NSX (supercharged) vs. R32

[osbornsm]

I have always found the NSX to be an especially intoxicating car, and the one that I saw at Blackhawk Farms Raceway was fully prepped. Suspension, R-Comp tires, Comptech Supercharger... so yeah

R32
- 250 hp / 3400 lbs

NSX
- 400 hp / 3000 lbs

As much of a supercar as the NSX may be, it's notoriously tricky to drive fast whereas the R32 can be driven by ME fast :laugh: So then... here's the video :thumbup:


Here is the Vid --> YouTube Video

 

[s14_tat]

nice video and great driving, did you get some type of tune to modify the tq split on the haldex AWD system? I heard they are notorious for making the car understeer in stock form or when you start making a lot of power for it.

 

[osbornsm]

It's pretty much a Chip for the AWD system. I had it for a little while and had no perceivable difference, sold it. Maybe if suspension was stock i could have noticed, but in it's current state of tune I believe i may have negated the affect of the Haldex Chip upgrade.

But that's a good exhaust on the NSX i must say... Def have to put that one on my list :smile:

 

[scorp965]

It seemed to be pulling away quite decisively, in spite of your gesticulation; going off of your video editing, was the driver giving you a point by or something?

 

[osbornsm]

Oh yeah, he pulled away quite a bit... however didn't lift once giving the point by (ehhh) I just had fun enjoying the view :tongue:

 

[SexyRed]

great video. The whole time I thought your car was the nissan skyline. Until, I saw how come these is VW in the video :smile: .

Danny

 

[Hapa88]

I thought this was going to be a post of an R32 Nissan Skyline too. Haha

Anyway, good driving. I used to have a 1.8T Jetta with Chip and TBE and it made quite a bit of power, though never got the chance to really track it.

Anyway, your car definitely had an advantage being AWD and on a track that's completely flat. Seems to be the perfect track for you. A supercharged NSX wouldn't be quite at home there.

 

[chado]

Nice video .. thanks!

 

[warren1205]

great video. The whole time I thought your car was the nissan skyline. Until, I saw how come these is VW in the video :smile: .

Danny

haha same here

 

[rsevo6]

I must be missing the point here

Are you saying that a R32 Golf is a match for a CTSC NSX??
You must be kidding.

From the exhaust sound of the NSX it seems to me that guy isn't revving it at all, sounds quite low in revs, so he isn't using it's potential.

I have owned and track driven 280-290 Bhp tuned Impreza's and a 350 Bhp tuned Evo6.
I now have a 366RWHP (so about 410 Bhp) CTSC NSX and I can tell you for sure there is no way on the dry track in the video that a R32 (which is slower than my old Evo6) could keep up with the CTSC NSX when the NSX driver put the pedal down.
On a wet track, this could be different as a AWD car can be pushed to safety limits far beyond a rwd one.
The only thing this video shows me is that the NSX driver seems to be taking it easy and this leads you to the conclusion that the R32 is just as fast :biggrin:

 

[davidf]

Had it been HPA's TT R32 it would have been an entirely different story.

 

[BioBanker]

Nice driving and nice keeping a cool head when he pointed you by in a suboptimal spot. Good on you for not taking it.

 

[sicarius82]

I must be missing the point here

Are you saying that a R32 Golf is a match for a CTSC NSX??
You must be kidding.

From the exhaust sound of the NSX it seems to me that guy isn't revving it at all, sounds quite low in revs, so he isn't using it's potential.

looking at the video, besides that down stretch, the course is fairly short with a lot of turns (maybe <2 miles, not too sure). it would be great for a more nimble car like an R32, miata, etc. Being 400+ doesn't mean that he's going to win every time. now if it were a large course (big willow), or ones with slopes, advantage clearly goes to the CTSC NSX. and one other big thing applies, the drivers experience. if you have a knuckle head driving that nsx, i'm sure any experienced driver in a lower powered car can pass him up on a turn, just watch out for the down stretch.

