I always said my Zanardi was an animal, felt quicker than my CTSC'd 92. I would often drive one to work and the other out for the night and always said the Zanardi felt quicker.
New owner of Zanardi #07
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I always said my Zanardi was an animal, felt quicker than my CTSC'd 92. I would often drive one to work and the other out for the night and always said the Zanardi felt quicker.
Love the car and congrats, you now have 2 of the rarest nsxs. Your wife is the bomb for letting that happen so she is a keeper lol
Congratulations. That is awesome. Especially to own an IOP and a Zanardi. You make us all want to buy a second one also...lol
Congrats! Is this a keeper or will it be for sale like your other 2 NSX's in about 3 weeks time?....haha
Keep them all I say. :biggrin:
Keep them all I say. :biggrin:
Thank you!
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Thanks! To be honest, I haven't driven her much but my first impression is that she feels solid like my old 91 with the love gearbox of the 02/05! I'll post an update in a few weeks after I have spent some quality time with her.
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Thanks [MENTION=23729]link[/MENTION]!
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You don't need a Zanardi to get back into an NSX
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So cool. Congratulations. Looks great, and great job putting it back to stock.
Thank you! I was fortunate that the original parts were in great condition.
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Thanks Tyson! I just read your post about the S2K homecoming, good read! Congrats on your photos being shared on Instagram, that's nuts.
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Huge Congrats, One Sweet Work of Art! Beautiful ... Enjoy Her Well!
Thank you sir!
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Review coming soon!
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Thank you. Had I found my 02-05 Silverstone, I would have never picked up this Zanardi.
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I think the feeling is due to the 6-speed, I'm sure a Zanardi / Type S is not that much faster than any other NSX.
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Thanks! Yes, she is definitely a keeper. If I could afford more, I'd buy 'em all.
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Haha. Thanks.
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Haha. The timing on the Zanardi was not the best so at the time, I had to pick between Zanardi or Imola--and you know what that decision was. Luckily, I was able to work some magic and keep both cars. I'll keep both as long as I can keep making the wifey happy and I can afford them.
Congrats on owning this gem 
Definitely a very cool car. Nice find!
Congrats!!! Love the car.
Congrats!
Wow! What a great car! Super clean too...
Congrats on owning this gem
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Thanks Chris!
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Thank you sir!
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Thanks, but color is the least thing I like about it haha.
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fastaussie
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sweet looking ride. good to see it put back to stock also, as it should be in all its rare glory...
Very nice find. Congratulations on the purchase!
After ~800 miles of driving, here's some thoughts on the experience.
- Suspension: The suspension is very stiff, not a very comfortable ride if driving for more than an hour or so.
- Seats: The seats are much firmer than the OEM leather seats from my 02 (and of course the Alcantara keeps you planted) which adds to the note above.
- Cabin noise: Appears to be louder, probably due to the single pane rear glass. Also, the targa delete makes the car sound much sturdier. No more targa creak as you go up a driveway at an angle, which is what I hear in my 02.
- Steering: The manual driving is great, exactly what I was missing from my old 91. I know the power assist turns off after a certain speed in a power-assisted model, but for some reason it just feels more "direct", but that's probably just in my head.
- Clutch: I don't know if this was different in the Zanardi, but it's much stiffer than my 02.
- Driving: My butt-dyno tells me this car is faster than my 02, but again this is probably in my head. I heard for every 100 lbs you lose, you gain 1/10th of a second (or a car length) in the quarter mile?
The previous owner had an Odyssey lightweight battery installed, unfortunately his method of strapping it down was not acceptable.
The previous owner also had a dali round engine coolant tank, which I replaced with a new original unit:
And finally had some time to put on the RouteKS I had from my Imola. IMO this exhaust looks really ugly with an 02 valence (can't beat the 02 tips), but I love how it looks on the 91-01 valence.
Thanks for looking.
- Suspension: The suspension is very stiff, not a very comfortable ride if driving for more than an hour or so.
- Seats: The seats are much firmer than the OEM leather seats from my 02 (and of course the Alcantara keeps you planted) which adds to the note above.
- Cabin noise: Appears to be louder, probably due to the single pane rear glass. Also, the targa delete makes the car sound much sturdier. No more targa creak as you go up a driveway at an angle, which is what I hear in my 02.
- Steering: The manual driving is great, exactly what I was missing from my old 91. I know the power assist turns off after a certain speed in a power-assisted model, but for some reason it just feels more "direct", but that's probably just in my head.
- Clutch: I don't know if this was different in the Zanardi, but it's much stiffer than my 02.
- Driving: My butt-dyno tells me this car is faster than my 02, but again this is probably in my head. I heard for every 100 lbs you lose, you gain 1/10th of a second (or a car length) in the quarter mile?
The previous owner had an Odyssey lightweight battery installed, unfortunately his method of strapping it down was not acceptable.
The previous owner also had a dali round engine coolant tank, which I replaced with a new original unit:
And finally had some time to put on the RouteKS I had from my Imola. IMO this exhaust looks really ugly with an 02 valence (can't beat the 02 tips), but I love how it looks on the 91-01 valence.
Thanks for looking.
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Great post and photos! Really enjoy 'my perspective' posts like this. Great photo amongst the palettes.
Very nice as always Ngoan, thanks for sharing your thought and input on the zanardi, which most of us will probably never get a chance to drive.
Congratulations, what a lucky find. Make her whole (OEM) again, just as she was meant to be.
Lets see her at the next meet in Costa Mesa!
Mario
Lets see her at the next meet in Costa Mesa!
Mario
Why?
Lower mileage.
fastaussie
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was gonna ask this very question myself, but i see it's been answered already.
so now you've owned an Imola, and not one but two Zanardi's (in your possession at the same time)...
#spoiledbrat :biggrin:
Thanks! She's at 21,000. #7 had close to 38k.
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I wish I could have taken a photo of all 3 cars but the logistics of getting them all together was too much work.
