# Eric's 2008 Honda Fit
**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/erics-2008-honda-fit/243133
**Category:** Builds
**Created:** [March 28, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/erics-2008-honda-fit/243133 "2009-03-28T16:26:14Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2009, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/erics-2008-honda-fit/243133/1 "2009-03-28T16:26:14Z")
I decided its time for a build thread for the fit since I have some parts on the way for it and some others will be ordered shortly as well.
Well its a 2008 Vivid Blue Pearl Honda Fit 5MT Base. I got it in June of 2008. My plans for the car are to keep it as functional as possible but also enhance its driving characteristics enough to make it more enjoyable to drive. As of right now the only modifications to the car are:
K&N Typhoon Intake
15X6.5 Rota Circuit 8 wheels with Yokohama S.Drive tires
Yakima Ski and Bike racks.
Currently in the mail I have a set of T1R S Spec 12 way adjustable dampers and springs, and once that gets installed I plan to buy a new header, b-pipe, and axle back and take care of that aspect of things all in one shot. That will most likely be it for any modifications except for maybe a few minor cosmetic things here and there. Like I said I’m not trying to totally overhaul my car just make it fun to drive while still maintaining its sense of capability. Here’s a shot of it and the suspension I ordered. Lemme know what you think.
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### Author:  [@kramerbuccs24](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/kramerbuccs24)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/erics-2008-honda-fit/243133/2 "2009-03-28T16:51:01Z")
very nicccce. have any more pictures of it? one of my favorite OEM colors
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### Author:  [@waltbabyluv](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/waltbabyluv)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2009, 4:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/erics-2008-honda-fit/243133/3 "2009-03-28T16:53:26Z")
looking good man!
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### Author:  [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/erics-2008-honda-fit/243133/4 "2009-03-28T17:25:30Z")
> [@Gang rape wave](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/gang-rape-wave/16310/14):
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> very nicccce. have any more pictures of it? one of my favorite OEM colors
I wish I had a bigger version of this one:
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### Author:  [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2009, 5:25pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/erics-2008-honda-fit/243133/5 "2009-03-28T17:25:53Z")
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### Author:  [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2009, 5:27pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/erics-2008-honda-fit/243133/6 "2009-03-28T17:27:37Z")
Back when I first got it and threw the racks on.
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### Author:  [@NedZ32](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/NedZ32)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/erics-2008-honda-fit/243133/7 "2009-03-28T18:08:11Z")
I like it, it looks good on bronze wheels. It’ll look way better once you get that new suspension in too. Whats the drop going to be like on the new springs?
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### Author:  [@K20power](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/K20power)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2009, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/erics-2008-honda-fit/243133/8 "2009-03-28T18:15:30Z")
Fit’s are awesome
IMO one of the sweetest daily’s
I would love one for a daily
sweet ride duuuuuuuuude
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### Author:  [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2009, 2:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/erics-2008-honda-fit/243133/9 "2009-03-29T02:16:12Z")
> [@NedZ32"](#):
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> I like it, it looks good on bronze wheels. It’ll look way better once you get that new suspension in too. Whats the drop going to be like on the new springs?
40mm front 35mm rear so in english 1.6" up front 1.4" in the rear.
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### Author:  [@JVG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JVG)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2009, 5:21am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/erics-2008-honda-fit/243133/10 "2009-03-29T05:21:55Z")
Nivw. gonna look nice with no wheel gap
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### Author:  [@engineer14teg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/engineer14teg)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2009, 10:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/erics-2008-honda-fit/243133/11 "2009-03-29T10:15:47Z")
Looks great man. If I were in your shoes I’d do the exact same stuff. How do you like the S.Drives? I’ve got a 205/45/16 set on my Integra and it’s hard to beat the performance for the price.
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### Author:  [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2009, 10:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/erics-2008-honda-fit/243133/12 "2009-03-29T10:45:00Z")
I have really limited experience with season specific tires, as in this is my first set of tires that arent classified as an all season. But yeah I was really impressed at how much of a difference they made in the cars ability to hold onto a turn when I put them on. Mine are 195 55 R15 for reference.
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### Author:  [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2009, 10:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/erics-2008-honda-fit/243133/13 "2009-03-29T10:53:36Z")
I’m pretty sure for an exhaust I’m going to not skimp out and I’m gonna go with a header b-pipe and axleback from T1R as well. They really did their research on pipe diameters and it turns out that most aftermarket exhaust systems are a tad too wide for the fit to work efficiently, making them pretty much a wash performance wise. Based on the Dyno results Ive seen on [fitfreak.net](http://fitfreak.net) the gains from the T1R setup could be pretty impressive depending on how reliable the results are. Regardless even if its a wash performance wise I really like the baller looks of the T1R set-up.
Heres what AJ Racing got for Dyno results comparing the stock fit vs. The same fit with a T1R I/H/E b-pipe and lightweight crank pulley. Also there is a graph for the exhaust minus the header as well.
