Thanks to the folks @ Canibeat for featuring my NSX.  More pics and the feature located here.

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Attempted a photo shoot today- Unfortunately rain came down pretty bad and had to pack up quickly. Here are some shots I managed in the short time I had.

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Been awhile since I updated this blog. Here are some pics from the October 2011 issue of Honda Tuning magazine.  Although this is not the first time I’ve had my car featured in a magazine, this was particularly cool because I was able to have my own pictures used for the feature. I took these pics back in 2010, hence the old TE37′s that are no longer on the car. The issue should be out in the next few weeks!

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Hit up TF Works today for an alignment. Camber specs: Front -2.7° and rear is -4.4°

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The last set of pics have been getting some buzz on various blogs, websites, and forums.  We even saw a few of the shots posted on Mackin’s facebook page, as well as other fb pages of popular blogs such as Stance Nation and Canibeat. Here are some wallpapers based on some requests. These are in 1920 x 1200 format to accommodate those baller desktops.

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Still not big enough? Click here for one more wallpaper of pic #3:  2560 × 1440 !

The latest set of NSX wheels are Advan’s new RZ-DF’s.  If you’re familiar with Advans, this is the first set of forged wheels from Yokohama/Advan.

“Yokohama’s wheel forging technology now flows into the ADVAN series. The ADVAN Racing RZ-DF is the first forged wheel to be made under the ADVAN Racing brand. This wheel offers superior strength and light weight charateristics required for race conditions.

The ADVAN RZ-DF is manufactured through a 4 mold form forging process (4MF). Each wheel is molded into shape under 8000tonnes of maximum pressure to create a high density forged wheel.

Using the most advanced coating technology (4-coat 4-baking process), high quality hyper colour paint is applied to Hyper Silver and Hyper Black wheels. These are then polished by a Diamond Cut Machining Process to create a premium metallic finish.”

These wheel are fairly rare at this point in North America, but hope to see more of these stateside soon!

New Advan RZDF’s installed. Specs:

Color: Platinum Black
Sizes: 18×8 (+37) and 19×10 (+35)
I’m using a 5mm spacer in the rear to bring the back offsets to +30.
Tires: Yokohama S.Drive (“Sport drive”) 215/35/18 & 265/30/19

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I decided to pick up a second NSX.

Here’s an interior shot with my Recaro’s.

I was going through my “85mm test shots” folder and found this random pic.  Some light post production completed with Photoshop CS5.

So I’ve been working on lighting recently. Here is a test shot taken with a Canon 7D, Canon 580 EX II, and Canon 24-70 2.8 L lens. I placed a black blanket over the windshield and then used cloning and the burn tool in CS5 to give the windshield a dark look. One cool thing about the 7D is that it can act as a master and can remotely trigger some of their flashes. This is pretty cool as you don’t have to mess with any aftermarket triggers, etc.

Here’s a rear rig shot. Click on the pic for a higher res version.

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This is a test shot with Canon EF 85mm f1.2L II Lens, Click on the pic for a higher res version.

I have been wanting to take some rig shots focusing just on the wheels, here are some results.

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TE37 @ 19×9.5 +19.  This is with a 15mm spacer in the rear. No RUBBING and much better fitment.

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First of all, thanks to Mackin for working with me on these one-off wheels. I apologize for the delay in these pics, as the tires were on back order. I still need to order the center caps. For those who want my advans, don’t PM me… I’m gonna keep them and swap between wheels.

Wheel: Volk TE37 (Formula Silver- only set in country in this fitment)
Wheel Sizes: 18×7.5 (offset: +30) and 19.9.5 (offset: +34)
Tires: Toyo TR1 205/35/18, and 255/30/19
Spacers: Front: 5mm spacer, Rear: 10mm spacer
Adjusted offsets: With spacers, It’s +25 in the front and +24 in the rear.

No rubbing whatsoever and clears BBK.Front clears by 5mm or so, rear about 2mm.

Since my car is pretty much done for the year… I decided to do a full quick shoot over the weekend.

I attempted to do a proper photoshoot now that the nsx is pretty much “done” for the year. I only got to do this rig shot before it started raining. I usually like to have an “assistant” for these type of shoots for safety, luckily I didn’t end up destroying the car. lol….

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Picked up a set of Recaro Pole Positions in leather.  Bespoke Auto Interiors hooked me up again with the custom orange stitch.

FEEL’S Honda Twincan is a legendary Honda tuning shop. They have been building and servicing Hondas for 24 years out of its Saitama-based facilities. The Japanese super-tuner offers just about anything imaginable for a number of popular VTEC engines, including the B-, C-, F-, and K-series, as well as upgrades ranging from carbon-fiber body kits to radiators and exhaust systems for Civic, Integra, S2000, and NSX chassis dating back to the mid-’80s. The range of FEEL’S products might surprise you and is far more extensive than its rivals. Its product line includes everything from lightweight batteries, steel braided brake lines, brake pads, gauge cluster assemblies, and a number of other parts you might not normally expect from a company that’s still happy to take on jobs as small as a simple oil change. If you find yourself near Saitama, be sure to check them out. With FEEL’S parts at such a premium here in the states, it’s almost an easier way to get your hands on some (Source: Honda Tuning). Here is a new snazzy oil cap courtesy of Feel’s.

