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Originally Posted by TOOL
I recomend getting some driving skills first. Im 16 and the Fit delivers more then enough performance to start out on and practice. Then you start doing the performance mods. If i were you the first thing i would do with the 3,500$ would be the kraftwerks SC. Pretty huge HP gains and its bolt on. Im planning on getting it sometime.
Tyler
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Tyler don't mean to pick on you but I agree and dissagree with your post.
I also think OP should take some time to get familiar with the car and it's limits.
Once you've done that for about 3-6 months then you can start buying some parts. While you learn to drive it do some research on here as well as other sites like Honda-Tech to see what people are doing with their Fits and what they think of the mods.
We all have different tastes, I am 28 so having a car dumped and loud is not appealing to me anymore but it might be for you.
The worst thing you can do first is install a supercharger that will give the car an extra 50hp without any other supporting mods and a new driver with little experience.
The very first mod you will want to do is wheels and tires. Choose wisely to avoid rubbing once lowered and keep the wheel/tire package to the lowest weight possible. As long as the package is lighter than your stock combo you will see performance gains for free. Better braking, cornering and acceleration.
Then figure out what suspension you want, just spring or full coil overs and how stiff/low you want the car to be. Try to get some rides in a few different modified ones to see what you like the best.
Once that's done and you are comfortable with the car go for more power.
If you want modest gains get an intake/header/exhaust you will gain about 10-15HP if you want more gains you will need forced induction and that will be quite a bit more expensive.
You also have the option to swap in a k series engine but that will require lot's of money, downtime and some custom fabrication. You will be left with an engine that has more kms than your original one and possibly a few things might not work in the car.
I think with the Fit you have to be realistic and not expect it to be hugely fast because it's a small economy car. Don't get me wrong, it's a great car but it's not a performance oriented one.