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Tom - you raise a very good question. Since you do not mention it, I am assuming that your NSX is naturally aspirated. Let's talk about your car for a moment. Does it always "ping" at the same engine speed / load? Ditto ambient temperature? Ditto throttle position? Ditto engine temperature?There are a few supercharged NSXs (elevations above yours and elevations below yours) that emulate the sound you describe; however; the "pinging" is not always at the same engine speed / load. It seems to be a function of not only throttle position, but how fast the throttle plate is opened. In other words, given a degree of experiencing the "pinging", a driver could in fact intentionally induce pinging. Or said another way, they can modulate the go-fast pedal in order to "work around" the point where pinging occurs.Assuming of course that the noise really is pinging. This is one of those nasty gremlins that can disguise themselves in making you think it is pinging, when in fact it could be something else. Or is it?
Tom - you raise a very good question. Since you do not mention it, I am assuming that your NSX is naturally aspirated. Let's talk about your car for a moment. Does it always "ping" at the same engine speed / load? Ditto ambient temperature? Ditto throttle position? Ditto engine temperature?
There are a few supercharged NSXs (elevations above yours and elevations below yours) that emulate the sound you describe; however; the "pinging" is not always at the same engine speed / load. It seems to be a function of not only throttle position, but how fast the throttle plate is opened. In other words, given a degree of experiencing the "pinging", a driver could in fact intentionally induce pinging. Or said another way, they can modulate the go-fast pedal in order to "work around" the point where pinging occurs.
Assuming of course that the noise really is pinging. This is one of those nasty gremlins that can disguise themselves in making you think it is pinging, when in fact it could be something else. Or is it?
