They're contemporaneous, and I'm not really that fussed TBH. Actually, I'd never given it a thought.
I find the current trend for overstyled exhausts has worn a bit thin. I liked the Civic's daft Toblerone ones at first. Trouble is, I remember the old F-type Victor, where they used to poke through the overriders and it really annoyed me at the time.
Trip to Halfords is so not coming on.
Nick
“I find myself irresistibly attracted to cars that nobody else buys. The NSX is a classic of the genre because nobody buys it and yet it’s a fantastic car. It’s got a wonderful compactness and simplicity and unpretentiousness to it. Honda rudely continues to make them whether we like it or not, even though there can be no commercial logic in doing so — I thoroughly admire that.” Rowan Atkinson
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The real beauty and attraction of this NSX has always been its almost completely stock appearance ... a couple of subtle mods like discs and indicators, but otherwise its visually left as intended by Honda.
Its a unique NSX thats had a good home and now has another one. Look after and enjoy.
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Originally Posted by Nick Graves
My thoughts exactly (well, except for the fact I have given it a thought!!!!) and decided that my car should remain looking pretty much as it came out of the factory.
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Gordon Murray knows.
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It's the Honda NSX."
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The car looks lovely Nick
You might like the look of the exhaust tips but the bit behind them (the exhaust not the car) is an overly heavy, restrictive piece of mild steel junk that should offend you
Cheers
Mark
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The older I get, the faster I was
The mild steel bit 'tis true! Un/fortunately Honda designs really superb exhaust pipes.
Problem is, I usually don't like the sound of rice pipes. I recently had that quandary with the Prelude and after a long wait, got another OEM. That's depite my recnt trip (in the NSX) to Mugen UK. A Mugen gun for the 'Lude is also about £1300, which was offputting. Although they are lovely to look at.
Actually, I did run it with a Graves Engineering tuna exhaust for a few weeks...
Nick
“I find myself irresistibly attracted to cars that nobody else buys. The NSX is a classic of the genre because nobody buys it and yet it’s a fantastic car. It’s got a wonderful compactness and simplicity and unpretentiousness to it. Honda rudely continues to make them whether we like it or not, even though there can be no commercial logic in doing so — I thoroughly admire that.” Rowan Atkinson
That sounds a little fishy...
"No man with a good car needs to be justified"
Blue '08 FD2 CTR - big, ITR-sized shoes to fill...
Yellow '96 NSX 3.0 - oh was it worth the wait!
Black '99 ITR - well, I had to have another one, the first was so much fun. Miss this one even more than #1...
Blue '03 S2000 - SOLD, flawed but fun
Blue '04 Focus TDCi Sport - SOLD, very good fun for a diesel!
Black '00 ITR - SOLD, still missed
Red '98 Civic VTi - SOLD, probably still bombproof
I did wash it first. And the tuna tin.
Nick
“I find myself irresistibly attracted to cars that nobody else buys. The NSX is a classic of the genre because nobody buys it and yet it’s a fantastic car. It’s got a wonderful compactness and simplicity and unpretentiousness to it. Honda rudely continues to make them whether we like it or not, even though there can be no commercial logic in doing so — I thoroughly admire that.” Rowan Atkinson
They made an exception with the NSX then
Look at this Prime thread for a glimpse of the nastiness that lurks within... http://www.nsxprime.com/forums/showt...xhaust+cutaway
Cheers
Mark
The older I get, the faster I was
It's very ordinary for the cost of the car.
But as with the 'Lude Red Top and the S2000, aftermarket tuners have a great deal of difficulty finding more useable power.
The biggest offence with the early NSXs, the black top 'Ludes and the Civic VTi was the use of a nasty cast-iron plenum and the substitution of a proper four-branch manifold makes a world of difference.
Nick
“I find myself irresistibly attracted to cars that nobody else buys. The NSX is a classic of the genre because nobody buys it and yet it’s a fantastic car. It’s got a wonderful compactness and simplicity and unpretentiousness to it. Honda rudely continues to make them whether we like it or not, even though there can be no commercial logic in doing so — I thoroughly admire that.” Rowan Atkinson
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