Glad to join this group. I own a 2011 AT Fit Sport and I am happy about most of its features.After seeing site after site related to the Fit,how I wish I should have taken the MT because of the many upgrade possibilities.My only query right now is...Is there any hope of increasing the HP of a 2011 AT Honda Fit Sport?If there is/are,what would you recommend?Hope you people can help me in my predicament.Thanks and more power to everyone here.

 

hey, welcome from another noob! I have been lurking for a while though, and it seems the general consensus is that the ECU will compensate for any bolt ons like intakes, exhausts, etc, so there will be no power gains.

to actually add power will require either forced induction or an engine swap, both are pretty big tasks for the average user, and get expensive pretty quick!

you can change to lighter wheels and tweak the suspension to improve overall performance without adding power.

hope that helps!

 

Thanks so much for your input,punx45.Really appreciate it.I was already contemplating about changing the intakes once my warranty expires,thinking it will help increase the overall HP.Believe me,I do love my Fit but I was hoping I can get it to run faster at 1st and 2nd gear.I guess I'll just focus my attention and resources somewhere else,like rims and sway bars.Merci beau coup! :-)

 

Welcome to the forum - look over the forum and you can see what some people have done to add more HP to their Fits. Post up some pictures when you can.

 

Thank you for the warm welcome,Cat.I'll do just that once I get the opportunity to spend longer periods of time on this site.I took a peek at your profile and I was impressed at what you do in life. I wish I'd get the chance to see a car show and perhaps,see your labor of love,God willing.Again,thank you and I hope to hear from you and from the other members of this forum/site. God Bless.

 

As I sit behind my desk,after a hard day's work, I find myself loitering around this website.My Fit (which we fondly call,Hon-Hon) is the first car that I have bought out of my own,hard-earned cash.Since I am considering upgrading some parts,I am making sure to consult things first-hand before doing something that I might regret in the end..That's why I am here..right now..on this site..Because I know you guys are really good at what you do.I admit I am new to the world of car mechanics and I don't pretend to be a know-it-all-type of person.But it's never too late for me to learn..And I am willing to do so.I hope that my learning process will include the people who belong to this wonderful,knowledge-filled forum.So Thank you, fitfreak.net.

 

Just enjoy the fuel economy. You don't get much more power from a 1.5 liter naturally aspirated engine. I have the K&N Typhoon intake and a muffler delete. Helps the engine breathe a little better but any power gains are miniscule. I just like bolting things onto my car . Only mod the power train of the Fit if you enjoy the mild wrenching and just knowing it's on there. If you're looking for serious power gains, you're just gonna be disappointed.

 

I don't think you should regret getting AT over MT; there's not like some magical extra HP tweaks just because you got MT. And you are in SF, so the MT may get old on the hills. Once you get past break in, just don't feel afraid to use all the hp the Fit has.

I would suggest, you can do the minor things and save your money to just buy more fuel and floor it when you need power. What's the point of getting 30more horsepower when you're not using 100% of the power you already have.

It will cost big money to get noticeable increases, so you have to add up very small increases that you can't even measure to maybe get anything:

-playing around with increased tire pressures, as that will reduce some rolling resistence giving you less drag and sportier feel.

-switching to a high quality synthetic motor oil when your oil change is due. If this gives you back maybe 0.5% from friction losses, that's like half a horse there. Given that the Fit has long oil change intervals, there is more time to appreciate the benefits from the more expensive synthetic oil making it worthwhile in my opinion. Along these lines, you can also proactively change your transmission fluid to the new synthetic dw-1 (I believe your 2011 might use the older z-1). Again don't expect percentage increases, it's going to be a small amount that you might not even notice.

-You can also try premium fuel. It's open for debate (you can search for threads), but many people feel and measured that the ECU takes advantage of the premium and gives them a little bit (just a couple%) of either more peak power for hills or mpg (or both peak power and mpg). People feel the gains therefore cancel out the price increase, especially since percentage wise premium is now less of an upcharge (for example, 5% more expensive, but you go 3% further). If you calculate it out, even if you use premium for a whole year, it's going to be less of a cost increase then most other mod you had in mind.

