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First I had seen of it... good find.

Brake upgrades anyone?

 

Is swapping the rear drums for discs a doable mod?

I like the 2 pdf files you can link to from the first page - good info, as always, from C&D.

 

Nice find. You had to dig in there a little bit to find it. Yeah, lol, the brakes really suck then.

 

They note top speed of 114 as drag limited. No mention of electronic limiter.

 

Yeah, you can click on the "spec sheet" and "test sheet" to find some interesting bits of information, like how many boxes you can "fit" in there, what length of pipe, how big a sheet of plywood, how fast you can go in each gear at redline, etc.

 

They logged 31 mpg - given the lead footness of mag tests, that's pretty darn good.

 

Top speed is drag limited at 114. They got 118 with the GD. Of course there are a hundred factors to top speed, so 114 may be on the slow side.

Again, they were given a Bridgestone tired model, which in my theory, performs way under the Dunlops. The Dunlops are high performance A/S while the Bridgestones are touring A/S. This is responsible for the adequate-only skidpad and the poor braking performance.

 

Oh, and don't pay ANY attention to the increased noise levels. Their tests are conducted on different surfaces, in different states too.

Overwhelming majority points to noticeably less road/engine noise for the 09s.

 

Can I ask for the Dunlops from the dealer, or will the car just come with the Bridgestones with no options?

 

No one is sure what determines which brand you're gonna get on your Fit. But if your dealer only gets the Bridgestones, you can request to have them order the Dunlops, but there would be a fee. You can work it into the deal, though.

 

Do you know the exact size and/or model # of the Dunlops - so I can tell my dealer what I want so he can have my car ready in December when I buy it.

Thanks.

 

Dunlop 7000 A/S 185/55/16.