My stock 99 SS vs. newer NSX
01-16-2007, 11:30 PM
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My stock 99 SS vs. newer NSX This was a couple months ago, but I will still share...
As i was driving back from work on the freeway one night I was just minding my own buisness. I was kinda hoping for some action on my 50+ miles home, but nothing had cropped up. I saw a few stangs, but no room to run. Just when I thought there'd be nothing, up pulls a yellow Acura NSX. I could tell it was a newer NSX (no older then maybe '02) because of the non-popup headlights. He starts reving at me. I figured why not, if it was stock, I'd have a nice kill story. So I give him the nod and we hit it. I hung with him formaybe one or two seconds, as he preceeded to put a few cars on my. Between 60 mph and 130, only about 3-4. Thats when I figured out it was far from stock. I got a great look at his after-market exhaust, and for a v6 it sounded great. As he shifted I'm pretty sure I heard a BOV. I let off, but he kept going, so no chance for a rematch. I guess not bad for at that time a completely stock SS.
As i was driving back from work on the freeway one night I was just minding my own buisness. I was kinda hoping for some action on my 50+ miles home, but nothing had cropped up. I saw a few stangs, but no room to run. Just when I thought there'd be nothing, up pulls a yellow Acura NSX. I could tell it was a newer NSX (no older then maybe '02) because of the non-popup headlights. He starts reving at me. I figured why not, if it was stock, I'd have a nice kill story. So I give him the nod and we hit it. I hung with him formaybe one or two seconds, as he preceeded to put a few cars on my. Between 60 mph and 130, only about 3-4. Thats when I figured out it was far from stock. I got a great look at his after-market exhaust, and for a v6 it sounded great. As he shifted I'm pretty sure I heard a BOV. I let off, but he kept going, so no chance for a rematch. I guess not bad for at that time a completely stock SS.
01-17-2007, 12:08 AM
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It was probably stock or I/E only. It was definitely NOT turbo'd. They may not keep up with other $90,000 cars, but a stock one should take an Ls1 F-body in the 1/4 if only by a little, and it should beat you pretty good if its starting in its powerband from a roll.
01-17-2007, 01:37 AM
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I dunno about that. I just looked up there stock hp numbers, which is at 220 I think, and their top model is 290. Plus he had a passenger and I was alone, so he wasn't that much lighter. Plus he did get ahead of me pretty quickly. And I deffinetly head a BOV, but he might not have been runnin much boost if it was on the stock CR.
01-17-2007, 02:21 AM
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Oh, I am deffinetly gonna mod this baby. I wanna get some LT's on here, along with a stall, and a cam if I can. I wanna try and get her into the 11's with the help of some spray.
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01-17-2007, 04:03 AM
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A 1997 and up NSX with the 3.2 litre 290 HP engine will take a SS camaro stock for stock with EASE on the freeway...
Now in the 1/4 mile they'd be pretty close. They run around 13.3 at 108 ( although motor trend did get a 12.9 at 110 from one..
When My C5 had 378 rwhp I raced my friends bone stock 290 HP NSX. from a dig i could murder him..
But on a highway roll we were dead even from 70-130 mph many times. If I had been bone stock and still had 299 rwhp he would have easily put 4-5 cars on me at those speeds.
3.2 litre 97 and up NSX's are simply beatse once they get past 4 K rpms. now befor 4 K rpms they are slow as hell (this is why they only run low 13's) but when they hit 4K rpm's it feels like a turbo just kicked in..
I have also raced him when my viper was bone stock and I only pulled his NSX by 4-5 cars from 70-130 mph...
I would easily pull a SS camaro by 8-10 cars at the same speeds...
Now in the 1/4 mile they'd be pretty close. They run around 13.3 at 108 ( although motor trend did get a 12.9 at 110 from one..
When My C5 had 378 rwhp I raced my friends bone stock 290 HP NSX. from a dig i could murder him..
But on a highway roll we were dead even from 70-130 mph many times. If I had been bone stock and still had 299 rwhp he would have easily put 4-5 cars on me at those speeds.
