370 Nismo vs. NSX

ImportConvert · 04-26-2011, 01:30 AM

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Originally Posted by Rooskey

I ran across an old friend that had purchased a 1992 nsx since the last time I had seen him and omg those things must have been the shiznits back in those days! If he would of caught me slip'n I might of been seeing tail lights. I didnt talk to him long so I dont know if he had any aftermarket stuff. I have HFC's and CAI. Are the older nsx usually that quick or do yall think he had some extra's. Either way it was good times.

I stomped one in my old LS1 F-body from a highway roll. They are nothing special in the speed department. What they do have going for them is the fact that they set a lot of automotive mile-markers in design/technology regarding material (aluminum chassis/suspension, etc. Every sub-system of the car was designed or tuned by what could read as a "who's who" list on racing at that time, from Japanese, to Americans, to Brazilians. The car was Japan's all-out shot at Ferrari.

Sadly, they built a masterpiece and then just polished it up from year to year without ever truly updating it. It has fallen by the wayside, but it's a great footnote in history!

Red__Zed · 04-26-2011, 11:13 AM

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Originally Posted by ImportConvert

I stomped one in my old LS1 F-body from a highway roll. They are nothing special in the speed department. What they do have going for them is the fact that they set a lot of automotive mile-markers in design/technology regarding material (aluminum chassis/suspension, etc. Every sub-system of the car was designed or tuned by what could read as a "who's who" list on racing at that time, from Japanese, to Americans, to Brazilians. The car was Japan's all-out shot at Ferrari.

Sadly, they built a masterpiece and then just polished it up from year to year without ever truly updating it. It has fallen by the wayside, but it's a great footnote in history!

Yeah, if I ever bought one I would drive it for fun, but mostly have it as a piece of automotive history. Without the NSX, the car world would likely be drastically different than it is now.

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