the back of his car, I kept looking at his car and scratched my head. This surely can’t be a real Type S, left hand drive ??!! I asked him “this…is a type S ? How?” He answers, “this is a resto, I am Honcho, I built it to be a Type S”. He doesnt know this but I had a sudden heart attack following an adrenaline rush because THE @Honcho that I read all of his threads for years was standing in front of me! I says “YOU ARE NOT HONCHO , ARE YOU HONCHO!!!!” A legend to me, what a great guy, we spent multiple days together as I listened his stories and everything he tells me about the NSX. I was like a sponge, I had to soak all the information in.
It was a great honor and pleasure to meet you and spend all those hours together. What a gentleman and such a great person! Thank you very very much @Honcho ! I will definitely drive by Denver and make sure to stop by to say hi!
Also it was great to see @Wild Turkey again this year. We met last year in Atlanta and I told him then I will eventually have an NSX!
My NSXPO journey was a 2400mile roundtrip from Cleveland OH. Next year it will be a 5000 mile roundtrip to Seattle!
PS - The screetching sound was due to low supercharging oil and the rattly sound I hear is due to a failed exhaust gasket between my exhaust and pipes. I found it broken and hanging between the pipes. #623 Comptech NSX is healthy and about to cross 150k miles!
NSXPO Recap - Day 3: Car Show
I was really excited for the car show. It's my favorite part of NSXPO because you get to see all the cars and interact with the owners. I got up early and made my way to Grubbs Acura. Honestly, it was a bit of chaos. This was the biggest NSXPO ever, so there were more cars than spots. They were just moving cars into spots as fast as possible and the Zero ended up way on the end of the row, away from the main area. Not that I really noticed, since I spent most of my time walking around and looking at the other cars.
So many NSXs!
My favorite NC1 color: Nouvelle Blue
Lots of Type-S. The yellow one made me miss @docjohn.
Ed's beautiful orange/orange. We kept parking our cars next to each other to compare Imolas. There is a difference!
Pretty sure this car is in Gran Turismo. Cool livery.
NSXPO 2024 event cars. Cool!
The Acura "anime" Type-S. At least a dozen people asked me why the Zero wasn't behind velvet ropes!
They had a NC1 GT3 there. I'm still upset they cancelled the NC1 right when they were starting to sell cars and when the race program was so successful. Why, Acura?
A very nice J-series swap. I wonder if this is @nsxmugen's car?
Overall, I really enjoyed the car show as usual, though it felt somewhat chaotic. I didn't really notice the vendor section until it was almost time to leave, so I didn't have time to see everyone. They all have parts in the Zero, so I wanted to say thank you to them all personally. I managed to see Marc from @MITA Motorsports and check out his incredible R/S seats. You can lift them with one finger! Highly recommend for anyone who wants to do the OEM shells. I would have just grabbed a set of his if they had been available in 2019.
As noted above, almost everyone I ran into asked where the Zero was and why it wasn't front and center in the show. I honestly didn't know. Now, everyone is asking me what it won at the NSXPO show. Sorry to break it to you guys, but the car won...absolutely nothing! There were a lot of cars and most of them were way better than my NSX. The winners definitely deserved the kudos- beautiful NSXs!
I was really excited for the car show. It's my favorite part of NSXPO because you get to see all the cars and interact with the owners. I got up early and made my way to Grubbs Acura. Honestly, it was a bit of chaos. This was the biggest NSXPO ever, so there were more cars than spots. They were just moving cars into spots as fast as possible and the Zero ended up way on the end of the row, away from the main area. Not that I really noticed, since I spent most of my time walking around and looking at the other cars.
So many NSXs!
My favorite NC1 color: Nouvelle Blue
Lots of Type-S. The yellow one made me miss @docjohn.
Ed's beautiful orange/orange. We kept parking our cars next to each other to compare Imolas. There is a difference!
Pretty sure this car is in Gran Turismo. Cool livery.
NSXPO 2024 event cars. Cool!
The Acura "anime" Type-S. At least a dozen people asked me why the Zero wasn't behind velvet ropes!
They had a NC1 GT3 there. I'm still upset they cancelled the NC1 right when they were starting to sell cars and when the race program was so successful. Why, Acura?
A very nice J-series swap. I wonder if this is @nsxmugen's car?
Overall, I really enjoyed the car show as usual, though it felt somewhat chaotic. I didn't really notice the vendor section until it was almost time to leave, so I didn't have time to see everyone. They all have parts in the Zero, so I wanted to say thank you to them all personally. I managed to see Marc from @MITA Motorsports and check out his incredible R/S seats. You can lift them with one finger! Highly recommend for anyone who wants to do the OEM shells. I would have just grabbed a set of his if they had been available in 2019.