3.2 litre 97 and up NSX's are simply beatse once they get past 4 K rpms. now befor 4 K rpms they are slow as hell (this is why they only run low 13's) but when they hit 4K rpm's it feels like a turbo just kicked in..
I have also raced him when my viper was bone stock and I only pulled his NSX by 4-5 cars from 70-130 mph...
I would easily pull a SS camaro by 8-10 cars at the same speeds...
01-17-2007, 04:06 AM
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BTW...The 97 and up NSX's only dyno 265 rwhp...But they weigh 3100 pounds and have 4.10 gears. They also have a 9 K rpm redline..
265 rwhp is pretty weak. but 3100 pounds/4.10 gears and CRAZY revs really make it a fast top end car
265 rwhp is pretty weak. but 3100 pounds/4.10 gears and CRAZY revs really make it a fast top end car
01-17-2007, 07:47 AM
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"As he shifted I'm pretty sure I heard a BOV."
"And I deffinetly head a BOV, but he might not have been runnin much boost if it was on the stock CR."
I think I can some this up: You hope you heard a blow off valve.
Your talking about a car that was practically designed for highway runs, against an automatic stock fbody. Even if you trapped the same as him in the 1/4 mile (which it doesn't look like you do) he'd still be faster from a highway roll.
It's nothing to be ashamed of, just means you need to start modding!
"And I deffinetly head a BOV, but he might not have been runnin much boost if it was on the stock CR."
I think I can some this up: You hope you heard a blow off valve.
Your talking about a car that was practically designed for highway runs, against an automatic stock fbody. Even if you trapped the same as him in the 1/4 mile (which it doesn't look like you do) he'd still be faster from a highway roll.
It's nothing to be ashamed of, just means you need to start modding!
01-17-2007, 08:35 PM
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Well said....
And seriously..1997 and up NSX's are some of the most underrated cars out their.
I thought NSX's were slow as hell till my friend rolled up in a 2005. But I was wayy wrong..
The best wayy that i can desribe it is like this..
NSX...265 rwhp...3100 pounds. Power to weight is 11.2
Fbody...300 rwhp...3400 pounds. power to weight is 11.1
So this would be a drivers race...
*BUT* the NSX has 4.06 gears and a 9 K red line while the Fbody has 3.42 gears and a 6K rpm red line..
making it much faster on the top end
And seriously..1997 and up NSX's are some of the most underrated cars out their.
I thought NSX's were slow as hell till my friend rolled up in a 2005. But I was wayy wrong..
The best wayy that i can desribe it is like this..
NSX...265 rwhp...3100 pounds. Power to weight is 11.2
Fbody...300 rwhp...3400 pounds. power to weight is 11.1
So this would be a drivers race...
*BUT* the NSX has 4.06 gears and a 9 K red line while the Fbody has 3.42 gears and a 6K rpm red line..
making it much faster on the top end
01-18-2007, 11:54 AM
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"As he shifted I'm pretty sure I heard a BOV."
"And I deffinetly head a BOV, but he might not have been runnin much boost if it was on the stock CR."
I think I can some this up: You hope you heard a blow off valve.
Your talking about a car that was practically designed for highway runs, against an automatic stock fbody. Even if you trapped the same as him in the 1/4 mile (which it doesn't look like you do) he'd still be faster from a highway roll.
It's nothing to be ashamed of, just means you need to start modding!
"And I deffinetly head a BOV, but he might not have been runnin much boost if it was on the stock CR."
I think I can some this up: You hope you heard a blow off valve.
Your talking about a car that was practically designed for highway runs, against an automatic stock fbody. Even if you trapped the same as him in the 1/4 mile (which it doesn't look like you do) he'd still be faster from a highway roll.
It's nothing to be ashamed of, just means you need to start modding!
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01-18-2007, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by ScreaminRedZ
I use to think that they were way overrated and way overpriced, but the more I learn about them, the more I like them.
01-18-2007, 04:05 PM
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Originally Posted by WRX-ERROR
No the 1st gen versions were overrated and way over priced for what you got. The newer version are still over priced IMHO but a nice car to boot.
