What’s all wrong with this 1991 Acura NSX in my shop? 

Is it really a supercar if its not coming in sideways on fire, with the wing falling off??

Agreed. Then Ford took it up a notch in 2005.

Not really. The metrics for what deems one to be a supercar, the NSX didn't have. Gotta remember, you had 300zxTT, 3000GTs, RX7s and Supras on the market. The NSX looked good from every angle. I remember seeing an NSX at the local Acura dealership. They couldn't give that car away.

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Yes I wish I knew every shop I went to had this much talent inside.

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the body design such a timeless look, that body will look good in any era i think.

I like that they kept the basic body design for so long. When I worked at an Acura dealer in 06 we got a new yellow one in. There were people who thought it was stupid because it hasn't changed in so long, and I thought it was cool for exactly that reason.

why would you not shut the hood fully for your display of this fine auto? I know the early ones had a problem that is refered to as a 'faulty snap ring' I'd take one of these over any Ferrari in a heart beat.

@@hellsoul0 Agree. Especially when car makers are not allowed to make retractable headlights available anymore due to regulations.

Ehhh I don't know about the performance part but it's definitely an amazing car

@@jamesjames7601 It shouldn’t really be thought of as a “big boy Supercar” like a Ferrari or Lamborghini or McLaren or something like that. It’s really a “junior Supercar”, it has much more in common with something like a Lotus Elise or ALFA Romeo 4C, Porsche Cayman, etc.

@@stoneylonesome4062 When this car came out, it did provide supercar performance with Honda reliability. It was a game changer. You are mentioning cars that came out 20 plus years later and owe a lot to the NSX for pushing what could be done.

@@stoneylonesome4062 Not sure I agree fully - it is a bit too big/heavy for that. Also, the original design is a lot older. I'd say It depends on which Ferrari you mean. It matches the Ferrari 348 pretty well, and surpassed most Porsche 964 of the time.

@@stoneylonesome4062 It was designed to compete with the Ferrari mid engined V8's of the time, and was more than a match for the 328 and 348. Sure by modern standards, it's not fast - but 30 years ago it sure was.

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Those are old-school driving mocs with the nubbins on the sole. I love those shoes to drive with!

Common problem in the Boxster I believe,water leak down from the soft top system.

Most mechanics today are parts changers. They don’t teach component level repairs at auto tech school. Component level takes more time than the flat rate book allows and mechanics can’t make the money if they chase component problems. It’s all about money.

@@banjopete Yes very common issue I learned over the years. One of my favorite cars otherwise besides the older Mercedes AMG despite the common issues.

@@fw1421 Yep most these pay to play schools barely teach the basics unfortunately. I seen some technicians that could not even do a motor swap as the school they when to had them rebuilt a motor but not actually pull it out of the car? They definitely don’t teach electronics and just show how to do basic wire harness repairs. At the end of the day it is about book time and them making money throwing parts instead of troubleshooting. It is a shame as they do customers a huge disservice and charge them for stuff that wasn’t an issue. It reminds me of the customer with a bad CVT transmission on a Nissan Rogue but they charge him $1600 for a computer and programming that it didn’t need. I ended up finding a junkyard one in good condition as his had bad damage and rebuild it. He ended up taking legal recourse to the original shop that swapped the computer out. The reason he came to us was because I repaired his BMW M5 he had before and asked if could look at his wife Nissan for him as other shop never fixed it and claimed it needed to be adapted and that it be fine and let they charged him for programming?

Good help is hard to find. The good ones want to learn and figure shit out; the bad ones just keep throwing parts at the car until something sticks. And then the car's back in the shop next week, because it wasn't diagnosed properly. It gets tiring that people are becoming less and less responsible for their work. My return rate is maybe one a year, but I'm absolutely gutted when it happens.

