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What does Sprintex say the the HP gain is? Wait is that Sprintex?

 

I don't recall exactly what the gain is, something like 25hp, i think.

Yup, Sprintex, sold by Jon Bond Performance, hence the JB label.

 

It's been almost 3 weeks since I last washed my car so I took the time to thoroughly wash the car inside and out.

Put her to bed for the evening under her new NOAH car cover, notice how the car is completely covered including the wheels! This is completely water-proof





Nice, hopefully I can check them out in 2 weeks!

Awesome, looks good. I have been contemplating doing that or getting the diffuser section of the OEM bumper painted

Don't get too excited, it's nothing too major

Congrats!

 

be careful with those completely waterproof car covers. I think they can damage the paint due to heat.

 

Thanks for the Tip.

 

Checked their site - http://www.sprintex.com.au/wp-conten...-Jazz-2013.pdf. This shows the stock hp at ~70 kw (~94 hp) and then with the SC it goes up to almost 102 kw (~136 hp). Nice gain! The torque also shoots up like CRAZY. How do you like it?

 

Its expensive, PITA to install (instructions for DIY are a bit goofy), and I'm getting pending trouble codes for misfires...

But I definitely like it!

 

Well butts. Hope you get it figured out. Definitely seems fun. And considerably cheaper than most pre-fab turbo kits out there.

 

Most definitely fun. But the current weather is making it hard to do much other than sit there and spin my front wheels (not helping is the tires are way overdue for a rotation, if I could just find my key for the wheel lock). But I'll be honest, I did this for shits and giggles. I had no problem driving it before. Just wanted to give it a try. This will be the first vehicle I'll have driven that has a super or turbo charger.

As for pricing, I guess I kept referencing what folks were saying about "piecing" together a turbo for much less, yet making more power and all that.

 

Yeah you can piece stuff together, you just really have to know what you're doing. I guess a shop could help you out and still be a little cheaper than the pre-fab turbo kits. Plus you might end up paying a shop to install one of those anyway too if you didn't have the knowledge/skills/resources to do it all yourself. Be expensive either way. Glad people are putting these Sprintex units on though, it's cool to see.

 

What about fuel economy?


Does the Turbo unit from Sprintex Increase or Decrease MPG.

 

It's a supercharger, not turbo. Superchargers run off the crank, meaning it adds an extra pulley into the serpentine system. I would say MPG would have to go down because of that alone. It's also a little bit of added weight, plus you're probably going to be driving it a little harder just cuz you have the extra power and it's fun! Turbo setups recycle exhaust gas to create more power, so they're technically more efficient than naturally aspirated engines, if tuned right that is. But then you have to factor in that you, again, might be driving it harder and faster because of the added fun factor, so right there you're going to be burning through more gas and fuel economy would probably still go down. And adding a turbo system adds weight as well, which is not going to help MPG any either.

 

Another nice thing about installing the Sprintex, when it comes time to change the spark plugs, they're MUCH easier to get to now. Don't even have to remove the cowl anymore!

 

Probably just needs a little further tuning to sort out. Interesting option, though. Good bang for the buck.

I would think the type of people supercharging a car aren't as interested in hypermiling as much as they are having fun in a car.

 

This is a very good point . But with the Fit's already pretty fair fuel economy, it's still going to be decent even if you put some forced induction on it. I bet even a compound charged Fit would still get mpg in the upper 20s after a full day of being pounded on a track.

 

Kind of an afterthought, but in the interest of balancing out the car a little, I'd consider relocating the battery to the trunk as a means of offsetting the extra weight. That being said, unless you're on a track, you probably wouldn't really see a difference.

 

That's a cool idea. I mean if you're supercharging it, then do all the racecar things you can I say . Lotta work though...

 

+1 for the SC reducing your MPG's slightly

I would happily lose MPG's to gain HP!

Not to worry, the older models had that issue but not these.

I have had at least 5-6 different covers between my 2 cars

 

While it is a little heavy, you had to remove the stock manifold, which meant you didn't add too much weight. I'd say the battery would MORE than offset the weight if you move it.

 

Ordered something for the interior today after ordering something for the exterior yesterday.

Should be here within the next week or so