June 2005
I decided to buy my NSX when I got my first job. It was a '92 with only 12'000 miles and payed it around 35'000 $ via a leasing.
Stock :
As I cannot help myself upgrading my cars, with the time, I went with the following modifications while it was my week-end car :
- FN01R-C 5 Zigen Wheels, 17 x 8 ET40 front, 17 x 9 ET45 rear
- Tein Flex coilovers
Here is a pic next to my ex Civic Type R which was my daily car but which I sold end of 2005 because I decided to go to work by train.
Performance wise, I went with :
- Intake scoop + UNI filter
- DC Sport headers
- Taitec testpipes
- Comptech exhaust
As I began to do some trackdays with the car, I went with these modifications :
- brake pads (Delphi Type Zr and then Carbotech AX06)
- brake lines
- brake air deflectors
- Sparco 4 points harnesses, first with stock seats, then with...
- Sparco Corsa buckets
Going to the track without cats, I burnt the whool in the Comptech. The exhaust became extremly loud and I decided to put the cats back and get a Gt-One N1 exhaust.
With the cats on, I dynoed the car at 300.3 bhp.
After 3 years on the street, I decided to use my NSX as track only car because of :
- insurances price vs trackday price
- fun at the track vs showing off on the street
- impossible to use the potential of the chassis on the street
Summer 08
The conversion to a track only car began and is still going on. This is what I have already done :
- weight saving : headlights, bumper beams, wipers, clima, blower, ventilation, all plastics and carpets, airbags, steering wheel,...
- testpipes back on
- Dali track sways
- Carbotech XP10 pads
- Cquence slotted rotors
- Type R rear wing
- 240/610/17, 260/640/17 A005 slick tires
- home made polycarbonate side windows
And for the future I plan :
- front camber kit to go to -3° camber
- rollcage (when I win the lottery)
- some carbon parts
Now the car has 45'000 miles.
Fiability wise, for the time, I had the following problem in spring 09 :
- the lower front radiator hose blew up at the track. I plan to change all my hoses next winter.
- the attach of one of the springs of a clutch disc broke. I changes the 2 discs and the release bearing by myself (4 days of work... but I am not mechanic at all)
And lately :
- i got some missfires at the track. This was a blown spark plug. I replaced the 6 as they seemed all pretty worn.
I decided to buy my NSX when I got my first job. It was a '92 with only 12'000 miles and payed it around 35'000 $ via a leasing.
Stock :
As I cannot help myself upgrading my cars, with the time, I went with the following modifications while it was my week-end car :
- FN01R-C 5 Zigen Wheels, 17 x 8 ET40 front, 17 x 9 ET45 rear
- Tein Flex coilovers
Here is a pic next to my ex Civic Type R which was my daily car but which I sold end of 2005 because I decided to go to work by train.
Performance wise, I went with :
- Intake scoop + UNI filter
- DC Sport headers
- Taitec testpipes
- Comptech exhaust
As I began to do some trackdays with the car, I went with these modifications :
- brake pads (Delphi Type Zr and then Carbotech AX06)
- brake lines
- brake air deflectors
- Sparco 4 points harnesses, first with stock seats, then with...
- Sparco Corsa buckets
Going to the track without cats, I burnt the whool in the Comptech. The exhaust became extremly loud and I decided to put the cats back and get a Gt-One N1 exhaust.
With the cats on, I dynoed the car at 300.3 bhp.
After 3 years on the street, I decided to use my NSX as track only car because of :
- insurances price vs trackday price
- fun at the track vs showing off on the street
- impossible to use the potential of the chassis on the street
Summer 08
The conversion to a track only car began and is still going on. This is what I have already done :
- weight saving : headlights, bumper beams, wipers, clima, blower, ventilation, all plastics and carpets, airbags, steering wheel,...
- testpipes back on
- Dali track sways
- Carbotech XP10 pads
- Cquence slotted rotors
- Type R rear wing
- 240/610/17, 260/640/17 A005 slick tires
- home made polycarbonate side windows
And for the future I plan :
- front camber kit to go to -3° camber
- rollcage (when I win the lottery)
- some carbon parts
Now the car has 45'000 miles.
Fiability wise, for the time, I had the following problem in spring 09 :
- the lower front radiator hose blew up at the track. I plan to change all my hoses next winter.
- the attach of one of the springs of a clutch disc broke. I changes the 2 discs and the release bearing by myself (4 days of work... but I am not mechanic at all)
And lately :
- i got some missfires at the track. This was a blown spark plug. I replaced the 6 as they seemed all pretty worn.
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Very nice!
