Voltage Stabilizer (V.S) is one of the modifications a fit
freak member install in their car,not all of them,maybe few,maybe a lot.There was a group buy on VS3 vs on this forum but only one so far has posted his photos & observations ,we also have some
members who bought the T1R vs but i havent seen one posted their results & observations,maybe their busy and have no time,maybe their dissapointed and it did'nt meet their expectations,maybe their scared that fellow fit freak members will mock them or humiliate them.Voltage Stabilizer has also different names,some members call it SNAKE OIL,some members call it BUST MOD or BOGUS
MOD,some members think its a WASTE of MONEY,some members think it's a WORTHLESS PIECE OF S##IT,some members think HONDA FIT does'nt need it because of the ALTERNATOR,some members say its only a BLING to make your engine bay look good ,some members even think that your an IDI@T if you install
one on your car.On the optimistic side we also have some members who claimed it improved their fuel economy,their FIT was more responsive,good for you guys!,if a fit freak member does a modification to his car or her car, that is their business,i dont bash them or try to mock them implying that their modification is
pathetic.Proof or no proof,dyno or no dyno i made a decision that i will install one on my car,first i believe NOBODY in this forum does EQUAL or EXCEED the electrical knowledge that a HONDA japanese engineer posses,in short NOBODY in this forum really knows the ELECTRICAL DESIGN of a HONDA FIT,second i believe that NOT ALL
VOLTAGE STABILIZER were ENGINEERED THE SAME, everybody knows THERES A CAPACITOR INSIDE THE VOLTAGE STABILIZER but are they all design the same way? Does ALL voltage stabilizer have the same SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM?Does ALL voltage stabilizer have the SAME CAPACITANCE?,are all cars have the same ELECTRICAL SYSTEM ?those are few questions that i asked myself before i made
my decision.If a DOCTOR tells me that a PILL named VIAGRA would'nt work on me(means my penis will not erect) shall i believe the DOCTOR?Of course NOT!!,i need to see some BLOOD TEST,EKG TEST,etc.etc. If an ELECTRICIAN claimed that a VOLTAGE STABILIZER is not EFECTIVE because of his knowledge in ELECTRICAL THEORY, will you believe him?of course NOT!!!,Everybody knows that
ELECTRICIANS are not ELECTRICAL ENGINEER,some of them might have an Associate Degree but not a Bachelors Degree which make them LIMITED to MATH, they di'dnt take higher MATH courses like DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS or FINITE MATH,For ME in order to prove that a VOLTAGE STABILIZER is not effective on a HONDA FIT there has to be a MATHEMATICAL EQUATION & SCIENTIFIC TESTING
CONDUCTED by ELECTRICAL ENGINEER,not just an ELECTRICIAN,but my guess is MAJORITY of FIT FREAK MEMBERS wont be interested,those are just my 2 cents.Since i havent seen any member who has done any measurement at ALL & posted their numbers i volunteer to be the first one,i promised to one of the members that i will post my result & observations whether it's good or bad,however i'm not an AUTO ELECTRICIAN,i'm not an ELECTRICAL ENGINEER,i dont have a MASTERS DEGREE in
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING,nor a PhD in PHYSICS . I'm just an ORDINARY JOE who eats 3 times a day,(i have a BACHELORS DEGREE IN NURSING,a REGISTERED NURSE by the way) who likes to mess with my FIT,i have 3 cars but none of them has a VOLTAGE STABILIZER,i have a LEXUS GX 470,NISSAN FRONTIER,and my BELOVED HONDA FIT,the FIT will be the first to have one.Ok before we start i would like the FIT FREAK MEMBERS to know that i dont have the right tools(OSCILOSCOPE) and the skills,i'm just REALLY curious what will HAPPEN if i put a VOLTAGE STABILIZER in my FIT?
