Honda’s NSX is the stuff of legend. Developed with input from Ayrton Senna, produced by Honda for 15 years with only minor changes, it’s the Japanese supercar that shook the Italians and forced them to raise their game.

Which means that when it comes to fitting a NSX with performance exhaust it needs to be a top quality item befitting of the Honda supercar’s legend – which is where Japanese tuning house TODA Racing comes in.

It’s just launched a new range of ‘High Power’ exhausts for both the 3.0-litre (C30A, 270bhp,) and 3.2-litre (C32B, 290bhp) variants of the Honda NSX.

Featuring an innovative ‘X-pipe’ between the two silencer boxes to minimise back pressure and maximise the aural experience from the NSX’s high revving V6 engine, the TODA ‘High Power’ exhaust features 60mm diameter internal tubing and slash cut round tailpipes boasting a smart titanium blue finish.

Surely these TODA exhausts are perfect for any discerning Honda NSX owner and they are available now from TODA Europe, priced at £2025.00 excluding taxes.

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The B18C Honda VTEC engine is well known as a tuner’s favourite, where its ability to produce very high power outputs is the stuff of legend.

But even the very best of production engines need upgrades to withstand heavy doses of brake horsepower, which is why TODA Racing has developed a set of high strength ‘I’ – section chrome-molly connecting rods which greatly uprate the strength of the B18C motor’s bottom end.

Key features of the TODA Racing Honda B18C high strength connecting rods including:-

* Fully floating little end bushes for 21 mm Ø gudgeon pins * Each rod is balanced to +/- 0.1 grams * 10% lighter than standard Honda connecting rods (495 vs 547 grams) * Rod length of 137.9 mm

The TODA Racing high-strength I-Section connecting rods are available now from TODA Europe, priced at £1695.00 per set, excluding VAT. To purchase this product now, click on: http://www.tdi-plc.com/catalog/toda-racing-b18c-connecting-p-19284.html

Honda’s S2000 has long been a favourite for enthusiasts and now leading Japanese tuning house TODA Racing has expanded its extensive range of upgrades with a large bore stainless steel / titanium exhaust system suited for cars with high power outputs.

Designed in order to extract the best performance from large capacity ‘stroker’ or turbocharged versions of the S2000’s F20 / F22C engine, TODA has developed this exclusive and stunning 70mm diameter exhaust system with extensive dyno and track testing.

Key technical features of the TODA 70mm diameter exhaust system include:-

• Straight tailpipes to reduce rear overhang weight and improve looks
• Titanium 90mm diameter tailpipes with blue heat treatment and crack proofing for longevity
• Exhaust system pipework features a constant 70mm diameter in centre section to maximise performance and minimise back pressure
• Optional 60 / 70mm diameter catalyst bypass pipe also available

TODA’s use of 70mm diameter aircraft grade stainless steel in key areas of the system compliments a design with no bends or restrictions, enabling high powered F20 / F22C engines to produce more power in comparison to other exhausts available on the market today.

The TODA 70mm diameter exhaust system suits both AP1 and AP2 variants of the Honda S2000 and is available now, priced at £1200.00. Interested? Click here to buy! http://www.tdi-plc.com/catalog/toda-70mm-exhaust-system-p-19263.html

The optional 60 / 70mm catalyst pipe, which acts as the interface to enable a smooth joint between the end of the F20 / F22C exhaust manifold and the 70mm TODA system is priced at £270.00. Interested in purchasing this product? Click here to buy http://www.tdi-plc.com/catalog/toda-optional-70mm-catalyst-pipe-p-19264.html

Both of these exciting Honda S2000 tuning components are available now from TODA Europe, a division of TDi-Plc – note prices exclude VAT @ 17.5%.

Leading Japanese tuning house TODA Racing has developed a set of lightweight alloy engine pulleys for the popular FN2 version of the Honda Civic Type R .

The reduction in overall weight of the pulleys allied to a reduction in parasitic losses enables lower transient inertia, resulting in increased responsiveness and engine acceleration from the I-VTEC K20A powerplant.

Produced from lightweight yet strong Duralumin A-7075, the key technical features of the TODA Racing Civic Type R FN2 pulleys include:-

• A two piece crank pulley with optimised material specification to provide an efficient, low wear oil seal
• The retention of the hexagon socket design on crank pulley so original Honda crank tool can be used for installation and removal
• Special red anodised finish to enhance engine bay appearance (black / blue / gold) available at extra cost
• Available in a/c and non a/c formats

Because installing a new timing belt is important to aid the running in process for the new pulleys, a new, standard length timing belt is supplied by TODA Racing for the a/c version. On the non a/c version TODA Racing supplies a special, shortened belt.

Prices and part numbers for the different pulley kits are as follows:-

13810–FN2–HAC (with a/c, including standard length belt)             £360.00

13810–FN2–HOO (without a/c, including shortened belt)             £380.00

The additional colour options cost an extra £50.00 and require a three week lead time.

