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Dam man what mpg do u get?? So the kraftswerks will get u better numbers?? My buddy has a rsx type s with a jackson supercharger on it pushing around 270-280whp. Seems like he should be pushing more. That is a sick car for sure, that is the dream of every perfromance guy is geting a sleeper and beating higher priced cars that would not expect it. I would love to see a STI guys face when u walk him in a fit LOL
I have a few stock sti kills under the belt - rolling of course.. none will be from a dig in this car.
WHY not get an intercooler with inlet and outlet on one side !!!
lucky ur car is usdm ....with lots of room.....i don't think i can run that set up where the pipes are in a jdm conversion
good job
lucky ur car is usdm ....with lots of room.....i don't think i can run that set up where the pipes are in a jdm conversion
good job
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Went to the Zoo today~! PACKED the Fit up with peoplez and rolled out Deep with bawlers.
then after the Zoo went to the Bite of Seattle - Amazing food, good beer and best friends made it an awesome day.
then after the Zoo went to the Bite of Seattle - Amazing food, good beer and best friends made it an awesome day.
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Man you need to come to one of my BBQ's I ll hit you up next time I BBQ bring your girl its a casual relaxed atmosphere 
correct I will not have the whine anymore, BUT! I will have the BOV - Blow Off Valve sound that will Replace it 
TrancedSailor - you know the cost of a K series engine has been lowered alot so think of it this way - the cost of a high boost turbo kit is what 2500~ 3600? then how much is a used L15 engine? like 1000~ 2000? just guessing Ive never reserched it. BUT! thats like 5000 allready IF you blow that engine up with High boost, if an engine blows the Turbo kit is going with it, so you can only salvage what is left, so why risk keeping a L15 engine when you can replace a K20A2 for like 2500? thats normal aspirated not boosted.
You have to understand if you swap a K into your fit - YOU HAVE AN AMAZING RIDE! the way it should have been built.
Im being 100 percent honest when I say my fit runs like stock to me - I have no issues with cels, or any quarks. its like my fit was born this way I would recomend this swap to anyone because maintance is just the same as an L15 but only diff is it has more torque, and HP
I think its worth the money to just swap the engine out and leave the L15 in the garage for a bar stool.
TrancedSailor - you know the cost of a K series engine has been lowered alot so think of it this way - the cost of a high boost turbo kit is what 2500~ 3600? then how much is a used L15 engine? like 1000~ 2000? just guessing Ive never reserched it. BUT! thats like 5000 allready IF you blow that engine up with High boost, if an engine blows the Turbo kit is going with it, so you can only salvage what is left, so why risk keeping a L15 engine when you can replace a K20A2 for like 2500? thats normal aspirated not boosted.
You have to understand if you swap a K into your fit - YOU HAVE AN AMAZING RIDE! the way it should have been built.
Im being 100 percent honest when I say my fit runs like stock to me - I have no issues with cels, or any quarks. its like my fit was born this way I would recomend this swap to anyone because maintance is just the same as an L15 but only diff is it has more torque, and HP
I think its worth the money to just swap the engine out and leave the L15 in the garage for a bar stool.
after calculating losses, the last high boost fit put out 170+ whp and 140wtq, which means it would be producing hp on par with a n/a k20...and even MORE torque (at lower rpms too.)
and he wouldn't need a crazy ass suspension to offset the weight imbalance (which sucks, just ask bmw owners why they dont like audi's) over the front wheels, just some nice aftermarket dampers or coilovers.
again, i love what you have done for your car, but to most folks still making payments on thier fit (hell even if its paid off), high boost is still the way to go, even if its not the ultimate path to power. (which means little to those who prefer balance.)
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So your saying im wrong by puting a kraftwerks kit on my k20? its going to lower my temps under full throttle, as air is getting intercooled, and the engine temps it self along with other compontes will not get stressed by the heat.
as for " balanced" car , my suspension can be bought from Progress auto, the difference in weight is not as high as you might think since the weight is over the whiles, not infront of them. all I was saying is just look at other options if your going to spend 5k on a high boost kit, thats all. I could care less if someone buys a tubro kit versus a swap, its their car do what ever you want.
Just wondering though, since you know alot about "Balanced" cars now is it possible not to make the fit ballanced because of the swap? just wondering
I tuned a 19 psi Turboed RSX this past weekend, and during pulls the engine temps decressed by like 3~5 degrees. Street tuning in 80+ degree weather, so who knows lowering temps might make the engine last longer by boosting high.
as for " balanced" car , my suspension can be bought from Progress auto, the difference in weight is not as high as you might think since the weight is over the whiles, not infront of them. all I was saying is just look at other options if your going to spend 5k on a high boost kit, thats all. I could care less if someone buys a tubro kit versus a swap, its their car do what ever you want.
Just wondering though, since you know alot about "Balanced" cars now is it possible not to make the fit ballanced because of the swap? just wondering
I tuned a 19 psi Turboed RSX this past weekend, and during pulls the engine temps decressed by like 3~5 degrees. Street tuning in 80+ degree weather, so who knows lowering temps might make the engine last longer by boosting high.
So your saying im wrong by puting a kraftwerks kit on my k20? its going to lower my temps under full throttle, as air is getting intercooled, and the engine temps it self along with other compontes will not get stressed by the heat.
as for " balanced" car , my suspension can be bought from Progress auto, the difference in weight is not as high as you might think since the weight is over the whiles, not infront of them. all I was saying is just look at other options if your going to spend 5k on a high boost kit, thats all. I could care less if someone buys a tubro kit versus a swap, its their car do what ever you want.