-overall don't carry extra weight if it is unneeded.

 

I have to agree with MEATBABY's and raytseng's post.

Just enjoy the car for what it is: very reliable, versatile, inexpensive transportation. You buy a Fit so that you do not have to worry about your car. This allows you to focus on the aspects of your life that are important. A fast car will not get you a better education, improve your family life, get you a higher salary, a better love life, make you smarter, etc. A reliable, easy to maintain car will give you more time and less anxiety, thus freeing you to pursue things that are important. [disclaimer: I have nothing against fast cars. I like them. If you can afford one then great. Just don't spend a lot of time trying to make a peppy Fit peppier.]

As for wanting an MT Fit... I purchased a 2012 Fit automatic sport as a replacement for my totaled MT Civic. You are not missing much. Shifting in stop and go traffic gets old over the life of the car. The first week that I had my Fit I was caught in one of Orlando's I-4 traffic jams. At that point the automatic was worth its weight in gold by eliminating about 200-300 clutch presses / shifts. As raytseng mentioned, the MT would probably get tiring real fast in SF's hills and traffic.

The only accessory that I purchased was the cargo cover. It keeps valuables out view of potential thieves, deadens sound (at least to me,) and gives the car a cleaner look by hiding any clutter. It's Easy to install. Also, as others in this forum have mentioned, it is better not to install the snaps on the back seat, just let the filler material hang. Just be sure to get the 2011 version and not the 2012.

I like your "never too late to learn" attitude. Once your warranty period expires, you can save a lot of money & time by doing simple maintenance yourself. For example, most people can change their oil in about the time it takes just to drive your car to the mechanic.

 

a DIY oil change is probably the cheapest and easiest way to get hooked on DIY wrenching! Plus for the cost of a single change at most "quickie" places you can have all the tools you need to get the job done quickly and safely for the life of the car and many after it!

 

Church!

Also you know that the job is done correctly. No cross-threading the drain plug or tightening the filter so much that you need a gorilla to remove it.

 

Thanks to everyone who took the time to give me advice on what to do best about my Hon-Hon.My hat's off to you guys. MeatBaby, raytseng, BobEllis and punx45. Most people nowadays don't really appreciate what they have in life, not knowing that the things that are often neglected always turn out to be the most important ones. Uh,guilty me?

To BobEllis: I also bought the cargo cover and liner for my Hon-Hon out of necessity. Since I park my car along the streets of downtown SFO, I knew something was bound to happen. One time, as I was walking towards my car, I saw this guy taking a look-see at what's inside my trunk. Since I don't have a cargo cover at that time when it happened, my trunk was literally exposed. I breathed a sigh of relief when he ran, after I yelled at him and seeing me and my friends approaching.

To raytseng: Thanks for the advise. I no longer have regrets about choosing the AT, after reading your post. Since I am from SFO, the AT suits me fine due to the uh, "hilly" terrain. And I love the paddle-shift feature of the AT Sport, by the way.

To MEATBABY: You like bolting things to your car. Check.
I'll keep in mind what you told me. Thanks bunches.

To punx45: Glad to hear from you again and thanks for the tip.

 

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Welcome to the forum Miki-Mugen.

I agree with Ray, Bob, MEATBABY, etc. Enjoy your Fit. This is a great place to gain knowledge and to learn what mods will work best for you.

 

Thank you for the warm welcome,2012FitFan. I've learned so much about my HonHon (and about cars,in general) after becoming a member.I'm thinking about adding front strut bars and I'm trying to find threads that may answer my question, "Strut bars: Do they have a positive and considerable effect on a 2011 Fit Sport,as far as handling is concerned?". I hope anyone can post some insights about my current query. More power to everyone!