Quoted from [fitfreak.net](http://fitfreak.net):
> [@Nissan 300zx Guys Look Inside](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/nissan-300zx-guys-look-inside/5879/22):
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> Sorry, I have been trying to get the dyno done ealier but due to shitty weather (SNOW & Heavy rain) so I wasn’t able to do it any sooner. And NOW the dyno is done and I would like to announce the results to you all 🙂
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> **Dyno 1 - Bone stock**
> **Dyno 12 - T1R Intake + T1R Crank pulley +T1R 50S Cat-back exhaust**
> **Dyno 19 - T1R Intake + T1R Crank pulley +T1R 50S Cat-back exhaust + T1R HEADER !!!**
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> **Here the gains from [COLOR=seagreen]DYNO 19 vs [/COLOR]DYNO 12** **:**
> **3000rpm+1whp / +1 lbs**
> **3500rpm+2whp / +2.5 lbs**
> **4000rpm+4whp / +4.6 lbs**
> **4500rpm+3.8whp / +3.8 lbs**
> **5000rpm+2.6whp / +2.2 lbs**
> **5500rpm+2.8whp / +3 lbs**
> **6000rpm+1.07whp / +1.2 lbs**
> **6500rpm+ 0whp / + 0 lbs**
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> **Here’s DYNO 1 vs DYNO 19 :**
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> **3000rpm+3.5whp / +4.2 lbs**
> **3500rpm +6.8whp / +8.2 lbs**
> **4000rpm +8.3whp / +8.7** **lbs**
> **4500rpm+8.8whp / +8.5 lbs**
> **5000rpm+10.1whp / +10 lbs**
> **5500rpm +12.9whp / +8 lbs**
> **6000rpm+13.9whp / +11.8 lbs**
> **6500rpm+ 14.6whp / + 11.3 lbs**
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> **The 38mm piping on the header did biger difference. When we dynoed the 32mm header, the result was same as stock and we only gained a little bit of torque. After we installed the 38mm, we noticed a difference on the dyno right away.**
>
> **Thanks**
> **Ben**
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### Author:  [@Vovchandr](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Vovchandr)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2009, 11:16am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/erics-2008-honda-fit/243133/14 "2009-03-29T11:16:08Z")
I \<3 Fits.
Subscribed.
Any lip ideas?
I assume you’re not going for any sort of drag racing with the car, and that’s good, however might as well take advantage of that suspension and rip around an AutoX this year.
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### Author:  [@cazwrx187](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/cazwrx187)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2009, 11:23am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/erics-2008-honda-fit/243133/15 "2009-03-29T11:23:31Z")
> [@2006 Woodward Dreamcruise](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/2006-woodward-dreamcruise/16285/28):
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> I \<3 Fits.
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> Subscribed.
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> Any lip ideas?
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> I assume you’re not going for any sort of drag racing with the car, and that’s good, however might as well take advantage of that suspension and rip around an AutoX this year.
I do indeed recall this car running at LVD once last year :ninja
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### Author:  [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2009, 11:24am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/erics-2008-honda-fit/243133/16 "2009-03-29T11:24:08Z")
lol I took it to LVD a couple times last year for shits and giggles,_ **Warning pathetic numbers alert** _ 17.2 was the best I could get out of it. Bone stock I cut a 2.3 60’ and ran a 17.3, with the intake and wheels I cut a 2.49 60’ and ran a 17.2, I’ll prolly take it again a couple times this year, I want to see if the suspension and exhaust will make any difference down the track. I also wouldnt mind giving auto x a try but I’ve got a lot of research to do as I have no idea how it works. For example, when I watch an autocross vid on youtube all I see is a mess of cones, I have no idea how to go about navigating that stuff lol.
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### Author:  [@GD3Skier](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/GD3Skier)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2009, 11:29am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/erics-2008-honda-fit/243133/17 "2009-03-29T11:29:50Z")
Oh and as for lip ideas that’s most likely a negative, with the drop the car will be low enough for me as is. Being a skier and a biker I have to navigate some parking lots that have some less than ideal surfaces, I need to maintain some ground clearance if I can. As for appearance items I may do an OEM CF hood some day, possibly a Fit sport wing and possibly some window visors
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### Author:  [@BlueS14240sx](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/BlueS14240sx)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2009, 11:53am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/erics-2008-honda-fit/243133/18 "2009-03-29T11:53:30Z")
hey who mounted your tires they look awsome =] lol
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### Author:  [@JVG](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/JVG)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2009, 11:57am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/erics-2008-honda-fit/243133/19 "2009-03-29T11:57:41Z")
> [@so i found a dog...](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/so-i-found-a-dog/16343/37):
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> Oh and as for lip ideas that’s most likely a negative, with the drop the car will be low enough for me as is. Being a skier and a biker I have to navigate some parking lots that have some less than ideal surfaces, I need to maintain some ground clearance if I can. As for appearance items I may do an OEM CF hood some day, possibly a Fit sport wing and possibly some window visors
mmm Mugen Window Visors :ahh
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### Author:  [@Cossey](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Cossey)
#### Post date: [March 29, 2009, 11:59am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/erics-2008-honda-fit/243133/20 "2009-03-29T11:59:27Z")
> [@Cruise to NYSpeed Track Day #2 8/25/06](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/cruise-to-nyspeed-track-day-2-8-25-06/16313/6):
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> lol I took it to LVD a couple times last year for shits and giggles,_ **Warning pathetic numbers alert** _ 17.2 was the best I could get out of it. Bone stock I cut a 2.3 60’ and ran a 17.3, with the intake and wheels I cut a 2.49 60’ and ran a 17.2, I’ll prolly take it again a couple times this year, I want to see if the suspension and exhaust will make any difference down the track. I also wouldnt mind giving auto x a try but I’ve got a lot of research to do as I have no idea how it works. For example, when I watch an autocross vid on youtube all I see is a mess of cones, I have no idea how to go about navigating that stuff lol.
I’ll go with you to one fo the local autocrosses and show you what to do. It’s really easy to navigate, just gotta walk the track a few times, think of your ideal lines, etc…
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