I still confusing, so where should that hose going to?

 

Mine came with the blue filter...preferable for me since my Fit is VBP

 

I'm on day 3 with the T1R intake. The "seat of the pants" experience to date is great in combination with my Fujitsubo wagolis exhaust on my SSM 5spd. It certainly feels and sounds faster! Any aggressive acceleration above 3100 to 3200 rpm will give you a nice "growl" and a little kick. I haven't noticed any changes on fuel consumption yet, but will monitor.

 

So how much of a hassle was it to install? I'm not that "Automobile Tech Savvy" and I'm wondering If I'll be able to install this on my own or if I'll have to get someone to do it. It seems like everything needed to disconnect/reconnect is on top and easily reachable. Are installations instructions included?

My Fit's an Automatic by the way!

Thanks

 

nice i really like it. This the only intake kit that i actually like and am definitely considering it. I was just wondering, you mentioned that it was a hassle to install it for us AT fits? i do not see the difference b/c the intake box never goes down near the transmission and there is no clutch resivoir so plz do explain why it was a lil harder 2 install. Great product btw!

On a note, i don't like the way that copper pipe is sitting so i (like ben) will entirely remove that copper piping and reroute the radiator. coolant line.

 

what size hose do we need to reroute the coolant line? anyone know where to get colored hoses?

 

Fit4Ryan has pushed me over the edge and I ordered mine yesterday Looking forwards to the increase in power/torque/mpg

 

It wasnt "too" hard. You do need to remove the battery, not that bad but by the time I removed the intake box and put the intake on I realized the tubing connecting the intake to the manifold was too long. I had to trim about an inch off so that the intake would clear the battery.
Also, the intake came with 1 rubber insert for one of the tubes but there was no way it was going to fit. So it took me a few minutes to come up with using the existing tube inserts from the intake. So for me it was a bit of hassle of trial and error. Not difficult but more time consuming than I planned.

I dont like the copper pipe there either, But I am waiting for more tubing. The excitement of having the intake took over me worrying about the looks.

 

You should be very happy. And my increase of MPG still boggles my mind. I have had it a week and just refilled again with an avg of 33.034 MPG. Crazy! for me anyway

 

the donut that came with the intake is for the blue hose.. you reuse the smaller donut from your stock intake box for the air intake temp sensor..

i also had to trim about 1" off the big blue connector, and that cleared the battery fine (i.e. i didn't take the battery out)..

-joe

 

I reused both rubber pieces from the stock intake. One I trimmed a bit to fit, but I couldnt for the life of me get the one supplied in. It was about 1/4" larger in diameter than the stock ones, and the holes in the intake were not larger.

I did get the intake on with out removing the battery, but after making cutting adjustments, I just decided to take it off for easier movement in the bay

 

i cut up my thumb putting the supplied donut in..it's a tight fit

-joe

 

so i have a tanabe concept g exhaust and lately i've been gettin between 200-250 miles w/9gallons of tank.. so that's basically between 22-27mpg.. which sucks! the reason why i got a Fit is because of the mpg... i'm interested on getting this intake and i heard that an exhaust and an intake is a good combination, but my only concern is, would i lose mpg again or would i get my damn mpg back?

thanks for the replies in advance!

 

The supplied donut or grommet is extremely tight. I used WD40 to get it in and also warmed up the grommet a bit with a heat gun to make it softer. It is possible, just needs some patience.

Other issue is the battery tie-downs will need to be loosened and the battery moved as much to the right as possible.

 

i lost some blood on the sharp edge .. be careful

-joe

 

Nothing a file can't do for sharp edges! My car is getting 33-34 mpg without any mods. This intake seems nice but is a bit pricey at the moment for me. Emotion and new part excitement aside, do you all feel the gain in performance is worth $300?

 

I totally feel its worth it. Driving from LV to LA it makes all the difference for me. Driving the mountain passes in stock form was ok, but now being able to press on the gas and actually move instead of just nothing is worth it to me. My car had only had 2 tanks over 30 in my 6500 miles. And those were on trips to LA. (32.6) In the last week since having the T1R, including more than my fair share of stop and go Cali traffic, my three tanks have been 36,34,33 MPG. So again, for me its a great deal. More performance and an increase in mileage couldn't be better. But if I were to include emotion and new part excitement as a factor this would be a steal...

 

for the money, i would say that this mod is good bang for the dollar

you definitely can feel the difference

-joe

 

i just installed mine last night, and it was kindve a slow process, but it definately wasnt hard. once you look at everything, it makes sense. the rubber gasket they give you fits fine, u just gotta mash it in (it's for the vacuum tube), and the one that is for the sensor, you have to reuse from the stock box. the hardest part is putting the damn rubber mount on under the left side. the nut barely fits underneath, and the nut on top is hard to put on because the intake just gets in the way. other than that, it wasn't much effort. as for the vacuum tube, I used maybe 4", didn't need any more than that. and when all the hardware is in, just make sure you reset the ECU by disconnecting the negative battery terminal for 5 minutes, reconnecting and the start the car, but DON'T touch the throttle for another 5 minutes to let it recalibrate, that'll make sure you don't get a check engine light.

if you've never done an intake before it might be confusing, so grab someone who knows to supervise, but definately do it yourself.

 

Ben, what is involved in rerouting the coolant hose, is coolant draining/filling part of installing the new hose? Is a new hose required, what type of hose, what diameter etc. Any tips would be appreciated.