I learned when I was 9 when I started olympic style bicycle track racing that lighter is better. So it is usually function over form for me.

Long mostly gloomy winter, but we might start to get some sun and tinting will bolt to the top of my list soooooooon.




Odyssey PC 680 non metal jacketed battery I took out of my Maxima
hold down is made from cutting a piece of extruded aluminum strip for mounting electronic relay bases. Stock battery, battery surround and hold down removed for about a 13lb weight savings.


Unorthodox Racing crank and alternator pulley set. Not on yet but this is my 4th purchase with them, love their quality and their results (2 Maxima's and a RX7)

 

Clean Fit coming out of winter. When did you get those tails? Was that in the tails swap thread?

 

nice GE8, i love the black rims on the SSM..

 

I think the idea for that thread came from me and Squawling 7500 swapping around the first of the year. squawking had posted an extensive thread where he upgraded everything (Thailand style) I asked right on his thread "since you upgraded to JDM LED's, are your JDM bases available?"

https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/2nd-...it-friend.html

Thank you sir! Just a build-up to showcase my $11 grill mod LOL
https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/2nd-...grill-mod.html

 

Going to start drilling holes all over the car next?

 

Nice Fit. Are you planning on getting visors after ur tint??

 

looking good man, the black SSR's compliment the silver really well.

 

those pulleys look sex Mike.
car looks great so far.

 

Car looks great!

tint will look saweet!
Get no lighter than 35% all around. Thats what I have and love it!

I love those taillights I wish I could get a set cheap.... Me = jealous

 

thanks for the compliments
yeah visors and tint next.

 

Man ive had that battery on most of my cars. They dont make a plug and play size for the Fit?

 

The pulleys should free up about 3-4 HP

I really like the Odyssey batteries, been using them for about 11 years in my motorcycle. + in 2 different 3.5 liter Nissan V-6's.
If the PC 680 can start a 3.5 V-6 in the dead of winter, no problem with the little Fit motor.

 

Will the PC680 or any other one fit our cars without modification?

 

Basically yes on the PC680, I had that battery in my GD3, stock hold & down stock tray. All I had to do was use spacers (I used 1/4" brass pipe nipples) under the nuts (cuz the battery is shorter). I just went a little fancier mounting it in the GE as I had a few extra minutes

I can send you a piece of that aluminum relay mount strip I used in the pic if that would help (no charge but I may need some detailing secrets in return ). Cus all I did was drill a hole in the battery platform to move that threaded 'J' hook closer to the smaller battery and use that strip as a hold down. Took 15 minutes to do, extremely simple!

 

Dude thatd be awesome PM'd!

 

Put on my Unorthodox pulley yesterday (almost 4 lbs off the crank vs stock)

+ the 11 lb SSR wheels = removing an additional about 30 lbs of wheel rotational weight.

the car is noticeably faster!

about 5-6 hp is freed up (removing rotational weight)
plus the car is lighter (my mods + spare and back seat are temporarily out)

my 0-60 calculates out to .66 sec faster
(stock calculates out to about 8.9 seconds, now should be 8.24 seconds AND it does feel like it!)

 

Lightweight is the way to go. Power will make it accelerate faster. Less weight will make it accelerate faster, brake harder, handle better, and get you some more mpg.

Wish I could afford SSR wheels though lol.

I might be getting those pulleys in the near future. How was the install? Whered you get em too?

 

Looks really good, can't wait to see it with visors and tint! What size rims and tires are those?

 

thanks for the compliment!

those are 16 x 6.5 44 offset, 11.2 lbs

stock dunlops for now (they are light at 18lbs and not too bad performance wise)

Tires I want are to be released in the states this summer, around a 5% increase in MPG with these
YouTube - Michelin Energy Saver

 

Is it just me or does it look lowered? Maybe it's the black rims. I really like your fit! I was wondering what black rims would look like on my storm silver fit.