The MR2 is more visceral and engaging imo the NSX and Porsches are absolute scalpels and amazing at what they do. The imperfections of the MR2 make them a blast but they won't perform as well no matter what you do. Even when they raced the SW20 and MRS they only did so well albeit the MRS did really good. That being said even as an Mr2 but I'm looking at adding a Porsche to the collection this year haha. ​@markasread4349

@markasread4349 I own both as well, the MR2 turbo feels faster due to gearing differences despite actually being slower. Handling is actually pretty similar, with the NSX feeling a tad bit more nimble than the MR2 despite being around 200lbs+ heavier. Both have been a total joy to own.

Still have mine, lots of fun at the track with coilovers and more extras.

Are you collectors or bad drivers?

@@peterjohnson9438 many nsx owners have had multiple nsxs. It's because people sell them and then miss having one. There are many owners who refuse to ever sell them.

@@user-ek5nl1jc4b I get that, but.. **FIVE**?

@peterjohnson9438 I guess some people think that they constantly have to have more and more and are never satisfied. It is definitely not a way I personally choose to live. I won't be selling mine. Lol

Senna is actually responsible for the chassis redesign when Honda brought him the prototype to test

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It was a 200hp I-4 DOHC VTEC in the back of the car in the video. It wasn't equipped w/ the V6 yet.

There are a few of them in my city, and I’ll drive by one or see one in a parking lot a few times a year. I always seem to have forgotten how small they are, and how low to the ground. They’re much more like a Lotus Elise, ALFA Romeo 4C, or Porsche Cayman, than a “big” Supercar like a Lamborghini, Ferrari, McLaren, Audi R8, etc.

@@stoneylonesome4062 Oooo - that's really neat. I only ever saw one in person once in Toronto, and that was 20+ years ago. Yeah, they're not huge, and that's kinda the charm of them - nice personal sorta car.

@@stoneylonesome4062 At the time of launch (1990) the direct competitors to he Honda NSX were the Lotus Esprit, Ferrari 328/348, Lamborghini Jalpa and Porsche 964 - all 'junior' high end mid-engined (with the exception of the 911) sports cars. The cars that you reference are junior sports cars that were introduced later - to much later - than when the NSX was introduced. However it's notable that the NSX remained in production for a relatively long time (circa 15 years) with little 'stylistic' changes for a high-end sports car. So needless to say, it was a wonderful design that introduced 'ease of use', reliability and longevity to that 'class' of car.

Luckily this was an easy spot. Waiting on a replacement ribbon cable and it should be good to go!

The boy has game/chops.

That is a fantastic skill you have!

It definitely tells me he a good technician and not a part swapper. I thought I was the only rare few that actually does that. It refreshing to see to be honest. Over the years I seen other master technicians just throw parts instead of actually troubleshooting and repairing the issue to component level. I had one Lexus that ECU needed new capacitors and traces repaired but was at 3 other shop and no one could figure it out and one shop that throw random parts like injectors and throttle body at it old parts were fine and actually reinstalled them as was OEM as new parts were cheap aftermarket junk and fixed the ECU and resolved the no crank at times, or running rough issues. Runs perfect now.

Board level diagnostics, before the throw it away production model.

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Thats 30 minutes away, ill be there in 10

@@Haulinbassracing Just because you are a character doesn’t mean you have character.

Pulp fiction.

Why is he wearing a tuxedo at 9AM

Plastics becomes brittle and eventually will spring a leak, so definitely good that it being replaced.

The colour of the radiator's plastic indicates that the radiator has been in place for a very long time - and would not be surprised if its the car's original unit. Had the radiator been fitted to a post 2010 VW/AUDI or BMW, the radiator would be have been replaced at least 3 times - as the plastics on the German brands are of diabolically poor quality.

