Here is the video link,
YouTube - East vs West Reunion VTEC Battle
Enjoy!

 

lame you would think it would do a little better but hey, if they have swaped a k20 in the GE8 that fast it might not be as hard as the gd3 swap

 

you and me both! i want one for my a/t
yes i know wtf? but i like my sport pedals and i like crusie controll

 

why would the mt not have cruise control?

anyway, that's crazy they put the engine in through the front rather than the top!
realistically speaking tho, the Fit doesn't weigh that much less than an RSX. I can't see the real benifit of doing something like this besides bragging rights.
Besides the RSX has better suspension too.

 

Why would one put a K20a in an RSX? they have them stock in Japan, remember DC5R?

Besides, the FIT shown by the OP has the backseats removed and it's lightened also has Tein suspension.

The RSX is a great car, don't get me wrong, a friend has one Type S, but it didn't feel much faster or lighter than my modded GSR.

I had an 04+ Type S follow me while I was in my 2008 R32, but they couldn't keep up in the turns.

RSX is a great car, but there are other greater cars out there these days.

 

I don't get your point.
My point is why put a K20 into a Fit, when you can easily get an RSX that performs better than a K20 in a Fit. The only real reason is for bragging rights.
Also, the RSX is heavier than a GSR. Just so you kno.
And I'm sure there are plenty of good cars out there. Not sure why that matters.

 

grrr almost 200kg heavier than the GD!!!

 

While that is true, everyone on here either already owns a FIT, or looking to buy one. That being said, RSX'es are no longer manufactured nor do they come in 4drs, or have the gas efficiency of a FIT.

Most of us prob won't put K20a's in our cars, but seeing one done is still interesting.

 

RSX's SUCK! i just got rid of one to get my fit! My 03 type S did not handle better then my Fit, and yeah it was faster because it had 200hp instead of 117hp, but if you stick a k20z3 into a Fit it would absolutly MURDER a RSX on the turns and the straight aways! you might just be a fan of rsx's and i might just be a fan of Fits, but i have had both and if my fit had more HP it would skirk all over an RSX's face. yeah it might cost 10g's to do it, but thats the game we play. we buy cars, we mod them, and never get the money back. But we love it!

 

[ 2005 RSX type S ] [ 2009 Honda Fit Sport ][ 2008 Honda fit Sport ]

210 hp @ 7800rpm----117hp @ 6600rpm -----109hp @ 5800rpm
2840lbs (1288 kg) ----2520lbs (1143 kg) MT-- 2471lbs (1120 kg) MT
63/37 weight dist.---- 62/38 weight dist.------61.6/38.4



That means that the fit is 320lbs lighter then the RSX type S. And the RSX has the SUCKY rear Fully independent compact double-wishbone suspension and all the new Hondas now go with the Torsion-Beam Rear Suspension, there was just to much play on the DC5 chassi

 

Agreed.
Fit's handle better than an RSX? Umm.. Okay. I had an RSX and now have a Fit Sport. I can tell you stock for stock the RSX handles a hell of a lot better than the stock Fit. Modded, we don't even need to talk about, because there is a wide selection of suspensions for the RSX, where the Fit still has sparce pickings.
sucky independent double wishbone suspension? Torsion beam better?
Please tell me you are joking.
The biggest problem with stock RSX handling was not the suspension, it was the stock tires.

 

not sure if the RSX handles better than a fit. my friends out handled mine with buddy club coil overs, REO1 tires and enkei RPFI's with a intake and lighter flywheel.

maybe you just dont know how to drive?

id rather be paying the money i do for a RSX right now

 

i'm not sure i understand what you are saying. first you are saying a fit handles better than an rsx. then are you saying an rsx out handled you?
then are you saying you would rather have an rsx?

Anyway, I can drive. I'm not the greatest, but I did autox and track days a lot in the RSX and S2000. So i'm decent enough to know that a Fit will not out handle an RSX stock for stock. Modded, there are just so much more you can do to an RSX, so I won't compare that because it's unfair to the Fit.
Additionally, independent suspension handles a lot better than torsion beam. The reason many are moving to torsion beam suspensions is because of cost. To believe they are doing it because it handles better is just silly.

 

I know one thing, My RSX on tein s-techs, w/ buddy club sf challenge w/ toyo proxies, versus my 09 fit sport on RSR Ti2000 springs, on factory tires, the fit blows it out of the water.

 

I was agreeing with you about the RSX>Fit.
I was saying my friends RSX handles better than my fit with all that stuff on there. Not saying a fit handles better.
If I could I would have picked it up instead of the fit. Sorry about that mess up haha

 

Obviously this is all opinions, none of it is fact, so there is not going to be any right or wrong. so lets just let this whole thing go...

 

alright thats fine. not trying to say your lying but i still think to do a k swap is worthelss if your not going for more than 200hp

 

I sometimes would like to build up a mean L15, just to see how crazy it would be, but then i think about after the high comp pistons, port n polish, cam, ITBs tuned, it would be cheaper to k20 swap it with more reliability. And there isn't even parts out for the L15a7 yet. and people know the K-series inside and out. so a stock K20z3 w/ 4.7 final drive 6speed tranny, 200+ hp with basic bolt ons, vs tons of money on L15 build. thats were i think that the k-swap is good, im not into the whole boosted L15 thing.

 

That was my main point. I can see if the Fit's came in at a price tag of $12,000. Then do a K swap might be reasonable. With the higher price tag and the additional cost of the Kswap, there is only one reason for doing it. Bragging rights.
4 door? Then a Civic Si will fit that bill. Gas mileage goes out the door once you swap in the K.

BTW, facts are independent suspension handles better than torsion beam.
Here's more facts.
09' Honda Fit Sport
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.78 g

05' Acura RSX Type S
Roadholding, 300-ft-dia skidpad: 0.86 g

If skidpad numbers are relatively close, there can be a debate of which one handles better. When they are that big of a difference, there really is no debate.

 

with a good tune you can get just as good gas miles on a k as you do a fit