However hokey that may sound, which it indeed does (a 15rwhp bump given displacement and everything else equal sounds silly), all NSXs are still inherently slow, so the data is null and void. :biggrin:
If you're using which NSX is faster than the other NSX, you're missing the point of the NSX.
I'm not so sure I agree with that last part. The appeal of the NSX is that it is a fast car in a variety of situations (straight line, cornering, slaloming etc). With more horsepower (even just a few), it makes it that much faster of a car at any venue.
The NSX may very well be slow compared to newer cars in it's price range, but it's still a "fast" car: My car runs the 1/4 mile just about the same as an NSX and it is faster than everything else on the freeway, with that rare exception of a REALLY fast car.
Assuming comparisons between the same model years, the NSX stacks up nicely compared to Corvettes and 911s and pre F360 Ferraris, so I don't really see how it can be called a "slow" car.
As far as "mid 02" cars making more power, who knows? It's certainly possible that certain changes in the production methods may have changed mid-way through the model year. As to what they may have been (if they even actually happened), who knows? But it has happened before (snap rings, anyone?) and with more than just the NSX. But 295-302 at the wheels is a lot more than 15 horsepower. Intake and exhaust (no headers?) would yield what? 12-13 horsepower to the wheels? And a stock NA2 makes 250 at the wheels. 295-263=32. That is a HUGE number assuming that all the parts are the same. Not sure if anyone remembers this, but during the last year of the NSX, Acura's website actually rated all of their cars at 10 hp lower than what they were rated the year before (280 instead of 290 for the NSX, 290 instead of 300 for the RL etc).
the wiki needs to be corrected if that is the case. regardless it still has powersteering.
i have driven all generations and the ones without powersteering with tiny ass wheels were the best.
its not perfect, but none are... which is why i plan to mod... and it is the best base to build upon. few cars are worthy enough in stock form for me. could be something as minute as alignment settings, but there is always room for improvement.
I agree. I once had the power steering belt on my truck break and while it was a pain to park, I noticed that I could drive it much faster through winding mountain roads (Sepulveda Pass, Topanga Canyon, Las Virgines, etc). I don't know if I'd even want to deal with no power steering at this point in life, but as far as the driving experience, it's absence makes improves the fun factor a lot. I also have had my fill of open topped vehicles. They are GREAT for cruising around and the occasional spirited sprint to the redline, but for true performance and consistency, a coupe is the only way to go for me. Also, as S.O.S. has pretty much cornered the market on the C30, most of their best offerings are not available on the C32B. And if you're going for a stroker, it doesn't matter what the displacement was before hand, only what it winds up being.
But, to be honest, if I could find a LHD 2002 Type S or Type R, that would be my starting platform (since it has all the performance updates and it's still a coupe).
