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Detroit, 8:59 AM
Fri Dec 4
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08:57 AM
[boston.craigslist.org]
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Pipe. A comparable example of the one Honda product I actually find desirable (and I am not big on mid-engine supercars for the most part) can be had non-butchered for half the price.
08:29 AM
I could get a low mileage C5/C6 convertible with the cowl shake designed in (I've been in exactly two old Vettes, I really have no idea) for half of that and damn near twice the horsepower.
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08:24 AM
The price is high, and so am I. Ayrton Senna just told me to call up my loan officer. I don't really speak Portugese, so it might have been something about the neighbor children and a pawn shop. And that armored car looks like easy pickings. This'll just take a minute.
This NSX isone of a handful, and it looks like a well done chop. You and your sawzall could try to do the same thing, but the quality, the look and the stiffness would all suffer, and you'd probably wind up spending even more for inferior results.
The top is awkward, but you'll never use it unless you're caught out in a storm, so who cares? There aren't too many other cars that you can rip around in like a banshee, or hypermile like a Prius, in such comfort and style, and this one throws in the sunburn for free.
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just watch out for those nor'easters
08:20 AM
Crack pipe.
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08:18 AM
When Honda took the top off, they talked to their own engineers first, the ones who designed the entire car in the first place to work as a cohesive whole. I've never heard of these bozos that took the entire top off this example, and that should tell you something. It looks awful, and I bet it rides like a caterpillar - that's with a little 'c' - all swoopy and shifty.
The NSX was a tour de force, an echo of the samurai "banzai!" from what we had come to regard as a cold and soulless machine grinding out one sleepy commuter after another. The whole thing needs to be there.
At this point, it's a donor car. And you don't drop $45K on a donor car.
08:05 AM
"Professional" conversion or no, that top is ugly.
12/02/09
12/02/09
It says do not, under any circumstances, piss off the De-esse.
However, you can achieve the same thing just by hydraulically raising the DS' ride height from the comfort of your drivers seat. And it probably rides better.
12/02/09
Those cars have pretty durable drivetrains, so finding donors for the swap shouldn't be too tough.
C'mon all you Jalops - swap an engine, get a free beer!
12/02/09
HEY! I totally said that but my posts aren't showing/approved often.
it's an l81 GM V6 turbo good for 200HP and 220LBft.
the 2.3L Turbo 4-cyl makes 5 more hp and 40more lb-ft with 30% better fuel economy.
12/02/09
I try to promote all my pals when I come across their comments - including yours - but I haven't been having so much luck lately picking up all those hitch hikers with their thumbs out - something about the software, or something.
The I-4 in Griffin/Aero dress makes a good deal more hp. There's a lag penalty, but it makes for a fun ride.
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But I see these glyphs, and I click on them, and sometimes something happens. I particularly like it when I do that and I get extra kibble.
12/02/09
I think it's wonderful, but it really shouldn't be an automatic. That, of course, should go without saying!
12/02/09
They called it "The Monster."
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