3.0 Nsx-r - 3.2 Nsx

[AR]

Simon clutches is one part where anything can happen.

[dan the man]

So after market LSDs..whats the differnence. work off power aswell as on?

and generally offer better traction in all conditions?

[jamieburke]

I agree with Kevin- The nsx-r is out of date compared to what you could build today.

Evo issue 100- the GT3 has the measure of the na2 nsx-r - and evo claim it to be in their top ten of all time! Fact is it was made 5 years ago by a company that doesn't specialise in supercars and is competing against manufacturers who specialise in little else BUT sports and supercars....the car was made in 02 and continued to 05 and as evo pointed out, technology of modern brakes, engine suspension etc has improved markedly in that time frame.

DON'T GET ME WRONG- I love the honda marque and I love the type-r ethos. If I won the lottery I'd buy an nsx-r . But its a daft purchase. The gt3 sees off the na2-r (which is 100k?!). Now how old do you think an na1 R would feel against todays crop, bearing in mind that you'll be paying nearly 50k for it?

Imagine- as Kevin has said- buying a 15k car and working around the following (rough) options for spec

Engine- Toda 3.5 high compression engine with throttle bodies
- Na2 R engine (abt 15000 euros)
- Any science of speed build na or turbo will support up to 3.8l and with FI up to 600+ BHP with torque to match.

Transmission- Type-R or OS Giken or Mugen

Suspension- Ohlins, Moton, steal a set of a GT3 and hack them til they fit

Brakes and wheels- many pots, big wheel sizes

Exterior and Interior- You can have a complete carbon fibre nsx, virtually the whole car inside and out- e.g. procar, sos cantrell concepts etc.

SO ALL IN ALL it will go MUCH faster, handle better, weigh less than and stop better than an nsx R. You could probably build a spec that would be up there with Zonda et al, and still for much much less.

Bottom line is- you can build better than type-r yourself for much less money....

....but some people just want a type-r.....I'm one of them....i wanted ary's before barry bought it....it was even provisionally booked to be converted to championship white with black roof! (no offence the green isn't my favourite colour)

The thing is I know what it is and what it isn't to me. it most certainly IS an icon, a motoring myth and hero..... but it is not worth the money for what you get and is not the pinnacle of sports motoring today. There are many cars that would have the measure of it on road and track.

I wouldn't give a fcuk....if my numbers come up I'd have one all day long. Its the honda nuts only choice....

[AR]

The thing is I know what it is and what it isn't to me. it most certainly IS an icon, a motoring myth and hero..... but it is not worth the money for what you get and is not the pinnacle of sports motoring today. There are many cars that would have the measure of it on road and track.

What other car will give all the NSX-R can for the same money???

Yes you can make a regular NSX faster, handle better and brake faster than an NA1 R, also the NA2 R, but it will cost you £££.

Cheers,

AR

[Rob_Fenn]

People tend not to slag things off once they've bought them because if the product is crap they'll be wanting to offload it sometime soon.

Sometimes i believe it's simply pride that people defend what they've got. Of course the reality is no one can possibly know what is 'the best' because it would involve testing the competition too.