Feel's Oil Cap

Met up with a local guy Bespoke Auto Interiors last week and he hooked up my nardi wheel.  This is the 330mm deep corn nardi wheel. As you steering wheel whores know, the wheel normally comes with red stitching, but I wanted none of that.  This was all done by hand.  A few quick pics.

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Added this new rear strut tower by STMPO. Color matched imola orange, it is a one piece design without adjustments or brackets, crafted by hand using 4130 1 1/2 ” .065 wall chromoly tubing ..aka – F1 race spec standards. The brace is also tig welded with ER 308L stainless steel rod for strength. For more info, check out www.stmpo.com

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Finally got a chance to get the brakes installed…thanks to the good guys at Project X.

Hit up Touge Factory today and picked up a few sets of lug nuts. Pricing was so sweet, I decided to get a spare set! Just kidding… 12×1.5 for myself, and a Nissan spec 12×1.25 for my buddy Ron.  The burnt titanium finish should tie in nicely with my exhaust tips. Excuse the rust in the second pic, BBK to be installed next week.

Project Kics- Neo Chro

Kics- Installed!

Did a quick test fitment to see how the wheels would look on the car.

TE37- test fitment

These just arrived today. This is the only Formula Silver finish (in NSX fitment) in the country.This finish was first introduced with the Volk G2′s.  Sizes:  18×7.5 (+30)  (front) & 19×9.5 (+34) (rear). Plan on going with a 5mm spacer in the rear to essentially be at +29. I found that +29 on a 9.5″ width wheel should give me a very flush setup.

Volk TE37

Most of the aftermarket intakes available for the NSX offer little to no performance gains. In fact, a few out there actually degrade performance…a testament to Honda engineering. With this in mind, I decided to replace the filter and keep things as is. But why not get my style on? So  I picked up this snazzy light-weight (dry) carbon fiber air box lid from Comptech.

These are probably not worth the price, but I wanted a nice way to finish off the new wheels. Advan has traditionally never released centercaps with their wheels; but due to increased popularity on the street, they have released these new caps in 2009. This is the Low type. Thanks to the boys at Z1 Performance for hooking me up.

Advan Center Cap

Here is a test shot with some new cheap flashes. Used Canon EF: 24-70mm f/2.8 L, two Vivitar 285 HV, Blazzeo RF Speedlites Trigger and Receivers.

NSX Motor

For the hell of it, I decided to take a pic of my Advan RS’s. I used a Canon EF: 24-70mm f/2.8 L, and one Vivitar Flash (off camera). The picture is comprised of two layers due to the body of the car looking too blown out.

Crazy Angle Shot

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New Advan RS Teaser.  Offsets:  17×8 et37 (f) and 18×10 et35 (r). I used a 3mm spacer in front and 5mm in rear. This essentially changed the offsets to +34 and +30 respectively. Car is a bit damp from driving in the rain. First time  with these tires (wheels/tires used), handled well. Specs, 215/40/17 and 265/35/18. I typically like to run a bit lower profile but what ya gonna do with a used setup?

Got the VRH installed awhile ago. Thanks to Ravi from Umbrella Auto Design for hooking me up. The Umbrella Auto Design electric piston set is a patented and designed to raise or lower any vehicle equipped with a coilover suspension system at the push of a button. This system has been designed to be plug and play(direct bolt in) and requires no modifications to the vehicle chassis. Thanks again to Jeremy for editing and taping this vid.

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I just realized some of my early photoshoots sucked really bad. In case you’re wondering, yes I deleted those pics. haha

I decided to take a few shots before the NSX goes away for the winter.  New look coming in 2010…stay tuned.

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Teaser of new stoptech BBK. Professionally painted Imola Orange Pearl with 5 coats of clear.

Here is a video by my buddy Jeremy Cliff.

You are specifically hearing the following exhaust components:

• GTone f1 v5.1 exhaust (stainless steel with factory issued titanium burnt single tips)
• Cantrell Concepts Airflow Induction System
• Custom TIG welded Test Pipes

GTone F1 v5.1 NSX Exhaust from Jeremy Cliff on Vimeo.

LED tail lights were added. Really updates the look of the NSX. Not shown are the LED’s for the turn, brake (brighter), and reverse lights.

New lens arrived… a  few “test” shots. One of these days I’m going to do a proper photoshoot. The Canon 70-200 L 2.8 (IS).

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Super Cars Saturday’s was this past weekend in Glenview, IL.  Here is a shot I took at the meet. From an enthusiast standpoint, meets are a great to see a variety of cars. From a photographer’s prospective, you have no control on weather, people, light, etc. Click here for the larger version of this shot.

