i cant prove it. and id also LOVE to see video of a fit at a drag strip.

i feel the only real way to make reliable performance from a fit is k series

 

yep. then you lose your handling abilities.

 

Ehhhh slow is subjective, but fast doesn't mean fun right? At least not for me.

 

i dont need fast to have fun in my fit. and i call bs on how the handling will be affected. how about all the integras and civics with k20 swaps still killing the autox and track?

 

on only 8 lbs LOL the third run is the ok one

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hjed0T17tAc

 

he blew up his motor lol
jk

 

what's your point?
there's an infinite amount of better platforms
even a championship winning f1 car would be obsolete in a year

 

You keep syain that but who cares if its not the right platform? Its one of the best chasis Honda has ever made, its light and there's an aftermarket support. Drop a k series in one and watch it run 12s anything can be made to be fast..sayin a fit is a bad platform is like saying that a civic hatch is a bad platform...relative power weight and size yet civic hatches are some of the best platforms out there.

 

Awesome video! Besides the kit mind sharing your other mods?

 

Yeah I agree. Tune your suspension and you'll be fine

 

i agree. a good suspension and you will be fine on the tracks. correct me if i'm wrong but the K20 is only 50 pounds heavier than the L15. according to aj-racing.com the T1R turbo kit is 80 pounds. the only thing you would have problem with the k20 is the weight transfer.

i had both KWSC and T1R turbo kit. i want something faster now. time to get something faster

 

^^ wow that doesnt seem right. but i'll take your word for it. i thought the k20 was something like 200 pounds heavier.. but i cant find it.

 

From what I gather a K series motor is about 275 LBS. However I can't prove that.

 

He wouldn't have if he hadn't gone crazy over kill with boost..... There are plenty of cars that can be had for less money than the cost of a swap that will out perform a fit with a K model engine swap..... A combination of conservative engine modifications and or boost will make a Fit more fun to drive and considerably stronger running but going overboard always results a catastrophic mess of broken parts..... This is the primary reason I am not concerned with elapsed times relative to acceleration.... If you have unlimited funds from a sponsor or large trust fund and the time to spend performing complete overhauls of your engine you might want build a race car go racing but if it is faster than the other cars in your class it is going to break..... Jackson racing has been selling super charger kits for street use a long time and the Rotrex addressed and eliminated problems that have always existed in forced induction applications and created a relatively trouble free product..... I bought a Fit because it is practical, economical and fun to drive..... The super charger has made it more fun to drive though a little less economical..... The damned thing is a little station wagon with a little 4 banger engine for God's sakes, and isn't going to perform like purpose built performance cars with less economy and larger price tags, but a few performance enhancements that aren't over the top is going to make it more fun to drive on the street without scattering the engine internals all over the pavement or melting down.

 

Yes but since there has been automobiles there have been people trying to make them faster. It will always be like that. Even if the Fit had 300HP, somebody will want 400 or more.

 

Yes sir, I was of the same school of thought in my younger years and it kept me broke all of the time....... I wish I had invested the money I spent more wisely...... I could be living in the Bahamas and staying drunk 24-7 with beautiful
women helping me spend my money on other things that don't really matter until you are old and gray..... I really wouldn't stay drunk though.

 

Haha!! You live and learn right??

 

I can't begin to count the things I would have done differently without becoming suicidal within a minute or less.

 

the K-series is 110-115 ponds heavier than the stock L15. Also a K swap is going to cost 9-10k. (This per discussions on this forum by gettinafit etc a few years ago) It may be a little cheaper now but labor rates may be more. So a k swap will cost 3-4 k more than the high boost KWSC kit. Whether or not it is worth it is up to you.

 

I doubt that there is a Fit with a K swap that has less than 15k or more tied up in the additional cost of their completed project.