| It was only last year that Acura
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| | such as Acura RSC performance parts are
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| celebrated its 20th birthday. It seems
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| | developed. The facility is equipped with
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| like only yesterday when Acura has
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| | five dynos which include a transmission
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| brought the world its sporty Integra
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| | dyno that are utilized for the
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| two-and four-door compact coupe and sedan
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| | development of electronic systems such as
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| together with its V6 powered legend
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| | traction control. Unlike any automotive
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| four-door midsized sedan. And from then
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| | facility the HPD possess environmentally
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| on Acura, Honda's upscale brand has
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| | friendly features like for instance the
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| turned into a major key player in the US
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| | byproduct of electric dynos is ice which
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| automotive market.
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| | is then used to cool the building and the
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| Acuras have also emerged as a power on
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| | machineries inside the facility.
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| the sports racing department. Motorsports
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| | Catalytic converters are also used on all
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| aficionados have been following Acuras in
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| | gasoline powered equipment to keep
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| the racing circuits while privateers have
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| | emissions as low as possible.
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| been campaigning Integras, RSXs, and NSXs
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| | Fernandez who is a longtime Honda partner
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| to racing championships for many years
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| | will be lending a hand in helping the HPD
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| now. Despite the fact that Acura has
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| | massage the gas-powered 3.4 liter V8 that
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| grown into a profitable brand it has
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| | powers all three cars and is presently
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| preferred to leave factory backed efforts
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| | using a Lola chassis to remove the Acura
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| to Honda, the largest engine maker in the
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| | underpinnings as a variable. The engine
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| world.
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| | revs up somewhere 550 horsepower---this
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| Acura has expanded its reach and have
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| | is not the official figure since the team
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| started hitting the shores of China last
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| | preferred to keep a secret.
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| year. And for 2008, Honda will officially
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| | Roger Griffiths, HPD Technical Group
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| introduce the Acura brand in the Japanese
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| | Leader said, "There are two things I
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| market. At present Acuras are sold under
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| | always say I don't discuss. How much
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| the Honda badge in Japan. The main
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| | horsepower we have and how much money it
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| purpose of such move is to market the
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| | cost us." Despite how hard the team tries
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| Acura brand as an international brand and
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| | to keep it as a secret but its obvious
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| it can also be concluded that this move
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| | how the Griffiths and company are
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| is born out from the natural desire for
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| | particularly proud of the engine which is
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| competition similar to when Acura decide
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| | the first to be ever created by HPD.
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| to join the big-time motorsports
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| | The Acura LMP2 car is a real screamer and
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| competition.
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| | mind you it's really loud. Fortunately
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| Currently the automaker is officially
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| | the ALMS governing body makes sure that
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| supporting three LMP2 class cars for this
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| | the engine will not exceed 113 decibels
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| year's American Le Mans Series (ALMS)
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| | at any given time. The Acura engine runs
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| campaign and will be supplying the
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| | somewhere between 116-117 decibels which
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| chassis work for two of them. The opening
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| | is quite close to what a jet produces at
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| of the ALMS at the 12 Hours of Sebring
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| | around 120, this particular trait of the
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| has proven a fruitful one for Honda with
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| | Acura engine can help you to distinguish
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| the Acura Andretti Racing team scoring a
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| | it even when you're not looking.
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| class win and placing second overall
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| | The Highcroft Racing which is a new team
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| behind Audi's super powerful LMP1 car.
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| | is concentrating in updating and
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| The two other Acura powered teams namely
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| | improving the Acura ARX 01 A chassis
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| the Fernandez Racing and Highcroft Racing
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| | which started life as a Courage. However
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| also did well , and has garnered second
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| | not everything the is Courage was removed
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| and fourth in the LMP2 class,
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| | or changed, there were also some parts
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| respectively.
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| | that remained like the tub, crashbox, and
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| All of Acura's ALMS efforts were
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| | the gearbox---all the rest have been
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| formulated at the Honda Performance
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| | re-engineered by the HPD team.
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| Development (HPD) center in Santa
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| | Andretti team which was the most
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| Clarita, California which is
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| | established team among the three will
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| approximately 60 miles away from Long
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| | obtain the benefits of the engine as well
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| Beach. The HPD was founded in 1993 and
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| | as the improvements done on the chassis
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| since then been utilized as an instrument
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| | in order to produce the most powerful
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| in the development of Honda's Champ Car
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| | Acura car ever developed. Highcroft
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| and IRL teams. It employs some 120
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| | driver David Brabham said, "We've got a
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| engineers, technicians, and mechanics.
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| | good car and a good group of drivers, so
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| The HPD facility is also where vital
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| | I think we have a really strong package
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| components that the ALMS teams will use
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| | early in the season.
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