There is a nice blaze orange fit in this month Sport compact car, it was nice.

 

Yeah, I got my copy in the mail today. There's a how-to article about the K20 swap, too. Doesn't look too bad.

Makes the future a lot brighter for Fit owners once warranties run out . . .

Mike

 

Could you tell me what the cover looks like so i can tell my mom which one the get i am out of the country right now and don't know when i am coming back

 

Sure. It's the Sept. 07 issue, and it has a picture of the Fit in the top right corner. The main picture on the cover is of two Subaru WRXs, and the large title on the front is "DRIFT VS. GRIP".

Mike

 

thanks soo much

 

um ok cool, ya they are everywhere, one on the cover of HCI siphon, featured in most all the others...

 

I posted about it in the K20 swap info.
That Fit is slow as hell. Sad that the stock Civic wasnt too far behind a K20 fit with suspension work.

 

seriously! k20 fits are not that impressive on the track

 

thats why you keep the L engine! gah, k20 is pointless IMO lol

 

Im sure its nice in a straight line run, just the weight dist is all F-ed.
BTW, isnt this the posters Fit?

I enjoy my L motor. L for Loser.

 

a VERY interesting article regarding the Fit and only furthers the inevitably bright future in the tuner-compact market.

 

I don't have my copy in front of me, so I'm working from memory here . . . Wasn't the Fit something like 3 1/2 seconds ahead of the Civic? That's a good sized margin. That kind of time doesn't seem like much in the grand scheme of things, but that's a HUGE diference on a race track. Considering the Fit only weighs about 10% less than the Civic and the Civic has a much more advanced suspension design, I'd say the difference is very good.

That being said . . .

The difference could have been a lot more if one could make the Fit's suspension work better by design (difficult) and the weight distribution more even (not really possible). The Fit chassis has weaknesses built into it that make it a great street package but will always limit its abilities on the track.

I'll bet the Civic Si in the test is a much more pleasant car to drive fast, too.

Mike

 

When you guys say "stock civic", you mean the civic si, right? Not the 140hp base civic?

 

Yep, Si. I believe it was the sedan version.

 

Thanks for the comments guys, the car is great at the track very little under steer, because of the suspension and extra stiff sway bar. the car handles extreamly good. the race suspension that is going on the car (that was not in the super street Article) is extreamly stuff, perfect for circuit racing. the fit is getting some new power adders for time attack this year. we should domenate the mico class this year.

 

I was just thinking - the Honda Fit would be the greatest car ever for the money if it remained the same price, same good MPG, but had around 150 horsepower.

 

i would have to agree.

 

just give us the UK Civic hatch...

 

Honda probably could do it, but the price would jump a few thousand dollars. Maybe in the future as cars become more efficient.