SCS Shot

Here is a quick pic from this past weekend’s meet @ GRD (Villa Park, IL).  I really liked the BBS LM wheels that my buddy John selected for his GTR. The red centercaps work really well. My NSX is intentionally out-of-focus to highlight the BBS wheels.

BBS LM's on a GTR

Here is a quick shot of the downforce diffuser and GTone exhaust installed.

GTone 5.1 + DF Diffuser

In 1999, a special Zanardi edition NSX was sold in the United States. With only 50 of these ever sold, it is easily the most coveted NSX to date.  The signature series NSX takes its name from two-time CART open-wheel racing championship driver, Alex Zanardi.  This shift knob was specially made for the Zanardi edition NSX.  It’s weighted, and a much improved shift feel compared to the stock shift knob.

A feature on the new 2002 NA2 NSX-R in Japan is a unique mesh shift boot complete with carbon fiber trim. This piece replaced the factory shift boot and console trim piece.

I added a rear window garnish to replace the OEM version. The Rear Window Garnish (RWG) is made of carbon fiber and modified by Downforce (DF) to take advantage of the car’s air flow during high speeds. DF raised the vent by an unnoticeable 3/4″ in height the vent can catch more air to cool the engine bay off.

Downforce Rear Window Garnish

This is the one of the sweetest sounding exhaust notes you will ever hear. This exhaust is stainless steel with factory issued titanium burnt single tip. Note is spectacular, a high pitched Formula One sound. Not many available in the US, I was lucky to snag one of these up. The 5.1 is no longer being produced.

GTone 5.1

This may have been my first shot with my 40d. I found this in my archives, Fully Auto mode! haha! You can see the outline of the rear diffuser in this pic.

This was shot @ Lamborghini Chicago during one of their popular happy hours.  Thanks to Dino @ CJA Photography.

Shot by CJA Photography

Here is the new Works Bell “Team Orange” Steering Wheel with matching Quick Release Hub and the Splash shorty hub. Although their are cheaper options available, Works Bell owns the patent on the QR. Why get a replica of something on a safety item? All the other QR options on the market are knock offs of Works Bell.

Installed

Now that the weather is picking up, means more photoshoots! Here is a recent pic using my Canon 40d. Processing was completed using Adobe Lightroom and Adobe Photoshop.

Here is my Current Modification List:

NSX mod list

• Zanardi Shift Knob
• NSX-R Mesh boot with CF Trim
• Science of Speed Short Gear Stalk
• Honda JDM Navigation Pod
• AudioVox Back up Camera
• Alpine 770 Touch Screen with Navi screen Mount
• Alpine Navi/ Black Bird Docking Station
• Yokohama S.Drive – 215/35/18 & 265/30/19
• Advan RS- Dark Gunmetal 17×8 et37 (f) and 18×10 et35 (r)
• Advan RZDF Platinum Black 18x8et37 (f) and 19×10 et35 (r)
• Advan Center caps (low)- Glossy type (on RS’s)
• Advan Center caps (low)- flat/brushed type (on RZDF’s)
• Downforce NSX-R Diffuser (painted semi-gloss black)
• Downforce NSR-R CF Spoiler (with LED Brake Light)
• McGard Black Spline Lugs & Locks
• Downforce Rear Window Garnish
• GTone f1 v5.1 exhaust (stainless steel with factory issued titanium burnt single tips)
• Tein Type Flex Coilovers
• Front Lip and Rear Valance painted semi-gloss black
• Shark Antennae
• Science of Speed CF Intake Plate
• NSX-R chassis bars (Powdercoated Black)
• Comptech 3-way Adjustable Sway Bars
• Science of Speed Spacer kit for Sways
• Umbrella Auto Design- Variable Ride Height Suspension Kit
• Cantrell Concepts Airflow Induction System
• Custom TIG welded Test Pipes
• Custom Rear Tail lights LED Conversion
• Stoptech BBK Front/Rear (and ebrake)
• Comptech Carbon Fiber Air Box lid
• Honda JDM Coolant Expansion Tank Cover
• Project Kics – R40 Neo Chro Extended Lug Nuts
• STMPO NSX Targa Rear Strut Tower
• Nardi Deep Corn 330mm suede steering wheel with custom orange stitching
• Works Bell Rapfix Steering Wheel Quick Release – Yoshioka Special Edition
• Works Bell Team Orange Steering Wheel (leather) *discontinued model
• Works Bell Team Orange Rapfix II Quick Release *discontinued model
• Recaro Pole Positions (leather with custom orange stitch) with Science if Speed Speed Rails/Slider

Retired Mods:

Taitec GTLW Exhaust, Comptech Exhaust, Downforce Rear License Plate Bezel, Volk GTV in Titanium Gunmetal- 18×7.5 (+33) and 19×9.5(+36), Rays Duraluminum Lug Nuts, Volk TE-37 in Custom Formula Silver 18×7.5 +30 19×9.5 +34, TOYO Proxes T1R- 215/35/18 & 275/30/19, Volk GT Center Caps

Welcome to my new NSX Blog. This site will document my NSX progress and build.