I raced my friends NSX back when I was stock. He beat me several times because I believe my supercharger would not engage. The car would barley go anywhere until I gained some momentum and went into the next gear then I would start pulling back on him. One race it actually engaged when I punched it and I pulled him pretty good.
I later read that the SC wont engage above 3k, since I was in manual mode I thought I might have been above 3k and possibly my problem. So tonight we met again.

This time I decided to leave it in drive and see what happens. He immediatly would put two cars on me, while mine just seemed to not go anywhere. 2 secs later it finally kicked down a couple gears and I was pulling back on him hard and eventually passing him pretty quick. The whole delay really frustrated me. I don't know what the deal is. I love my car but I never know if the power is gonna be there when I hit or if I'll be left sitting still like a chump.
I don't know if it is the the IC pump(working on replacing that), IAT sensor(couldn't get the dealer to replace it or the pump), the drive by wire( did the throttle reset earlier in the night, not sure if I did it right). All I want is to experience that exhilarating burst of power EVERYTIME I hit the gas without any delay!!

So I am going to do the intercooler pump upgrade here soon and see if that helps. Is ther anyway I can check the temp sensor myself?

Can anyone confirm the 3k engagement limit? I would like to know if there is a relay somewhere that could be controlled with a switch to keep the SC engaged all the time for sportier driving. I'd like to have it locked and loaded when I hit the gas and not have to worry about my RPMS being to high or any sort of delay. I just wonder if the ECU would protect the engine if IATs did by chance became too hot?

I guess that is all for my midnight rant!