Long

 

[Hapa88]

Had it been HPA's TT R32 it would have been an entirely different story.

Had it been the Factor X Racing NSX it would have been an entirely different. :biggrin:

 

[fullracehonda]

I must be missing the point here


The only thing this video shows me is that the NSX driver seems to be taking it easy and this leads you to the conclusion that the R32 is just as fast :biggrin:

x1,000,000, you dont want to challenege even a stock nsx to a lap around the track, well you could probably take a 91-96

even without a supercharger or r comp tires a nsx is faster than a r32, the r32s a little piggy:tongue:


c32>r32


it was pretty funny when he gave you a point by in a non passing zone, and then another one with the pedal to the metal:tongue: should have just taken your 4wd car 4wheeling to pass him

 

[davidf]

Had it been the Factor X Racing NSX it would have been an entirely different. :biggrin:

:redface: True, true.

 

[Frank Spano]

I thought the same as the others, thinking the R32 was a skyline. That would be a good race.

 

[tosugrad]

I love BlackHawk! Is that a new R32 or the last model? Regardless, they are great cars and would be an awesome DD.

 

[brahtw8]

Blackhawk is a tight course and not really the NSX's forte. I think the E30 M3 is probably the perfect car for Blackhawk. An R32 is not bad either.

A supercharger does very little to help an NSX at Blackhawk. Just ask Mark (Gobble).

 

[NSX 3.0]

Cool vid...Who's NSX anyway? Here's a short couple vids of Kip's SC NSX at Road America when he only had 435rwhp. Just watch him disappear from a stock NSX and every other car he came up on at the track that weekend Fastest car all weekend and clocked a 2.24 that's a movin man.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=vTjTyn_V2gQ

http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ws4ph1NxZ1o

And a modded up DSM AWD trying to do a little drifting at RA.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=bNOAYZfRhXI

 

[goldNSX]

I must be missing the point here

Are you saying that a R32 Golf is a match for a CTSC NSX??
You must be kidding.

From the exhaust sound of the NSX it seems to me that guy isn't revving it at all, sounds quite low in revs, so he isn't using it's potential.

Same for me.

A CTSC NSX can't be driven on this kind of Mickey Mouse track (with a lot of trees to crash in)

But great driving in the R32.

 

[osbornsm]

Same for me.

A CTSC NSX can't be driven on this kind of Mickey Mouse track (with a lot of trees to crash in)

But great driving in the R32.

Hah, heck yeah... now people... don't get all defensive about "your" cars. I've been shopping/browsing for them for quite some time. I love the NSX as much as you do. The vid is here just for everybody's entertainment, there's no proving of anything.

OH, and if i get a skyline, it'll be an R34 the Nissan R32 is fugly.

 

[davidf]

I love BlackHawk! Is that a new R32 or the last model? Regardless, they are great cars and would be an awesome DD.

It is not the new version R32.

 

[jond]

The only thing this video shows me is that the NSX driver seems to be taking it easy and this leads you to the conclusion that the R32 is just as fast :biggrin:

I wish I would have taken video of me autocrossing my old 1991 Nissan Se-R. I ran faster times than a Ferrari 360. Seriously. My SE-R was stock with 170,000 miles on it too. How???? The trick is simply someone running at 5/10ths vs someone driving at 10/10ths.

The NSX runs the same laptimes as a new F430.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordschleife_fastest_lap_times

 

[nathan]

Hah, heck yeah... now people... don't get all defensive about "your" cars. I've been shopping/browsing for them for quite some time. I love the NSX as much as you do. The vid is here just for everybody's entertainment, there's no proving of anything.

OH, and if i get a skyline, it'll be an R34 the Nissan R32 is fugly.

[shamless plug]

Feel free to check out my thread in the for sale section. I am selling my CTSC equipped NSX for a great price.

[/shamless plug]

Thanks,
Nathan