Hello All,

I am curious to know if the 10th 1.5 turbo motor will fit into the 3rd Gen Honda Fit ? If so, what modifications? I drive a 2015 Ex and was wondering.

 

No doubt people are working on solutions {KTuner is working on a generic swap solution}. Give it another year or two.

 

 

Thank you for posting the video, very informative.

 

If you had a complete intact donor with all the wiring it should be almost a bolt in swap.

I have been pestering our honda corporate rep about this swap since the 1.5T got announced.

I have talked to some of the staff at one of the regional offices about it. They have all the pieces to make a factory version of a turbo fit with almost entirely off the shelf parts. Could you imagine if they did a limited run of 1 per dealer with the RS trim kit from japan and 180 HP turbo with 6 speed manual from the factory. The car would have a sticker around 22k and would suffer from dealer price gouging.

 

Does the 1.5T require a more robust transmission?

I didn't catch everything in the video, but I believe the fellow indicated that the 1.5T takes a beefier transmission so it wouldn't bolt up to the Fit's existing six speed.

Even the two liter Civic drivetrain would seem a substantial improvement at little additional cost.

 

Pretty sure hasport got ahold of one of the new motors and are working on swap mounts.

 

The 2.0 in the Civic is a K series, not an L.

The L would likely be the easier candidate...even if I still wouldn't bother. The Fit platform is not one I'd spend $10,000 on an engine swap for.

 

Thanks for all the information and the informative video. Deffinetely gonna check out the solution that K Tuner comes out with.

 

You are of course correct that the 2.0 engine in the civics is a K series engine. Of course if this thread were asking about the 1.5L turbo engine the thread starter would have made the title something easy such as "10th gen civic 1.5T swap." You know something that tells you all the info he is requesting.

The L1.5 turbo should fit with little effort. The biggest hassle would be intercooler pipe routing and intercooler fitment.

 

Read post #6.

Lurkers trying to call me out on my reading comprehension. BOI. SIT DOWN.

Real talk: Why would you want to swap the Civic 1.5T into the Fit? GK costs 17k. Civic hatch is 19k. This swap will cost more than 2k. The Civic has a better chassis. The Civic is a better car. Buy the Civic.

 

I am not mechanically adept and I appreciate the answers above.

Aesthetics aside, if you need or want a smaller car than the Civic, the Fit can still be the better car despite some deficiencies.

 

The only benefit of the Fit is parking in smaller spaces. The lack of properly independent rear suspension holds back any other benefit.

 

Yea there is a cap on value to me, for the $$ and all to upgrade an engine in a fit,, there are too many really rocking fun things to do, I can own a 1000hp camaro for the money to get a fit and a K motor..

 

To that I would add:

-better rear passenger entry and legroom.
-more headroom front and back
-better visibility
-less traumatically ugly


The last is admittedly a subjective element.

 

The motor that comes stock in the Fit is pretty bad-ass. Simple intake, exhaust and lightweight wheels will have it run as quick as some sportier force induction cars (Ex: Ford Focus ST, Fiesta ST, Fiat Abarth, Mini Cooper S, etc).

 

I would definitely agree with the last statement. The Civic's IRS does offer a greater amount of adjustability for those looking to eke out the last few 1/10ths at the track. However, for those of us who have already purchased a Fit, are happy with ownership, but looking for more performance the L15B7 swap would be a excellent option. Let see keep our fingers crossed that HaSport will have a mount kit available for our chassis soon.

 

One hates to argue taste, but the prior Civic Type R in the UK was almost pretty and a bit feminine in appearance.

The new one looks like JC Whitney designed it.

 

With a swap and a mild tune, the Fit will have a better power to weight ratio as a Type R. It's a light, cheap, nimble platform, which suits a small-displacement, high-power powerplant very well. Yeah, the rear suspension isn't a great setup from a track performance standpoint, but it's more than you'd EVER need for the street. The swap should be fairly straightforward. Wrecked cars can be had for not a lot of money. The swap could be done for less than $5k, and still delivers OEM Honda reliability and longevity.

I think you'd have to be an idiot not to consider the performance potential per dollar of a L15B7 Fit. A "fit type R" build, if you will.

 

I'm actually laughing out loud at you guys. Thanks for the chuckles.