@deevergote Here is a link to a thread on the Sprintex kit that is being sold in Australia...https://www.fitfreak.net/forums/2nd-...-pics-vid.html The EGR system on USDM Fits hasn't been addressed yet.. The base kit for my car only required using an aftermarket axle back pipe... My wife says I payed $2487.00 for it in May 2009... The best bang for the buck is going to be ultra lightweight wheels and lighter than stock tires... You experience better braking, ride, steering and handling as well as better acceleration.... I knocked off over 40 lbs of unsprung weight and rotating mass by doing this shortly before adding boost.. I recently put some 10lb heavier tires and 3lb heavier wheels and haven't been pleased with the loss of acceleration though they do have much better traction....

 

The best 'mod' for passing is downshifting. most fits will get 100 in fourth; if you need more than that you're in the wrong car.

 

If I was only going 60 on the highway, I'd pop out of fifth, straight into third and use that to pass. If I have to switch to fourth and climb up to 100 just to pass... then, its either an a-hole or not worth passing (from 60 to 100 is a bit much "just" to pass someone).

 

I think mahout is just saying the Fit can do 100 in 4th...

 

Ive done only a greddy spectrum elite exhaust and custom secondary cat delete and its done wonders for the delay between gears on a manual trans but as for power you will gain some but not a ton

 

I was rounding an uphill curve when just as I had reached the end of third gear I saw the trooper off to the left of me in the ditch... He wrote me a ticket for 78 in a 60... I have read numerous post here where an owner stated they never let the engine rev past 4k.. Only half of the exhaust valves are opening until somewhere around 3.5k so you need to be well above that to make decent power.. Brief encounters with the rev limiter isn't going to harm your engine... Your Fit is still pulling hard when the limiter does it's thing and puts you into a nice place in the power band when going into fourth where 100 mph is quickly attained, like Mahout said.

 

I've bounced off the limiter numerous times (scared the crap out of me the first time!)
I don't do it intentionally, but I haven't done any damage yet.

The L15A really doesn't wake up until it's past 4k. Below 4k, it's slow as dirt.

 

Then, keep it above 4k.

 

"iVTEC just kicked in, yo!"
meh.

 

That's Honda VTEC motors for you. No torque and you have to rev em to get power. Makes driving feel like an F1 race lol.

 

Most of the Honda motorcycles I've had were happier when revving high... The GL 1800 Goldwing engine has more torque than a Fit but the Fit is really more fun.. There is something bogus about a motorcycle that freely revs to 120 and stops pulling.. None of my Beamers did shit like that.. I am really needing to get a new GS model BMW.. I gotta have just one more before I can feel good about leaving this incarnation for the next..

 

All the tips are greatly appreciated. I took delivery the other night and am quickly adjusting--in all honesty there is plenty of power on tap for day to day driving--just listening to friends a bit too much I suppose. I am extremely happy with the car and happy to be joining a community of fiercely helpful users

 

Glad you like the car

 

I have a PRM intake and so far the dealer has honoured my warranty every time. I asked him about the intake and he said unless the intake was directly at fault it would be no problem. So all you have to do is not drive through 3ft of standing water

 

Ditto... what Jamy said! Get the hang of driving your new car and be familiar with it's tendencies, what it can do and not do. If it "FITS" your driving style, then great. If not, then you can think of what to do.

Enjoy your new ride!

 

My wife who's used to V8 torque always asks me why I have to rev to limiter when merging on the freeway. I just tell her "just staying in the powerband ". She doesn't like driving my car and I don't like driving hers haha

Glad you like the car gdhi11, I think when people say "it's slow" too many people get the impression of like a 1987 Daihatsu Charade slow. Slow is relative really, and yes, the Fit has plenty of power to do anything you may need to do driving day to day.

 

After a near head on collision when my wife was adjusting to a new Forester after driving a 95 GMC Pickup or a 97 GMC Safari cargo van both with HyperTech tuning products and other modifications to the 4.3 L Vortec V6s, I convinced her that it was cool to just put it to the floor till it wont go no more then shift and repeat if she hadn't gotten around what it was she was passing...

 

Haha! Yes, I think to most people winding a motor out doesn't sound "good for the car" so it's avoided. I think that may be half of why people think the Fit is slower than it is, never go over 4k to find out. It's not going to break any records but i've never once been going slower than traffic by the time I merge, even with shortish entrance ramps.