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Originally Posted by AP_ONE
I wonder where Gerry is with this as over 3 weeks ago he saud to me " 2 more weeks max trill its said and done". So it should be almost done and ready for sale now or very soon.
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Sometimes life gets in the way of even the most talented and capable people. Gerry does not have a big staff. I don't even know if he has any staff. He has to do everything himself, and only has limited access to any '09 Honda Fit. A mechanic friend of his at a local Honda dealer has been helping Gerry to get dimensional data on a '09 A/T Fit. No local A/T '09 Fit owner has come to Gerry's shop to help with measurements. A local M/T Fit owner
WAS available to help. A/T and M/T have different heights in the engine bay. That's why the previous M/T version will not fit on the A/T. I know- I bought one for my A/T and it
cannot work. I thought that it might be adaptable, but it's not.
Be patient- the delays are due to Gerry's efforts to make sure that the A/T and M/T intake systems are
the best that they can be. With PRM, we, the buyers, are not doing the R&D for the manufacturer. The
opposite was true for the '07 K&N SRI for the Fit.
Gerry now knows that the best place to put the inlet of his A/T system to
collect cold air and avoid scavenging water is at the firewall, under the brake fluid reservoir, exactly like the stock intake. His system will eliminate the sharp bends and sound baffles of the stock system, and the Japanese "plastic toaster oven" systems--- the design flaws that cause restriction and slow down air flow.
I can only assume that the delay is due to the fabrication of mounting brackets that will work on both M/T and A/T Fit models. If you want more info, PM Gerry, but that will just delay further development.
If you think that this is easy, fabricate
your own intake, and then make more and try to sell them. Good luck. I'll buy mine from Gerry any time.