@@georgebettiol8338 Yes German engineering at its finest. Replaced 100’s of radiators especially for BMW and other plastic components in cooling system as all become brittle. BMW can’t even get timing guides done properly as become brittle as well plastic breaks into pieces and engine jump timing and been a problem since late 90’s till now. Such a common problem I know the S63 and N63 engines and can disassemble one and put back together blindfolded and remember most the torque specs by heart at that point. Also rod bearing, oil chain tension and valve guide seals are an issue with those motors. A NSX is one of the best built cars as far as I am concerned.

"It's thirty minutes away, I'll be there in ten."

' if I get it back any different than I gave it monster Joe will be disposing two bodies"

In 91, the NSX was $60K and a mid-level Integra (LS) was $12K

Aluminum body and frame

I didn’t know that they did that,pretty cool 😎

Yep, that's always a possibility, something in the solenoid block.

Well from the fluid leaking down the booster I’d say the matter is a safe assumption

@@GrimesGarage That wasn't my situation thought. I had no visual leaks.

I wasn't just a honda issue it was a manufacturing issue with one of the main capacitor manufacturers. Lot's of PC motherboards had to be recapped because of it.

@@BitWalker Yes, I am aware of that. Honda doesn't manufactured the majority of the components used in their vehicles, they sub contract. Thanks for mentioning it.

His car is now up for sale

Now up for sale

I love those cars that begins with F.

@markasread4349 Nah, just got it from a really wealthy older gentleman that always had the newest thing, he said he was "bored" of it, lmao... Rich people☕.

There is a pretty amazing time there where if I had just stretched a tiny bit on my finances the coulda shoulda woulda list is enough to put someone into a deep depression. This car The 914/6 was quite affordable 930’s were in range Dino was not considered a real Ferrari and prices reflected that The ones that hurt more still are things you owned and foolishly sold off because you got bored and wanted something different moving from the future icon to a car that is ordinary and forgettable. I sold my 71 TR6 because I couldn’t find one of the locking pins to secure one side of the top. No internet it was going to be a little work but I look back now and instantly think of a half dozen ways to get it working without the part. I got 90 Ford ranger a disposable truck. Bad choice I replaced my Corrado with a geo metro 4 door!! I won’t even mention the embarrassing reason behind that one I’ve bought sold and rebought and sold and now own again a Pontiac G8 GT. Not the same car different ones progressively less nice than the previous one. Started with a demo car with nearly no miles kept for 25,000 the one I have now is over 230k. Although it’s pristine interior and doesn’t burn even a half quart every 15k miles. Which is surprising to me. Some else share their regrets and cars that they could have afforded at one point but are now not ever coming down to your affordable level again… neither will you likely move up with out loto

@@somenygaard Ha, ah yes, I hitchhiked to Dallas from Detroit in 1980 n bought a 72 TR6 w overdrive for $2K. Another great one to have held onto was my 76' Celica GT Fastback that I,did again buy in Dallas n took back to Detroit. Sold my 88' 300zx Turbo manual. AARrrgghh! You are right,we tend to get bored,see the cars a transportation only and sell them. I have however kept my 94' 300ZX na manual for 20 yrs now and is ready to break 100K miles.

​​@@somenygaardI passed on a 2nd gen high mileage Viper in the mid 2010s for 17k. Could have easily doubled my money today. I also own a G8 GT that I consider selling all the time just because the value has increased so much.

Have both in my collection !!! 😁

@@danhillsgrove3925 you rock!!

Also in Europe.

Yes. The Acura Marque didn’t exist in Japan as far as I know. Honda simply marketed certain models as Luxury Hondas. Same with Toyota and Lexus. Kinda funny how Mazda did the opposite. The Original NA Miata was marketed in Japan as the “Eunos Roadster”, Eunos being Mazdas domestic luxury marque. Kinda odd to sell it under a luxury marque, though, I think the RX-Series (which was sold under their other domestic luxury marque, “Efini”), is more of a Grand Tourer than the Roadster/Miata.

Everywhere outside of N. America the NSX was badged as a Honda, which means it was badged as such in Australia and NZ.