NSX motor and Acura Legend motor. Are they similar in any way?

[nsxsupra]

I am just curious, what the are main similarities between the NSX motor and Acura Legend motor? Wasn't NSX motor originally based on the Legend motor?

 

[mystican]

Negative

 

[CDX_NSX]

No real similarities. The NSX motor is closely related to the Legend's only by way of the first generation Legend's (C27) block.

 

[nsxsupra]

No real similarities. The NSX motor is closely related to the Legend's only by way of the first generation Legend's (C27) block.

Thanks, it is very strange, there were 2 separate occassions that someone told me it is Legend motor, I definitely wasn't thrilled .

So basicly there is nothing similar between the 2? the 2nd Gen Legend motor is not a non VTEC SOHC version of NSX motor?

 

[CDX_NSX]

Yup. The 2nd Gen Legend's engine is quite different from the NSX's. The C27 is more closely related to the C30 and C32b than is the C32a.

A lot of people (sadly, Legend owners included) who think that the Legend and the NSX share an engine.

 

[Osiris_x11]

swap-meet...

Good thread that'll get you thinking inside-out...

http://www.honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=695452&page=1

{It's actually amazing how well engineered the 2nd gen. Legend was!}

 

[95ttht]

Excuse my ignorance, I'm not much of an NSX historian...

But has Honda or any other company ever run any motor other than the DOHC VTEC C30/C32 engine in the NSX platform? Prototype, race car or otherwise? Perhaps a turbo 4 cyl?

For example, in the JGTC series Toyota runs the turbo 2.0L 3SGTE 4cyl motor in the Supra instead of the heavier 2JZ.