hey, im another newbie from england and have just got a jazz/fit and wanted to know the basics on tuning them, its on a 53 plate and has a l13a enigne in. so whats the deal with turbo charging them and forging the engine as i dont have any intetions of selling the car as i got given it for free :-) so owes me nothing. or is there an engine conversion thats worth doing? also what GD mean in respect to the car, any help would be much appreciated.

 

Welcome aboard splodge! Can't help you with your other questions but here's a link that answers your last question... and more:
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/fit-...tml#post245778

It's a good start.

 

K20 or K24 are only swaps available. Boost can be done by way of kraft works super charger kit, hks turbo kit, tr1 turbo kit, or piece together your own turbo kit. Forged internals are available for the L series motor. Goggle it.

 

Don't forget the OP is from England and has the L13A which is most likely the i-DSI engine since they ask what "GD" designates (which is part of the chassis code by the way) so they also have the choice to swap in the either the L15A1 VTEC or one of the i-DSI L15A#s if they want an engine with potential but are on a budget.

In addition to that, some of those forced induction kits (the KWSC for sure) are modeled specially for US and Canada models only. So, there may have to be some modifications do get the kit to work. There is however, 1 additional aftermarket supercharger company I know of that makes kits for the Fit.

Power Enterprise.

POWER ENTERPRISE Rotrex Turbine Charger Supercharger Stage 1 Kit Fit GD3

As for forged internals, here in the states CP Pistons and Wiseco makes forged pistons that bring the compression ratio down to 9:1. Then for forged rods, Pauter Rods and K1 Technologies make a set of them.

 

thats a great help thanks bud, where abouts would i be able to get hold of a L15 v-tec enigne and would i be able to buy it complete so i have the wiring and ecu etc?

 

A junk yard or E-bay.

 

Actually, Wiseco's are stock sized and have 9.8:1 CR, CP has 9:1CR and are available in std size as well as oversides .020 and .040 over! I'm looking into them as my engine developped some serious piston slap lately and i won't trust a junkyard engine.... :@

Marko!!

 

I can't picture a K24 in a Fit's engine bay.


How 'bout a linky to a conversion?