I go where the money takes me. A $32K NSX, manual swap, appropriate restoration / clean up work is a 10K outlay for an additional $10K return, more if you're willing to go the extra distance. Worth...
I considered buying the black one on AE and restoring it, having done similar with mine and knowing the market, parts, buyers, where-to-buy etc and sell it on for a similar profit but I decided...
Yes, its first engine wasn't healthy.
Its 2nd engine came from an OzHonda member in Sydney who he bought the Sc kit off (the same person I on sold it to).
The seller is also an OzHonda / s2ki...
Black one fs in Sydney. Fresh black respray. Dog of a car. 25k will buy it.
Needs 12kish spent bringing it up to scratch. Would fetch 48k+ if done well.
What were you honestly expecting??? And honestly, I'd be surprised if your HKS was any better than the OEM you had to start with. In most cases, you're worse off and its just a wank factor Made in...