I won my class autocrossing scca in 1999. I LOVE tracking my car much more than the 1/4 mile. BUT..... I've gone from a 13.8 (first run) to a 13.247 - Both bone stock. '91 5spd.
I've done intake and exhaust. NO headers. Lightened up the car a bit. (Full interior and all that. no uglyness here.) My time slips are now around 12.7. (without the extra 250hp two stage nitrous)
Like Dave said. It can be just plain fun.
Sticking to the topic. It was funny. A few of us here in Texas dynoed our nsx's at NSteXpo. The bbsc pulled the largest hp number but.... Interesting phenomenon. like the Gruppe M. There's a ridiculously rich spot in the revs. It just happens to be right where the shifting points seems to be. maybe it was just this one, or maybe Mark has it worked out by now. (I hope so) but, the car just has no umph when it's shifted. It's so bogged down with fuel that it just has to balls when it's shifted. power under the curve is just so damn important. Peak doesn't mean shit sometimes. The best way is to average the "usable" horspower from dyno graph to dyno graph. 4500 rpms and up.
End result. the bbsc felt like my old stock car on a 100 shot of gas. Just not the immediate torquey shifts. but the power most definately sets in. I think it should run 116mph on any 5spd 3.0 liters.
Please don't flame my spelling. too much to say and not enough time to care.
I've done intake and exhaust. NO headers. Lightened up the car a bit. (Full interior and all that. no uglyness here.) My time slips are now around 12.7. (without the extra 250hp two stage nitrous)
Like Dave said. It can be just plain fun.
Sticking to the topic. It was funny. A few of us here in Texas dynoed our nsx's at NSteXpo. The bbsc pulled the largest hp number but.... Interesting phenomenon. like the Gruppe M. There's a ridiculously rich spot in the revs. It just happens to be right where the shifting points seems to be. maybe it was just this one, or maybe Mark has it worked out by now. (I hope so) but, the car just has no umph when it's shifted. It's so bogged down with fuel that it just has to balls when it's shifted. power under the curve is just so damn important. Peak doesn't mean shit sometimes. The best way is to average the "usable" horspower from dyno graph to dyno graph. 4500 rpms and up.
End result. the bbsc felt like my old stock car on a 100 shot of gas. Just not the immediate torquey shifts. but the power most definately sets in. I think it should run 116mph on any 5spd 3.0 liters.
Please don't flame my spelling. too much to say and not enough time to care.