Adam Saruwatari's NSX Date: March 7, 2003 Article: mike | More by this author Photos: Mike and Chris

Acura NSX Owner: Adam Saruwatari Location: Arroyo Grande, CA Team: A+L Racing .   Question & Answer Tell us, how did you got into drag racing? A & L Racing started by selling high performance parts. The RX-7 was the first company vehicle. It started with slight modifications to race, and got way out of control. What other cars have you raced in the past? Just the Mazda RX-7. What are your daily driven cars? I usually drive my Hummer or Ferrari F355. Nice! Tell us about your new projects including the drag Civic we saw at SEMA I am working on a Civic Si Pro Car, Porsche 996 Turbo,and BMW M3. How much longer before the Civic will be on the track, and will the NSX retire once the Civic has debuted? The Si Pro Car is going to require more time for completion. The NSX will continue to run when the Si is debuted. What's your biggest hurdle to overcome? Learning to setup a car of this caliber, and getting better acquainted with piston engines. I am working with Mid State Machine and Mid State CNC to have custom billet engine components engineered to assist me in the process of making more power and increase reliability. Where do you see yourself at the end of 2003 and beyond? Hopefully nearing the completion of the Si Pro Car and getting closer on the setup of the NSX. I am under contract for about 2 more years. I'm not sure if I will continue to race when my contracts are up. And probably the most common question of all: What's your best time? I ran a 7.39 second 1/4 miles @ 175 miles per hour in Sonoma, CA at Infineon Raceway. The car weighs in at 2130 lbs with me driving. Awesome, keep up the good work and we'll keep an eye out for your new projects! Thanks guys!   Car Specs Engine and Drivetrain 3.2 liter Honda Motor (Original NSX motor) 1093hp @ 8600 RPM 680ft.-lbs @ 6500 RPM Saenz connecting rods Wiseco pistons Twin Tial Sport turbos Custom Hogan’s intake manifold Cylinder heads ported by West Coast Cylinder Heads Ferrera valve train components (springs, retainers valves) Barnes custom built dry sump oil system DC Sports custom exhaust manifolds Nology ultra low resistance CD coils MSD pro plug wires RC Engineering 160 lb/Hr. motorsport injectors Web Cam modified stock cam shafts Engine Management Motec: M880 ECU CDI/8 (capacitive discharge ignition) ADL-F1 style dash Drivetrain Trick Titanium-titanium bell housing G Force 5 speed manual transmission with titanium shifter East West custom titanium Twin disc clutch package Lightweight aluminum flywheel Mark Williams third member Mark Williams gun drilled axels Titanium yoke Titanium spool Titanium studs Trick Titanium rear end housing Suspension Front Lamb Components double adjustable shocks Eibach ERS Springs Lamb titanium front control arms Rear Lamb Components electronically controlled shocks Eibach ERS Springs Hansen Race Cars titanium four link bars Chassis: Hansen Race Cars Custom chrome moly chassis Wheels and Brakes Enkei Drag 01-F1 style custom billet drag wheels Carbon fiber rear brakes Tires: Front - Custom built front runners Rear - Custom built drag slick (33-16-15) Exterior Custom built carbon fiber body panels (molds built from the OE NSX panels) Interior Custom built carbon fiber and aluminum tin work Custom built carbon fiber tubs Custom built carbon fiber NSX dash (modeled from the real NSX Dash) Carbon fiber Sparco Seat Sponsors and Shouts-out Nitto Tires, Enkei wheels, Eibach, Honda, Honda Factory Perfomance, Acura, Acura Performance, Mid State Machine and Mid State CNC. I would also like to thank all of the fans that have supported me through thick and thin. My team and I are working as hard as possible to put on the best show that we can for them.

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