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1993 Acura NSX - Troublemaker
The heart of Brandon's NSX starts with a K20A fitted with a CNC Worx Cylinder Support System (CSS), a set of 10:1 JE pistons, Manley Turbo Tuff rods, and a micro-polished OEM crank. Up top, Supertech valvesprings and retainers help control a set of Prayoonto Stage II cams, and a 90mm throttle body connected to a Pro Jay intake manifold handles the cold side. The main ingredient to making so much power is the Precision Gen II 6870 T4 mounted to a custom manifold, along with a total of eight ID 1,300cc injectors, fed by a Magnafuel 4303 pump. To properly anchor the K20 in place, Brandon built his own mounts based on a set of mount flanges from K20/MR2 solution specialist Hux Racing.
With the engine and all of its components properly set in place, Brandon tore it all down in an effort to make the car look the part. A fresh coat of Berlina Black rid the NSX of its mismatched body panels, dents, and dings, and the moment it dried, everything went right back in. The entire K20-swap process, performed by someone with plenty of mid-engine chassis experience mind you, was as straightforward as it sounds. However, like any other high-power build, things can sometimes go awry. In Brandon's case, a turbo manifold issue caused a head gasket problem and everything had to come back out. A blessing in disguise really, as Jeff of CNC Werx set Brandon up with the latest race version CSS block, and the reassembly and install process was done in no time.
On the dyno, everything looked great, until a freak accident, possibly related to sound frequency or excessive vibration, caused the car's engine cover window to shatter. Being so close to the engine, some of that broken glass was inhaled by the turbo and wreaked internal havoc. Brandon adds, "After a new set of pistons, rings, redoing the copper O-rings in the block, disassembling the head for cleaning, new bearings, and reassembly, it was ready for a few more pulls...and I decided to get a Lexan hatch window this time." With everything reinstalled for the third time, a rematch with the dyno resulted in 972 whp. Now imagine that power with a curb weight of just 2,250 pounds and you understand there isn't a whole lot on the road that can match performance.