As noted above, almost everyone I ran into asked where the Zero was and why it wasn't front and center in the show. I honestly didn't know. Now, everyone is asking me what it won at the NSXPO show. Sorry to break it to you guys, but the car won...absolutely nothing! There were a lot of cars and most of them were way better than my NSX. The winners definitely deserved the kudos- beautiful NSXs!
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NSXPO Recap - Day 3: Group Photo and Banquet
After the car show, people started to trickle out and head over to the NSXPO group photo spot at the Dallas courthouse. Since my car was on the end of the row, I was able to make it out first LOL. @Lostbuckeye and I were able to get our two Imolas next to each other to try and show the difference between the two colors: YR-514P Imola Orange Pearl and YR-536P New Imola Orange Pearl. There is a shading difference- the original color is a shade darker than the new color. We tried to capture the difference on camera, but it doesn't show up well. Looking at them in the direct sunlight, you could easily see it.
Imola overload!! Pretty sure that is @R13's track warhorse next to Ed's car.
The best part of the trip happened next. I was chatting with Marc from MITA about parts and Honda Japan and stuff when he offered to introduce me to our honored guest, F1 and Indy Honda works driver Takuma Sato. Of course I said yes! I showed him the car and he asked "Type-S"? I responded "S Zero" and he got super excited. Once he saw the stereo delete plate, he was like "They only made 30 of these or something!" He kept looking it over and commented I even got the gauge cluster right. I explained the build process and he loved it. He said he couldn't wait to tell his friends in Japan about it and gave me an enthusiastic thumbs up. Anyway, it was the highlight of my NSXPO. Who needs trophies- the Zero is officially Sato approved!! Thanks again Marc.
I really wanted to say screw the group photo, toss Sato the keys and say "tell me what you think," but we had to clear out so they could take the big picture.
After the big photo, we all returned to the hotel for the banquet. I really liked the venue and it was nice to see all the speakers and awards. Sato had a nice segment where he discussed his background and racing philosophy. I always enjoy the banquets and it's nice to see all the event organizers and volunteers get recognized. I found myself at a table with @Wild Turkey and @alum04org and it was nice to spend the evening with them. Considering I had to depart DFW at 3 am, I left while the auction was still going. It was such a nice way to end NSXPO. I really enjoyed all of it!
Just a few NC1s sitting casually outside the banquet hall!
After the car show, people started to trickle out and head over to the NSXPO group photo spot at the Dallas courthouse. Since my car was on the end of the row, I was able to make it out first LOL. @Lostbuckeye and I were able to get our two Imolas next to each other to try and show the difference between the two colors: YR-514P Imola Orange Pearl and YR-536P New Imola Orange Pearl. There is a shading difference- the original color is a shade darker than the new color. We tried to capture the difference on camera, but it doesn't show up well. Looking at them in the direct sunlight, you could easily see it.
Imola overload!! Pretty sure that is @R13's track warhorse next to Ed's car.
The best part of the trip happened next. I was chatting with Marc from MITA about parts and Honda Japan and stuff when he offered to introduce me to our honored guest, F1 and Indy Honda works driver Takuma Sato. Of course I said yes! I showed him the car and he asked "Type-S"? I responded "S Zero" and he got super excited. Once he saw the stereo delete plate, he was like "They only made 30 of these or something!" He kept looking it over and commented I even got the gauge cluster right. I explained the build process and he loved it. He said he couldn't wait to tell his friends in Japan about it and gave me an enthusiastic thumbs up. Anyway, it was the highlight of my NSXPO. Who needs trophies- the Zero is officially Sato approved!! Thanks again Marc.
I really wanted to say screw the group photo, toss Sato the keys and say "tell me what you think," but we had to clear out so they could take the big picture.
After the big photo, we all returned to the hotel for the banquet. I really liked the venue and it was nice to see all the speakers and awards. Sato had a nice segment where he discussed his background and racing philosophy. I always enjoy the banquets and it's nice to see all the event organizers and volunteers get recognized. I found myself at a table with @Wild Turkey and @alum04org and it was nice to spend the evening with them. Considering I had to depart DFW at 3 am, I left while the auction was still going. It was such a nice way to end NSXPO. I really enjoyed all of it!
Just a few NC1s sitting casually outside the banquet hall!
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Nope, it's @Lostbuckeye.
