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My name is Sam, and I'm a Japanese sports car addict. So last month when I saw some really rare suspension for sale, I knew what I had to do! It was produced by Honda Modulo, apparently only for the Japanese market. It's also interesting that it was made in 2011, 6 years after the NSX was discontinued. There are no reviews, and very little info in general. The mystery was enough to catch my interest, I decided it was worth the chance.
MrHugo had listed it here on prime, and not only was he willing to give me a great deal, but he also brought it up to my neck of the woods with him for nsxpo. I met him, and some other really cool people at ORP for one of the track days. I was able to fit the nicely packaged goodies in my s2000 and bring em home. I needed to make some time to get this setup installed, and put some miles on the car to see what I think.
Here's a little about my experience with the nsx and other cars, that I think will help me create a credible review.
I currently have my dream car, which is a 1997 Berlina over tan, I've owned it for a few years now and put around 18k miles on it so far. It's been on nsx Type R suspension the whole time and I really enjoy it. I'm not the kind of driver that uses my car for commuting or dates, I take it out to drive. Ive experienced ohlins, mcs's, tein, bilsteins, swift springs, sti Japan, fortune auto, H&R, and a few other set ups on a variety of cars.
The upside of the Type R suspension, is that it is lazer sharp. Turn in is excellent, you can easily place the car wherever you want, and it reacts instantly to your inputs. It has a slightly edgy feeling, not quite dangerous, but edgy. The car will pogo a bit over train tracks and rough surfaces. The driver needs to be present and alert, I love it. The car stays extremely flat and planted through turns, even at the limit of grip. Type R suspension has quite a bit of rake in it, which I believe helps the rear end move around more when provoked. And it is stiff. Like really stiff. Like you might loose a filling driving on a rough road in the city stiff. Like if you hit a quarter in the road your CD will skip stiff. But at speed, all is forgiven, as it is just SO good.
As everyone knows, NSX Type R suspension is made by Showa. Showa also made the Mazda FD rx7 Bathhurst Type R suspension. Having run that on my car I can say I loved it. Very similar in character to the NSX, it it so sharp if not a bit punishing. I found it less tolerable on the roads though, possibly because of the difference in weight distribution between the two cars. The front end of the FD would skip and sometimes jump if you hit a bump in a corner, it was really only rewarding on the smothest of surfaces. But it was so instant, just like the NSX R suspension. Once you get a taste of that it's hard to go back, you get hooked, especially if you like to drive fast.
So what is the modulo going to be like? How will it feel and what characteristics will it bring out in the car? In my perfect world, it would be NSX-R level when set on 5, and able to be calmed down a bit when dialed back to one. It will keep the edgy, immediate feeling but could also double as something tolerable to meet up with the homies on a Saturday morning coffee hang. Having a late start today, I stopped installing at 3 out of 4 corners. I plan to finish the set up tomorrow and get a few miles in. Ill report back hopefully with good news and the ability to get my photos to load.
My name is Sam, and I'm a Japanese sports car addict. So last month when I saw some really rare suspension for sale, I knew what I had to do! It was produced by Honda Modulo, apparently only for the Japanese market. It's also interesting that it was made in 2011, 6 years after the NSX was discontinued. There are no reviews, and very little info in general. The mystery was enough to catch my interest, I decided it was worth the chance.
MrHugo had listed it here on prime, and not only was he willing to give me a great deal, but he also brought it up to my neck of the woods with him for nsxpo. I met him, and some other really cool people at ORP for one of the track days. I was able to fit the nicely packaged goodies in my s2000 and bring em home. I needed to make some time to get this setup installed, and put some miles on the car to see what I think.
Here's a little about my experience with the nsx and other cars, that I think will help me create a credible review.
I currently have my dream car, which is a 1997 Berlina over tan, I've owned it for a few years now and put around 18k miles on it so far. It's been on nsx Type R suspension the whole time and I really enjoy it. I'm not the kind of driver that uses my car for commuting or dates, I take it out to drive. Ive experienced ohlins, mcs's, tein, bilsteins, swift springs, sti Japan, fortune auto, H&R, and a few other set ups on a variety of cars.
The upside of the Type R suspension, is that it is lazer sharp. Turn in is excellent, you can easily place the car wherever you want, and it reacts instantly to your inputs. It has a slightly edgy feeling, not quite dangerous, but edgy. The car will pogo a bit over train tracks and rough surfaces. The driver needs to be present and alert, I love it. The car stays extremely flat and planted through turns, even at the limit of grip. Type R suspension has quite a bit of rake in it, which I believe helps the rear end move around more when provoked. And it is stiff. Like really stiff. Like you might loose a filling driving on a rough road in the city stiff. Like if you hit a quarter in the road your CD will skip stiff. But at speed, all is forgiven, as it is just SO good.
As everyone knows, NSX Type R suspension is made by Showa. Showa also made the Mazda FD rx7 Bathhurst Type R suspension. Having run that on my car I can say I loved it. Very similar in character to the NSX, it it so sharp if not a bit punishing. I found it less tolerable on the roads though, possibly because of the difference in weight distribution between the two cars. The front end of the FD would skip and sometimes jump if you hit a bump in a corner, it was really only rewarding on the smothest of surfaces. But it was so instant, just like the NSX R suspension. Once you get a taste of that it's hard to go back, you get hooked, especially if you like to drive fast.
So what is the modulo going to be like? How will it feel and what characteristics will it bring out in the car? In my perfect world, it would be NSX-R level when set on 5, and able to be calmed down a bit when dialed back to one. It will keep the edgy, immediate feeling but could also double as something tolerable to meet up with the homies on a Saturday morning coffee hang. Having a late start today, I stopped installing at 3 out of 4 corners. I plan to finish the set up tomorrow and get a few miles in. Ill report back hopefully with good news and the ability to get my photos to load.
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