Any "break thru/new" technology that I missed? No hate here.....just asking:smile:
New NSX Engine Revealed
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red valve cover please
It's not gonna satisfy everyone and stop all the whining if there's not a clutch/stick version.
Amen, brutha!
great news on the turbos and the hp, but bad news on the paddle shifters with no 6spd manual
It's not gonna satisfy everyone and stop all the whining if there's not a clutch/stick version.
This is true. However,"no manual tranny" is not stopping the sales of GTRs or any other high performance vehicle. The days of manuals are over. I just don't see how a driver can feel connected with paddleshifters.
I think a well built Turbo properly balanced for longevity and power has potential. That said, I have a lot of love for my NA 3.2 liter.
My concern is more with the Hybrid. I love the idea but will be interested in how you will Mod the car. I guess I need to look into what they are doing with Tesla roadsters...
My concern is more with the Hybrid. I love the idea but will be interested in how you will Mod the car. I guess I need to look into what they are doing with Tesla roadsters...
WOW,
Clearly a design derivative from the F1 engine
Clearly a design derivative from the F1 engine
+1 Great post and I totally agree. For this power level if they wanted to stay NA they would have used the HSV V-10. That engine was a magnificent example of Honda engineering prowess. But, turbo is the way of the future and it will have marketing synergies with F1 in 2015. I'm just thrilled to see they are serious this time and are leaving room to develop/improve the model over time.
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Wow, The car's not out of the box yet and already talking about mods.
I'm thinking Honda has built this driveline package with a view to evolving it going forward.
Looks like a great base to offer ECU, boost level, and electric motor upgrades into Type-R variants etc.
I'd be surprised if factory performance options weren't offered down the road and I'd hope they'd be compatible on a retrofit basis.
In truth, I am not huge into modding the engine (my engine is stock aside from an intake). That said, look at the threads. Many many people are all about mods. Hell the GTR is pretty new and probably twice as fast as a stock NSX and the shop down the street from me makes it's living modding the engines to around 900hp). It's craziness...
I am fine with stock for a long time (of course it will be a LONG time before I can afford the new NSX anyway...)
I am fine with stock for a long time (of course it will be a LONG time before I can afford the new NSX anyway...)
The 2014 MDX dropped from 3.7 (previous year) to 3.5 and it gets 27MPGs on the freeway!???!?!
That is not a hybrid too.
A new rumor! :biggrin:
My 1984 CRX weighed 1600 pounds bone stock. Looked sort of like this:
That Coyote engine is pretty impressive.
500HP with these parts:
Full exhaust
Port clean-up and sharpened veins (like my engine build)
Stage 1 Cams
Intake
Custom tune
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My 1984 CRX weighed 1600 pounds bone stock. Looked sort of like this:
I'm sure that'll meet modern day CAFE and NHSTA crash testing requirements.
IIRC, the MR2 Spudder weighed 2400lbs. I can't imagine the NSX powerplant and drivetrain in something that weight.
NSPEC do you still have those visual models of the NSX with an extended rear end?
Im surprised no one thought of this earlier. This thing has three electric motors tuned to harmonize with the V6. Im pretty sure modding this thing will take some serious skills compared to modding any normal turbo charged car.
I wouldn't be suprised if later down the road people decide to rip out the hybrid system or disable it
I won't be surprised when shortly after this car is sold to the public, the collective wisdom of the aftermarket will have dreamed up ways to mod the car despite the existence of the electric motors. Hell, they'll probably soup up the electric motors along with the gas engine.
That'd be such a waste though. Think of all of the benefits: digital torque vectoring in an awd package, the almost instant availability of that torque, power down low where everyone likes to play. I can't imagine the amount of corner exit speed this thing could have.
Come to think of it, would it be theoretically advantageous to run purely electric power at the high end of the rev range when the engine was at it's rev limit? I'm sure it would deplete the battery quickly but it'd be interesting performance question.
How I would subtlety reshape the current concept so that it's not too radical and expensive:
As far as engine predictions:
Again, I firmly believe the engine is going to be 3.5, maybe 3.6 to be unique, but not 3.7 or 3.8. It's going to make 500+ hp without the battery power. 8.5K redline. That is my wager! Let's see what Honda decides.
I think the modification opportunities will be determined by whether Honda keeps the engine boost and injection controls separate from the hybrid driveline controls
If an engine only ECU is used then changing boost and fueling could be done independently from the electric driveline parts.
Also if the hybrid controls were stand alone then electric motor power could be changed independently with no effect on the engine
However if Honda locks all of it together into one master control module then I'd say mods will be very difficult.
If I were Honda I'd lock it all up together so tight that no outsiders could mess with the system and any improvement would have to come from Honda as an oem power modification.
I don't think they want any driveline failures in the early years to come from poorly engineered aftermarket parts.
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