are your doors mounted a bit high? I was noticing the gap between the door and the fender and wondering if it is the alignment or if the angle is actually different between the Japanese fender and usdm door.

 

The gap is because of the fender pulling, shouldn't be any differences from the Japanese fender to the USDM door.

 

Best the car has ever looked.

Great progress dude!

 

Thanks man!

 

Oil cooler installed!

 

Gotcha, thanks for the feedback.

 

No problem!

 

Finally got my T1R front sway bar installed, sat in the garage for a couple years.

 

Awesome pics as usual Galen! :thumbsup:


Couple questions:

1.) Is that an ARC cooling fin in your wheel well? What exactly does it do? Just direct more air into your braking system? Worth the investment, or just bling?

2.) How does the T1R sway bar feel? Any noticeable difference, or is it just bling as well?

3.) If/when your buddy Aiden installs his type s rear with his Mugen titanium exhaust, can you take some pics of it for me? That's the set up I plan to have (plus a rear modulo lip) after I graduate.

 

Thanks!

1) It is indeed an ARC cooling fin. It sits behind my oil cooler, a hole was cut in the fender liner for it so it functions... I hope. lol. Could've just used any kind of ventilation grill from Home Depot or something though, the ARC piece is just as flimsy.

2) It understeers a bit more I think so it does do something. I actually put it on hoping it would flatten the car out a bit in turns cause I was rubbing on something but it hasn't really done anything for that issue. Stiffer springs for next year I guess (I don't want to raise the car).

3) I don't know if he bought a bumper yet but yea for sure, if he puts it on I'll take some shots of it. I'm sure he'll take some shots of it too and put it on IG.

 

1.) Does it matter which way the fins face? Why not face them up into your wheel well? Just curious.

2.) Nice. I think I'll be adding a rear sway bar onto my grocery list then. Any particular reason why you went with T1R? What other brands are available for the GD?

 

Not sure actually, I don't think I'm driving at a level where it would matter anyway.

I have the front sway bar actually... I think Progress makes a rear sway bar for the GD though. I picked up the T1R when it was on sale or something, I'm not sure who else has a front sway bar available. Maybe Blox? It's all the same anyway, made in some southeast asian country, painted a different color.

 

Great as usual my dude!

That 350z on Type F's with Voltex wing is RAD.

 

Thanks!

It is... turbocharged too.

 

Oh. Why did you get the front sway bar vs replacing the rear one?

I thought that it was more common for GD's to replace the back vs getting one for the front.

 

I followed AJ Racing's GD Fit build when they were running it, and based on their setup, the Fit was oversteering, so they added a front sway bar to make the handling more neutral. They seem to have had a pretty decent track car so I'm trying to emulate their setup a little. I don't know whether it works for my setup or not, but it's already installed and unless it makes the car drastically worse, I don't think I'm gonna pay the mech to remove it lol.
A&J Racing :: Specials :: T1R Front Sway Bar - Honda Fit/Jazz 06-08 (GD3/GD4)

 

Ah, ok. Just wondering, would you ever considering upgrading your rear sway bar as well?

 

At the moment no, though I've read positive things about adding a rear sway bar.

 

I personally would have added the progress rear sway bar before the front. Really helps the back stay planted and lets the car feel like its rotating around you.