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  1. JDM Centre Console

    by , 13-11-2012 at 12:25 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




    Recently, another person became proud owner of NSX and
    he contacted me because of the issue with his A/C.
    Along with our discussion, it became clear that his NSX was JDM and also had
    its centre console cracked.

    On JDM NSX, the centre console, ash tray lid, centre blower duct,
    door switch panels, etc have different finish
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    Categories
    Body , Parts
  2. Eng Refresh Stage 1 – 12

    by , 10-11-2012 at 10:37 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)







    Cam pulley installed and torqued to the spec.








    WP installed.
    Unlike the old one, no need to use the liquid gasket here.




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  3. Eng Refresh Stage 1 – 11

    by , 09-11-2012 at 10:28 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




    New O-ring under the #1 cam holder.









    About to apply the liquid gasket for cam holder installation.

    [Edit: Had to delete the reference regarding the bolt colour at
    ...

    Updated 10-11-2012 at 01:48 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

    Categories
    TB/WP/Valve Service
  4. Eng Refresh Stage 1 – 10

    by , 09-11-2012 at 10:27 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)



    After more than 2 months, my boss is coming back from Japan tomorrow so
    wanted to finish as much as possible within today.



    Started to install the new rubber seals and gaskets on the
    TB lower/front/rear covers, IG coil cover and valve covers.








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    Updated 10-11-2012 at 12:30 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

    Categories
    TB/WP/Valve Service
  5. Eng Refresh Stage 1 – 09

    by , 07-11-2012 at 10:29 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)






    In the process of cleaning the engine.

    Cleaned the excessive amount of liquid gasket used in the past.

    I’m now convinced that someone removed the cam holder at least on
    the front bank and also very likely to be the same for the rear bank.

    Time to clean the purpose build oil pockets holding the black
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