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  1. Parts ordered

    by , 27-10-2011 at 11:40 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




    After busy 2 weeks of Health Check service and based on the ones carried out last year, some of the owners wanted to have their NSX serviced at my place so started to place the order for the parts to Japan.

    There were slight increase on the price but the biggest factor is the exchange rate.
    Japanese Yen is so strong compared to last year and I think it will keep getting stronger in the future as well.

    At this stage, ...

    Updated 04-01-2014 at 09:57 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

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  2. NSX Health Check Service – Day 9

    by , 20-10-2011 at 11:51 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




    Another 'fastest' colour NSX visited my place today.

    Very clean and at low mileage that can be backed up by the clean state of the chassis parts under the body.

    At the beginning of the Health Check, I normally spend about 30min for the Q&A session to understand how the NSX was serviced as well as to understand the driving condition and style of the owners.

    This will also allow the tyre, brake, cooling system, ...
  3. NSX Health Check Service – Day 8

    by , 19-10-2011 at 11:36 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




    Back to UK spec NSX from today.

    During the Q & A session before the Test driving, the owner mentioned that he could hear rotational metal contact noise and he had the brake area including the pads checked and being told that there was no issue. Really??


    There was Engine Check Light on the dash as well.

    The metal noise was quite loud but the level changed after applying several brakes so it’s either temperature ...
  4. NSX Health Check Service – Day 7

    by , 18-10-2011 at 11:33 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




    Following on from yesterday, another JDM NSX visited my place.

    It’s a very special face lifted model and I know there are only about 110 available in the world.

    I drove two of them a while ago in Japan when I had the opportunity to test many NSX back to back and this time, it was interesting to see how it was modified to meet the UK regulation.


    It was honour to be able to test drive the 3rd one within a short ...
  5. NSX Health Check Service – Day 6

    by , 17-10-2011 at 11:41 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




    Today, it was time to check the modified early JDM NSX.

    Being told that the engine was running on full aftermarket ECU.
    While I was testing, the idle rpm sat at 1,000rpm so not necessarily doing the full idle control but it was smooth and not like other poorly controlled aftermarket ones.


    The aftermarket CL was one of the heaviest pedal feeling available on the market and initially I was told that it was not like the ...