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  1. Eng Refresh, Health Check, etc 23

    by , 02-09-2019 at 10:17 AM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)
  2. Eng Refresh 12

    by , 24-04-2014 at 12:41 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)





    While it will survive and fairly normal to see the potting melted away
    on the CRK/CYL sensor, I don't feel comfortable re-using this so going
    to replace it with a new one.




    All inlet valve guides
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  3. Eng Refresh 09

    by , 04-01-2014 at 02:02 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)


    A while ago when I replaced the coolant hoses on this NSX,
    there were some heavy corrosion at the metal pipes.
    However, the area behind the WP was very clean.

    Normally I have to remove some slimy debris inside the trap chambe but
    with this engine, there was just a tiny amount and it was one of the
    most clean engine for this total mileage
    ...
  4. Eng Refresh 15

    by , 07-09-2013 at 10:36 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)





    In the process of removing the intake manifold.
    Removed the TH body.
    This NSX is DBW model so fairly easy.

    You can see the VVIS plate at the far end and interesting to see
    some markings left inside the chamber possibly from the factory.




    ...
  5. Potential C32B Engine failure – Intake Valve guide

    by , 09-02-2011 at 05:31 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)

    I regularly have meeting with NSX specialist in Japan and recently, I was informed of quite scary engine failure mainly on C32B engine.



    I spent more than a week to carefully consider whether I should share this information or not, as the cause of issue is still not clear.


    Also, I didn’t want to cause too much concern for the owners and ending up keeping NSX off the road.


    At this stage, the cause of this issue is not clear and ...
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