2008 Acura/Honda NSX?

[Dr.Kamiya]

What a shame.
I heard the shop that assembled the engine actually drove it 500km before turning the car over to Angie.

[baludoy]

^ shop niya ata sa pampanga ang gumawa so i guess that's the bummer of it all. i wonder what they'll find in the autopsy (pun not intended) .

[Motortrend]

Angie mentioned that there were modifications to the NSX.

[oj88]

That's one less NSX in the world.

I'm keen to find out what caused it. Fuel leak? Electrical? Unburnt fuel in the hot exhaust?

Equally important is what was she doing, exactly, immediately before it happened.

[Verbl Kint]

First gen NSX's don't just burn to a crisp on a casual highway drive, like some supercars do. The paint / finish / interiors may not last as well as your run of the mill Acura, but the stock engine is absolutely solid.

The shop will need to backtrack all the mods done and see if someone else had done similar "upgrades" in the past.

[baludoy]

moments before the fire

[oj88]

moments before the fire

She was ice.... calm as a cucumber.

So definitely fuel-related. Over-boost? Blown intake manifold?

She did say that it wasn't properly tuned yet.

[Verbl Kint]

Agree. The fact that the flames shot out less than a second after the smoke makes me think it is definitely fuel related.

Fuel line, perhaps?

[Dr.Kamiya]

^ shop niya ata sa pampanga ang gumawa so i guess that's the bummer of it all. i wonder what they'll find in the autopsy (pun not intended) .

AFAIK Titanworks did the engine.

Based on the vid yeah that's definitely fuel. Baka fuel line disconnected or ruptured.

[Verbl Kint]

AFAIK Titanworks did the engine.

Based on the vid yeah that's definitely fuel. Baka fuel line disconnected or ruptured.

Yup. Titan Works (Q.Ave, QC) even has a reel on their insta page which shows a good look at the engine.

Instagram video by Titan Works • Nov 2, 224 at 4:53 AM