^^^ Very cool to know about your mileage. Hope I see similar results!
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Originally Posted by eldaino
great write up....except how is the PERFORMANCE, the bread and butter of ordering new parts?
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Thanks! In terms of gains, first of all, I don't pretend to have any delusions about magically dramatic increases from an intake and catback.
Lots of folks drop some significant coin on IHE systems for all Hondas, and the net gains are usually pretty mild (again, depends on the motor and other supporting mods). Horsepower per dollar, one's expectations should be kept realistic on an IHE system.
On all of my Hondas, I've (in general) noticed a slight drop or no change in low end power/torque, but increases in the mid-high end of the rpm range. For me, the T1R parts have stayed consistent with that. Up to around 2.5-3k, I don't really notice any change. However, from 3500rpm on up, there's definitely a sweet surge of better power and response. The nice sound that the system makes might be slightly altering my butt-dyno impressions, but I can certainly feel a difference from the stock system. I've noticed this the most launching from the red/green lights on freeway onramps, passing cars while driving, and heel/toe downshifting, braking, and acceleration through and out of a turn. It feels really good, and gives the Fit some distinctive character. It also feels safer knowing that I have some extra power to play with to keep up with the flow of traffic (one of my gripes with this car).
Again, I think the system sounds beautiful. I've already received compliments from other drivers on how classy the muffler looks and how deep the exhaust note is. To reiterate, it's pretty loud under full load/acceleration, and during normal acceleration, the catback's sound is its most intrusive in the cabin at 3500rpm.
Let me know if you'd like to know anything else. Headers (and my red JDM hazard switch
) are going on this weekend, so I'll be back with my thoughts on that.
-Mike