springs or intake

[FCBrandon]

Springs...no intake will ever make a significant difference on the fit. I'm sorry, even a 10hp increase is nothing. If you want improved power, get a turbo. The only decent reason to get an intake is for the cooler sounds

And honestly if you really want coilovers, just save up for them. The money for the springs will put you that much closer to springs.

[Snap Fit]

This is such a subjective personal thing...
my butt dyno is insanely tuned to notice many small differences.
10hp is uber noticeable, ever turned on A/C or had it on while trying to merge on the freeway? In Civic's and Fits, I really, really notice it .

From what I have read about the Fits throttle response or "feeling", it sounds as if it would be very worth an intake.

Springs would maybe be more bang for your buck as you get looks and perfomance that are less subtle.

intake-maybe more comfortable performance (subtle in feel and/or mental), low end and or high end. Possible savings in MPG...if driven for MPG sakes? looks good in the engine bay....errr at least different . Most likely a drop in general MPG?

springs- maybe less comfort in everyday driving, might make your car look better if you like the drop look. Better performance if geometry is
maintained and/or pushed to notice. problems with ground clearance may occur, problems with rubbing may occur (mostly wheel and offset choice issue though)

neither of these things will make you a super hero but its the one that you will enjoy the most as the driver. And you can always change these things for a trackday and/or auto-x. If it gives you more confidence or more enjoyment...then...chances are you will (performance wise) gain alot more than what they are worth.

idunno...you seem so torn...maybe get a nice quality but cheap version of each. Or save up more...all done up at once and you might actually feel
a HUGE diff, and ya never know what that might lead to...

If it was strictly for performance only then get a good set of springs and call it a day. How much performance driving do you do and or really, really care about?

chibuki - Thanks for saying that... (not to sway either way) but alot of cars dont handle as well as the fit even when springs are fitted to them.

(and i have been unable to prove as of yet if lowering your ride really gets you the chicks....)

[Chikubi]

Originally Posted by Snap Fit

chibuki - Thanks for saying that... (not to sway either way) but alot of cars dont handle as well as the fit even when springs are fitted to them.

(and i have been unable to prove as of yet if lowering your ride really gets you the chicks....)

No probem at all. I've got nothing against springs per se, it's just the car's good enough stock that you can coast for a while in the suspension department and put your money towards where the car really needs it.

One thing I will say though, I really, really wish people would stop trying to judge an intake's worth as a mod by how much HP it puts out. It's totally pointless since the true benefit, at least in the Fit's case, is the improved throttle/engine response you get get by ditching the OEM airbox. It really can be a marked difference, especially w/ the chamber-type intakes, and more than worth the money if you actually are interested in driving the car.

[Snap Fit]

Originally Posted by Chikubi

........ and more than worth the money if you actually are interested in driving the car.

HAHAAAAAAHAAA.....ahem.....hahahahaahahaaa ^^^
nice!

I have not personally tried a Fit with an intake to see the response diff, but I would imagine that it would be noticeable considering how sensitive
the throttle is and how clearly audible the engine is. You can hear/feel the strain on the engine very easily even if when its subtle on the Fit.

[JDM*vbp]

so yeah, i already ordered my skunk2 springs

pretty excited about putting them on


i'm thinking my next mod will be a cat instead of intake.
looking at the modacar catback. 239 is a steal!

[Snap Fit]

Congrats!....
your avatar rocks btw...reminds me of Mx6GT89's
both crack me up

[Chikubi]

Originally Posted by Snap Fit

HAHAAAAAAHAAA.....ahem.....hahahahaahahaaa ^^^
nice!

I have not personally tried a Fit with an intake to see the response diff, but I would imagine that it would be noticeable considering how sensitive
the throttle is and how clearly audible the engine is. You can hear/feel the strain on the engine very easily even if when its subtle on the Fit.

Probably being a bit more catty than I needed to be, but you really can feel the difference. I noticed it immediately when I put on my Power Box, and kennef had a similar experience he posted when he put on his H-Fit. I can't speak for CAI's or std. SRI's, but at least in the case of chambers it's like night and day (and gets even better teamed with a good exhaust), but then that's their forte, not HP.

Having said all this though, this year it's mostly suspension mods on the menu since I just need to round the engine off with some headers and that's about it.

[los_creeper]

Originally Posted by JDM*vbp

so yeah, i already ordered my skunk2 springs

pretty excited about putting them on


i'm thinking my next mod will be a cat instead of intake.
looking at the modacar catback. 239 is a steal!

exhaust>intake ftw

[JDM*vbp]

yeah mos def.

exhaust will be overall better. really no downsides to it.