1.First i make sure that my new battery is FULLY CHARGED(FIG.1) 2.I did not ADD or SUBTRACT any GROUNDING WIRES,i just CHANGED them to a much THICKER WIRE (FIG.2) its a 4 AWG(AWG stands for AMERICAN WIRE GAUGE for members who does'nt know) it's a 1,862 strand count braided wire,i also cut a PIECE OF COPPER BAR and bolt it on to the original location of the OEM grounding wire.(FIG.3),SILVER is the best conductor of ELECTRICITY,next is
COPPER,if you have a SILVER BAR laying around your garage and you have the same class as JEAN PAUL GETTY or SAM WALTON i suggest you use it,as for young generations who dont know who the heck is JEAN PAUL GETTY he was ONE OF THE EARLY FEW BILLIONAIRES,and for SAM WALTON he was the FOUNDER OF WALMART,WALMART is a store here in Southern California where FIT FREAK MEMBERS like me tries to buy MOBIL 1 5-W20 only to find out that it is OUT OF STOCK,so i go to COSTCO now because WALMART
sucks.3.I check the resistance of my grounding wires (FIG.4)4.I put everything back and install my VOLTAGE STABILIZER ,Red goes to POSITIVE,Blue goes to NEGATIVE,verry easy,even a 5 year old kid can do this.(FIG.5).Now that i finished on intallation i went on to do some MEASUREMENT to see if my voltage stabilizer will stabilize,but before i go there i would like my fellow fit freak members to know
what is the JOB of the voltage stabilizer if we install it on our FIT?My answer is the JOB of voltage stabilizer is to DELIVER CONSTANT CLEAN & SMOOTH BATTERY VOLTAGE to the FI'TS ELECTRICAL LOAD,since ELECTRICITY is not my line of work this answer is GENERIC,but at least my definition did not come from WIKIPEDIA ,maybe there are thousand members who can clearly DEFINE it,that is my personal answer ,if my answer is WRONG pardon my IGNORANCE.Now my first MEASUREMENT is i start the engine with the VOLTAGE STABILIZER CONNECTED WITHOUT LOAD(radio off,air-con off,mp3 off,day time running lights off,headlights off) i got 14.4 VOLTS on my SCANGAUGE (FIG.6) i got 14.4 VOLTS on
my VOLTAGE STABILIZER VOLTMETER,and 14.4O VOLTS on my DIGITAL VOLTMETER(FIG.7)you can see that the VOLTAGE STABILIZER BUILT IN VOLTMETER is accurate,ALL of them has 14.4 VOLTS.My second MEASUREMENT was VOLTAGE STABILIZER CONNECTED WITH LOADS(radio is on,air-con is on(FIG.8),headlights are on(FIG.9)NO CHANGE,ALL ARE STILL 14.4 VOLTS,Does it mean that the VOLTAGE STABILIZER is WORKING PROPERLY? my answer is YES,Let see what will happen if i DISCONNECT THE VOLTAGE
STABILIZER from the battery(FIG.10) the VOLTAGE GRADUALLY DROPPED DOWN UP TO 14.0 VOLTS[SCANGAUGE] (FIG 11) & the digital voltmeter shows 14.19 but after a while it synchronized with the SCANGAUGE and it shows 14.0 VOLTS,i also noticed that every time the FAN kicks in the VOLTAGE FLUCTUATES between 13.59 volts thru 13.89 volts,but with the VOLTAGE STABILIZER CONNECTED there's NO VOLTAGE FLUCTUATION THAT OCCUR,those are the NUMBERS that i got and i THINK my SCANGAUGE 2,my DIGITAL MULTIMETER ,and the BUILT IN VOLTMETER INSIDE THE VOLTAGE
STABILIZER were ALL working properly.The following are my personal experience with the VOLTAGE STABILIZER,I am NOT claiming that i gain HORSEPOWER.I am NOT claiming that i gain any TORQUE.I am not claiming that my FUEL ECONOMY IMPROVED,I am CLAIMING that THROTTLE RESPONSE improved,I am CLAIMING that I'm not LOSING POWER when i TURN ON MY AIR-CONDITION,for me this is the BIGGEST ASSET of VOLTAGE STABILIZER, i can set my AIR-CON FULL BLAST and STILL NOT LOSING POWER,with the SUMMER here in Southern California i need AIR CON but if i lived in ANTARTICA
i will not buy a VOLTAGE STABILIZER,I am claiming that my HEADLIGHTS are SLIGHTLY BRIGHTER,I am claiming that my FIT'S SOUND SYSTEM got more punch,this will give extra benefit to other FIT FREAK MEMBERS who waited HALF A CENTURY for their SOSCHE KIT and upgrade their stereo system ,so far those are the things that i observed and i'm still monitoring any changes.If theres an INTELLIGENT FIT FREAK MEMBER that will ASK me, WHY DOES HONDA DONT PUT A VOLTAGE STABILIZER IN OUR FIT ? My answer is I AM NOT THE RIGHT PERSON TO ASK,the RIGHT person to ask is
MR.KOICHI HONDA,PRESIDENT & CEO ,AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY,1919 TORRANCE BOULEVARD,TORRANCE CALIFORNIA U.S.A 90501, but before we ask HONDA about VOLTAGE STABILIZER ,DONT YOU THINK HONDA SHOULD PUT A LOCKING GAS CAP BEFORE VOLTAGE STABILIZER?HOW ABOUT A WATER TEMPERATURE GAUGE? , we bought that CAR even WITHOUT A STUPID DEAD PEDAL ,Do you guys think HONDA will put a voltage stabilizer? I DONT THINK SO!! the truth is its all about the PROFIT,Installing a VOLTAGE STABILIZER on a HONDA FIT will not INCREASED their PROFIT JUST MY 2 CENTS.The LAST but not the
LEAST,I AM NOT ENCOURAGING OTHER FIT FREAK MEMBERS TO BUY A VOLTAGE STABILIZER,I AM NOT DISCOURAGING EITHER,I HOPE THIS WILL SHED SOME LIGHT TO GIVE SOME MEMBERS A LITTLE INFORMATION ON WHAT TO EXPECT IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO INSTALL A VOLTAGE STABILIZER BECAUSE IF YOU INSTALL A QUALITY VOLTAGE STABILIZER ON YOUR FIT YOU WILL SEE THAT A
VOLTAGE STABILIZER IS NOT A PIECE OF GARBAGE.GOOD LUCK, /SCIENCE IS NOT 100 % PERFECT ,STEPHEN HAWKING