So I'm in the market for a Fit (5spd) and have narrowed it down to either to either an 08, 09 or 10 Sport. From all the reading I've done, the GD is better if I want to mod it and is the better handling car stock whereas the GE is the more complete car (arm rest, dead pedal, etc).

I've come from a long line of Hondas (ITR, S2000, etc) and all of them are modded however as of now, there are no plans to mod the Fit. I do value handling though and while I don't plan on taking the Fit to the track (my ITR/S2000 is for that), I do not want to drive a minivan.

My question is, will a GE on swift springs and the progress RSB handle or drive as well as a stock GD? If one were to do swift springs and the RSB on both a GD and GE, would the GD still handle better than the GE?