Just wondering though, since you know alot about "Balanced" cars now is it possible not to make the fit ballanced because of the swap? just wondering
I tuned a 19 psi Turboed RSX this past weekend, and during pulls the engine temps decressed by like 3~5 degrees. Street tuning in 80+ degree weather, so who knows lowering temps might make the engine last longer by boosting high.
as for " balanced" car , my suspension can be bought from Progress auto, the difference in weight is not as high as you might think since the weight is over the whiles, not infront of them. all I was saying is just look at other options if your going to spend 5k on a high boost kit, thats all. I could care less if someone buys a tubro kit versus a swap, its their car do what ever you want.
Just wondering though, since you know alot about "Balanced" cars now is it possible not to make the fit ballanced because of the swap? just wondering
I tuned a 19 psi Turboed RSX this past weekend, and during pulls the engine temps decressed by like 3~5 degrees. Street tuning in 80+ degree weather, so who knows lowering temps might make the engine last longer by boosting high.
you insinuated that if he went with a 'high boost' kit on his car and spent 5 k on it, he might as well do the swap and keep the n/a reliability.
i then went on to say that its a moot point: he was considering a high boost SUPERCHARGER kit, from the same company you are planning to use, kraftwerks. so the advantage of going n/a k20 as far as reliability is concerned doens't hold much weight here. i thought i was pretty straightforward with my post?
not to mention that a highboost supercharger, even installed, sure as hell wont be 5k.
i'm sure YOUR fit is balanced...but again i'm going by what you said: you claimed that regular coilovers, or aftermarket dampers and springs would nto be enough to support a kswap and negate the extra weight over the wheels.
with a kraftwerks supercharger kit, you could make do with just those regular coilovers or dampers/springs instead of doing all the suspension work you have done, and keep the cars stock balance
and if i'm not mistaken, wouldn't having extra weight over the front wheels be just as bad if not worse than having it up in front of them, considering the fit is fwd and those wheels are already burdened with steering and propulsion?
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wow talk about complete and total misunderstanding of my post.
you insinuated that if he went with a 'high boost' kit on his car and spent 5 k on it, he might as well do the swap and keep the n/a reliability.
i then went on to say that its a moot point: he was considering a high boost SUPERCHARGER kit, from the same company you are planning to use, kraftwerks. so the advantage of going n/a k20 as far as reliability is concerned doens't hold much weight here. i thought i was pretty straightforward with my post?
not to mention that a highboost supercharger, even installed, sure as hell wont be 5k.
i'm sure YOUR fit is balanced...but again i'm going by what you said: you claimed that regular coilovers, or aftermarket dampers and springs would nto be enough to support a kswap and negate the extra weight over the wheels.
with a kraftwerks supercharger kit, you could make do with just those regular coilovers or dampers/springs instead of doing all the suspension work you have done, and keep the cars stock balance
and if i'm not mistaken, wouldn't having extra weight over the front wheels be just as bad if not worse than having it up in front of them, considering the fit is fwd and those wheels are already burdened with steering and propulsion?
you insinuated that if he went with a 'high boost' kit on his car and spent 5 k on it, he might as well do the swap and keep the n/a reliability.
i then went on to say that its a moot point: he was considering a high boost SUPERCHARGER kit, from the same company you are planning to use, kraftwerks. so the advantage of going n/a k20 as far as reliability is concerned doens't hold much weight here. i thought i was pretty straightforward with my post?
not to mention that a highboost supercharger, even installed, sure as hell wont be 5k.
i'm sure YOUR fit is balanced...but again i'm going by what you said: you claimed that regular coilovers, or aftermarket dampers and springs would nto be enough to support a kswap and negate the extra weight over the wheels.
with a kraftwerks supercharger kit, you could make do with just those regular coilovers or dampers/springs instead of doing all the suspension work you have done, and keep the cars stock balance
and if i'm not mistaken, wouldn't having extra weight over the front wheels be just as bad if not worse than having it up in front of them, considering the fit is fwd and those wheels are already burdened with steering and propulsion?
So your saying im wrong by puting a kraftwerks kit on my k20? its going to lower my temps under full throttle, as air is getting intercooled, and the engine temps it self along with other compontes will not get stressed by the heat.
as for " balanced" car , my suspension can be bought from Progress auto, the difference in weight is not as high as you might think since the weight is over the whiles, not infront of them. all I was saying is just look at other options if your going to spend 5k on a high boost kit, thats all. I could care less if someone buys a tubro kit versus a swap, its their car do what ever you want.
Just wondering though, since you know alot about "Balanced" cars now is it possible not to make the fit ballanced because of the swap? just wondering
I tuned a 19 psi Turboed RSX this past weekend, and during pulls the engine temps decressed by like 3~5 degrees. Street tuning in 80+ degree weather, so who knows lowering temps might make the engine last longer by boosting high.
as for " balanced" car , my suspension can be bought from Progress auto, the difference in weight is not as high as you might think since the weight is over the whiles, not infront of them. all I was saying is just look at other options if your going to spend 5k on a high boost kit, thats all. I could care less if someone buys a tubro kit versus a swap, its their car do what ever you want.
Just wondering though, since you know alot about "Balanced" cars now is it possible not to make the fit ballanced because of the swap? just wondering
I tuned a 19 psi Turboed RSX this past weekend, and during pulls the engine temps decressed by like 3~5 degrees. Street tuning in 80+ degree weather, so who knows lowering temps might make the engine last longer by boosting high.
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