Any GE owner here also have a very fast weekend car and/or sportbike?
#41
04-01-2011 | 09:37 PM
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Favorite Shelby Mustang right there. Kind of a big ol' muscle car compared to the early ones but I just love the look of those.
Hope you're able to get it on day.
#43
04-02-2011 | 10:04 AM
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Son-in-law = little power
Daughter = much more power
Grandson = supahpowah!
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#46
04-03-2011 | 05:31 PM
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OP: The fit has ample power for the mountains when fully laden with gear. When I go home from phoenix, I start at 1000', go up to 5000', down to 3000', then up to 7000', and have no issue. The car will spin at 5500 rpm in 3rd gear up the long grades to keep you at 80, but there is no problem getting it or keeping it there.
#55
04-04-2011 | 01:14 AM
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Pardon the strange question but I'm considering the Fit as one of the choices for a fuel-efficient but fun car to take the place of my SUV as a daily-driver. I use the SUV to tow my sportbike to trackdays which is why I'm going to keep it but I'd like something else that's less costly and friendlier to the environment to drive on a daily basis. In addition to the SUV I have a Nissan GT-R for my weekend toy and that's the reason why I ask the question.
I learned to drive with small cars with only about 110hp or so and sometimes I miss the fun of driving a slow car fast. I'm hardly a big car snob but the last car I owned with less than 275hp was a Sentra SE-R Spec V from over 6 years ago that still had 175hp so I'm worried about buying a small car like the Fit and finding it too lacking in the power department after getting used to higher-horsepower cars and superbikes for so long. I had initially convinced myself that I needed at least 170ish hp but while vacationing in the Philippines I saw a lot of customized Jazzes and that brought the Fit back into consideration (I've always liked the look of the GE Fits). If I do get one, it'd probably be a manual since I miss having a stick-shift from time to time.
So if anyone else has a Fit and is also lucky enough to have a fast toy on the side I'd like to hear from you guys on how fun the Fit has been (or not if that's the case).
I learned to drive with small cars with only about 110hp or so and sometimes I miss the fun of driving a slow car fast. I'm hardly a big car snob but the last car I owned with less than 275hp was a Sentra SE-R Spec V from over 6 years ago that still had 175hp so I'm worried about buying a small car like the Fit and finding it too lacking in the power department after getting used to higher-horsepower cars and superbikes for so long. I had initially convinced myself that I needed at least 170ish hp but while vacationing in the Philippines I saw a lot of customized Jazzes and that brought the Fit back into consideration (I've always liked the look of the GE Fits). If I do get one, it'd probably be a manual since I miss having a stick-shift from time to time.
So if anyone else has a Fit and is also lucky enough to have a fast toy on the side I'd like to hear from you guys on how fun the Fit has been (or not if that's the case).
#58
04-04-2011 | 02:19 AM
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Unless you meant pics of my stock GE...
#59
04-04-2011 | 03:21 AM
Oh very nice! You have basically the same size compressor wheel I do on my 2.0L!
I have a couple questions just because I couldn't find the answers on your link..
Your mod list shows you have the 3582R in a 1.06A/R turbine, would that be the T3 or the T4 inlet flange?
How's the pressure drop across that sexy water/air barrel core? IATs at the end of a dyno run?
What fuel/timing/boost made that 700whp?
I have a couple questions just because I couldn't find the answers on your link..
Your mod list shows you have the 3582R in a 1.06A/R turbine, would that be the T3 or the T4 inlet flange?
How's the pressure drop across that sexy water/air barrel core? IATs at the end of a dyno run?
What fuel/timing/boost made that 700whp?
#60
04-04-2011 | 11:08 AM
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Oh very nice! You have basically the same size compressor wheel I do on my 2.0L!
I have a couple questions just because I couldn't find the answers on your link..
Your mod list shows you have the 3582R in a 1.06A/R turbine, would that be the T3 or the T4 inlet flange?
How's the pressure drop across that sexy water/air barrel core? IATs at the end of a dyno run?
What fuel/timing/boost made that 700whp?
I have a couple questions just because I couldn't find the answers on your link..
Your mod list shows you have the 3582R in a 1.06A/R turbine, would that be the T3 or the T4 inlet flange?
How's the pressure drop across that sexy water/air barrel core? IATs at the end of a dyno run?
What fuel/timing/boost made that 700whp?