The TODA Racing Honda Civic Type R FN2 K20A intake cam control sprockets are available now from TODA Europe, a division of TDi-Plc – note prices exclude VAT

Ideal for high power engine builds, the key technical features of the TODA Racing Mitsubishi Lancer Evo X ‘High Power Profile’ pistons include:- 

 
• High strength alloy construction, forged using 3000 tonne press

 

• CNC machined using state of the art equipment

 

• Each piston is balanced to within + or – 0.25 g

 

• Improved oil removal system designed to withstand extreme useage

 

• ‘Delfric’ coating applied to piston skirt to reduce friction and improve overall durability of the pistons

87.00mm Ø 9.2:1 compression (2045cc with an 86mm stroke)

Costing £980.00 per set, the TODA Racing ‘High Power Profile’ pistons for the Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X are available now from TODA Europe, a division of TDi-Plc. Quoted prices exclude VAT. To buy this product now, please click on:- http://www.tdi-plc.com/catalog/toda-racing-piston-865mm-p-17760.html

Do you fancy getting the ultimate in performance from your tuned FN2′s motor? Then TODA Racing has got the product for you, in the form of a new balancer shaft delete kit http://www.toda-europe.com/catalog/toda-racing-balancer-shaft-killer-p-1491.htmlwhich has just been dyno proven to generate impressive power gains throughout the rev range. But what’s the idea behind the balancer shaft delete kit? Read on…

When Honda launched the FN2 model of the Civic Type R it undertook what seems, with hindsight, to be a fairly major redesign of the K20A2 engine as found in the original EP3 version. This engine, known as the K20AZ3 not only featured revised elements such as cam profiles and a drive by wire throttle, it was also upgraded to hit new European NVH (noise, vibration, harshness) targets. How did it do this? It introduced a pair of balancer shafts into the bottom end of the K20A engine, which are not found in the awesome JDM FD2 version of the Honda Civic Type R, which also happens to make a lot more power than the European model.

On the K20AZ3, Honda’s engineers produced a pair of cast iron shafts, about ten inches long and about two and half inches wide, which weigh a staggering 4 kilograms. Counter-rotating against one another, they are driven from the oil pump and are located at the top of the crankcase, where they rotate within the splash lubrication at the top of the FN2’s sump oil. “The problem with this design,” says TODA Europe’s / Torque Developments Sam Borgman, “is that it also creates a significant amount of windage.” ‘Windage’ is a term that describes the drag on an engine component when oil clings to its surface during operation, which erodes the engines overall output – in other words power is lost inside the engine before it ever leaves.

Firstly, let’s talk about what you get with the TODA balancer shaft ‘killer’ kit. The major piece of the package is a new oil tray, an oil pump drive chain, a new dipstick and a TODA large capacity oil pump, which is engineered to function without the balancer shafts and features lower gearing designed to provide superior lubrication at high engine speeds. “The factory oil pump is designed is to run all qualities of oil, potentially very old thin oil, with a massive safety margin and actually at high revs there is excessive oil movement which results in cavitation,” says Torque Development’s Sam Borgman, meaning bubbles can form in the oil. “This also causes a high level of parasitic power loss on the engine, so it’s another area where the TODA balancer shaft killer kit could potentially gain,” he reckons.

Either way, we were about to find out, because Torque Development’s technicians installed on a FN2 test car, which already packs some tasty tweaks;- notably a Comptech Stage 3 supercharger kit, Hondata Flashpro ECU and a lightweight flywheel. In this specification it clocked a respectable 260bhp at the hubs at 7960rpm on Torque Development’s Rototest VPA-R9 hub dyno http://www.tdi-plc.com/index.php?pge=C_dynocam

Let me make this totally clear from the outset, fitting the TODA balancer shaft ‘killer’ kit is not a DIY job, because you have to remove the main bottom engine pulley, plus the cam chain drive system in order to access the chain drive mechanism for the oil pump.  Realistically it’s a six hour job, so the key question for every FN2 tuning fan has got to be, is it worth it?

Happily, the data emphatically suggests that yes it is. Straight off ‘our’ supercharged FN2 picked up 10 bhp at the hubs at 8060 rpm, which equates to approximately 12 bhp at the flywheel. But the peak gains are only half of the story, because, as you’d expect from a modification that reduces internal losses, the FN2 picked up power right across the rev range, from tickover to the redline.

Similarly, the engine picked up torque at all points, with a peak gain of 5 lb.ft at the hubs, equating to approximately 6 lb.ft at the flywheel. On a naturally aspirated FN2 with near stock output you’d get proportionally lower gains – TODA Racing reckons 5 bhp at the flywheel is typical in these instances.

In addition to the power gains, the engine’s response was much sharper, testimony to the reduced mass it now enjoyed. Crucially, bearing in mind that the TODA Racing kit has removed the very components designed to reduce vibration from the K20AZ3 engine the FN2’s owner reported that it still remained smooth, particularly at very high revs, happily confirming that removing the balancer shafts doesn’t degrade the driving experience.

Does this mean that the TODA balancer shaft killer kit is the new hot engine tweak for the FN2? Potentially yes, but as ever it’s a question of finances, so here’s a run down on the costs. The TODA balancer shaft killer kit itself costs £458.25 including VAT http://www.toda-europe.com/catalog/toda-racing-balancer-shaft-killer-p-1491.html, with fitting weighing in at £499.37, plus oil.

In total you’re looking at just under a grand, which, if you’ve invested four or five thousand pounds in a supercharged or turbocharged FN2 and are looking for the ultimate in no-compromise power, makes perfect sense. For mildly tuned normally aspirated cars it’s harder to make the case, but as you stroll further down the lengthy avenue of FN2 tuning, then TODA’s balancer shaft killer kit is without doubt a direction worth taking.