NSXPO Recap - Day 4: The Road Home
Not wanting to deal with Dalhart, TX again and seeing that the weather would be sunny and 70's along the whole route, I decided to use the I-35N --> I-70W route though Oklahoma and Kansas. It was a good decision because the interstate was a much easier drive than the US-87/287 in terms of road quality.
The drive home was rather uneventful, though I could feel the power fading away as I gained altitude coming into the high plains. Of course, due to the traffic levels, I could not travel as fast on most of the interstate compared to the desolate highways of New Mexico, but there were some stretches in Western Kansas and Eastern Colorado where I was able to make some time. Again, the car performed flawlessly. I'm really happy with this tune. All I need to do is dial in timing on the dyno and it will be time to burn a chip and ditch the Demon.
I pulled into my driveway at about 3:30 MT. Adding back an hour for the time change, total trip time was 13.5 hours. Not nearly as quick as the Texas route, but it was far more comfortable.
Not wanting to deal with Dalhart, TX again and seeing that the weather would be sunny and 70's along the whole route, I decided to use the I-35N --> I-70W route though Oklahoma and Kansas. It was a good decision because the interstate was a much easier drive than the US-87/287 in terms of road quality.
The drive home was rather uneventful, though I could feel the power fading away as I gained altitude coming into the high plains. Of course, due to the traffic levels, I could not travel as fast on most of the interstate compared to the desolate highways of New Mexico, but there were some stretches in Western Kansas and Eastern Colorado where I was able to make some time. Again, the car performed flawlessly. I'm really happy with this tune. All I need to do is dial in timing on the dyno and it will be time to burn a chip and ditch the Demon.
I pulled into my driveway at about 3:30 MT. Adding back an hour for the time change, total trip time was 13.5 hours. Not nearly as quick as the Texas route, but it was far more comfortable.
Very nice write up and nice to see how far NSXPO has come. I was there at the very first one (I think #2 as well) as I flew out to LA where none other than Kent Shepley—not sure how many of you here knew him—picked me up in an Acura provided car and along with a second NSX the three of us swapped all the fun driving. Ditto for #2.*** We were doing “Top Gear-like” stunts before there was a Top Gear). Point being, I’ve spent a lot of miles and smiles behind the wheel and gen-1’s are just phenomenal cars and extremely comfortable. And besides this country being quite beautiful, driving across it reminds one how big it is!
***Tim from Comptech was our fourth driver on that one.
***Tim from Comptech was our fourth driver on that one.
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Post-NSXPO Wash-Up
The road home through Oklahoma and Kansas was quite buggy.
The PPF was key here. I also had my turn signals and headlights covered with PPF to prevent sandblasting the glass and plastic. It worked very well. First order of business is the front and engine bays. Hitting them with the Mr. Pink foam. From all of the cleaning I did during the restoration, I found that must of the dirt in the bays is a fine grit sand- road debris. It collects inside the bays every time you drive and settles. Over the years, it builds up and then, once you start having oil leaks or you drive in a lot of rain, the water/oil mist mixes with the grit and you get this:
Instead, if you wash the bays when you wash your NSX, the foam soap gently lifts the grit off the surface and rinses off. It never has a chance to build up and your car always looks good! I use the "shower" setting on my garden hose spray nozzle and only squeeze the trigger very gently, which provides a gentle "rain" like rinse. The road grit just rinses away onto the ground. No pressure washers in here!
Even without the quick detailer and 303, the bays always turn out so clean!
It really helps keep the engine clean as well.
All clean and dried with the leaf blower. No scrubbing necessary! Ready for the winter detail.
The road home through Oklahoma and Kansas was quite buggy.
The PPF was key here. I also had my turn signals and headlights covered with PPF to prevent sandblasting the glass and plastic. It worked very well. First order of business is the front and engine bays. Hitting them with the Mr. Pink foam. From all of the cleaning I did during the restoration, I found that must of the dirt in the bays is a fine grit sand- road debris. It collects inside the bays every time you drive and settles. Over the years, it builds up and then, once you start having oil leaks or you drive in a lot of rain, the water/oil mist mixes with the grit and you get this:
Instead, if you wash the bays when you wash your NSX, the foam soap gently lifts the grit off the surface and rinses off. It never has a chance to build up and your car always looks good! I use the "shower" setting on my garden hose spray nozzle and only squeeze the trigger very gently, which provides a gentle "rain" like rinse. The road grit just rinses away onto the ground. No pressure washers in here!
Even without the quick detailer and 303, the bays always turn out so clean!
It really helps keep the engine clean as well.
All clean and dried with the leaf blower. No scrubbing necessary! Ready for the winter detail.
