So I’m ready to do some real mods to a 18 Sport 6MT (Modern Steel) and I’m just stuck on what to do first. Let’s say the budget for ’Phase One’ (don’t tell my wife I said that!) is $1200 - that’s about a wheel/tire package OR?

For every other car I think I’ve had, wheels and tires first no question. But I can live with the stock Sport wheels, they’re not what I’d pick but they’re not bad, especially minus the chrome lugnuts. Black RPF1’s with some good tires I can justify but not sure it’s a ‘first thing’ priority.

Im kinda leaning towards springs or even shocks and springs... Definitely I’d go with Swift from what I’ve read so far, I like the 1” all around, almost stock but better looking, no drunken dodging of road imperfections. I’m in RI, we eat potholes for breakfast. Looks good now, ready for better wheels down the road. So seeing as I’m not looking to autox, I’d probably be satisfied with just the springs right? But while youre in there anyway, why not pimp out the whole suspension and do shocks too? (Konis?) This is how I get stuck. How bout just springs plus front and rear bars? I’d love to hear from you veterans what magic combo will be most bang for buck, still staying comfy daily driver but more fun to whip around.

Exhaust - this car is kinda begging for it yeah? You can tell it’ll have a nice satisfying grrrr to it if given a chance. The Bisimoto is my top contender, although I would be interested in a subtle ‘traditional’ can with a single tip like the Tanabe for the 2nd gen Fit. The Medallion looks and sounds great but imho the dual tip on the Sport is not ideal. The Sport has a cutout for the exhaust, and if something lined up nicely with that, and has a subtle sound/look, I’d love to take a look at it. It seems the Sport has an odd hanger orientation, but I’ve seen the solutions and theyre okay by me.

I know, “What should I do?” threads can be um sad sometimes, but sometimes you want to pick the brains of the experienced Jedis. Somebody says “Oh, I did this this and that but if I had to do it over I’d just do this other instead” and some grizzled old tuner is like “Yup”. And then I can learn from that hard earned wisdom and mod accordingly lol. I may be ignorant, but I learn fast.


(Aside: I’d like to do a short shifter, and I contacted Acuity because I like their style and they just look sooo much more built than the competition. They ARE developing a kit for the GK but don’t have a release date for us. They assured me that the Fit has a personal importance to them above and beyond the profit margins and they will get er done)

Lmao, I hear you on the “What’s the theme here?” cars, but I’m not THAT guy. I’ve always been very strict about that, I generally have an overall concept and stick to it (maybe a couple changes along the way if something doesn’t work quite as planned). Tasteful and understated is the thing.

I like to debadge, tint, lower, wheels n tires, some small subtle details that set it apart and contribute to the overall look. I’m not going into AutoZone and buying chrome trim and led lights and vents to stick on the quarter panels lol. I definitely stick to a theme, I’m just new to the Fit and there’s soooo many aftermarket options.

You’re right, MOST people will tell you what they bought and automatically say it’s awesome yada yada. But there are some good guys on here too, I know they’ll be honest and say “Did this, don’t make my mistake” or “Must have”

So yeah, I will definitely keep it classy and focused, just looking for what y’all felt were the musts. I just don’t know the Fit or the aftermarket options well enough yet, not familiar with all the brands, what makes a big, felt difference, and what’s just a waste of time. I can sift through the bs and extract the pearls. Im going for a better-than-stock daily driver, and of course it’s gotta look good. (But NO sacrifice of function for looks, so although I love a slammed and craaaazy cambered look, that’s not for me). So gotta be lowered (but I’ve only ever done springs, no experience with upgraded shocks), gotta have an exhaust (need to hear more about options and the fitment on the Sport bumper).

It doesn't get any more "real" than Red JDM H emblems and the coveted "JDM Rear Wiper Mod".

Haha, I will keep it real and get me some of that Honda red. Adds 10hp for less than the price of a bowl of soup. I was thinking of Easternizing the wiper today but decided to mow the lawn and trim shrubs instead on the hottest day in known history.

I guess I’ll let the blatant name-borrowing slide this time Rick. They say imitation is the highest form of flattery, so consider me flattered. (Yes, I’m busting your nuggets and I know you were here first! I never saw your name before I joined, as I never lurked - just got me a Fit and joined the first club that’d have me)

yah if swift makes springs for ur GK get those, and wheels/tires. tanabe axleback and dat ktuner evil mentioned if dat has any real benefit. good choice on getting the MT. makes da car worthwhile to mod.

Ok, so thanks everyone for your input so far, I’ll say again - great community here.

Im getting some focus here, I just need to decide on a pipe. I’m going to do the Swift springs and the Progress RSB, I’m looking to keep it aaaalmost stock but with an improvement to handling/feel and I think that’ll be a good bang for buck ratio. So for round 1, I just need to settle on one exhaust:

Tanabe vs HKS vs Bisi: the Battle of the Blrrrrps

I want to like the Tanabe, it sounds clean and looks very nicely made, but idk if I can get into the twin tips. Ima have to keep looking at Fit exhaust porn and see if I can learn to love it, it is clearly a nice piece of kit. But I keep hearing “You have a notch in your bumper for a single” and then I take my meds and the voices stop for a while.

HKS Silent checks pretty much all the boxes, it looks like it extends a wee bit more than ideal, but looks good. That extra extension could save you from brillo-padding petro-goop off your bumper I guess. Not goofy big, and (I’d hope) the tip would line up with the bumper notch. Sounds good, possibly a bit more ‘poppy’ than the Bisi? More ‘tuner-y’ if you will... or even if you won’t.

Bisimoto Pulse also floats my boat... The ONLY potential downside I can see is that the pipe is tucked under the bumper pretty good, and it seems there could be a possibility of some blowby buildup/discoloration there. It looks good back there, it’s like you gotta cop a squat and take a look-see to spot it. (Also noticed some water blowing out of the HKS in vids and it occurred to me that the Bisi would be much less likely to catch some h2o). Love the sound, love the funky handmade look. My impression is this is the more subtle, refined, of the two (HKS vs Bisi)

Afaik, with either the HKS or the Bisi I’m looking at having to do a little custom fitting to install on an 18 Sport so neither has an advantage there. Both are gonna have pretty much the same mounting points so I can’t imagine one being ‘easier’ to custom fit than the other. Both are about the same money, arghhh. Decisions decisions.

Swift springs, Progress RSB, aaaand SOME pipe...

What do you freaks think? HKS? Bisi? They both get nothing but love from you guys that have them installed. Any pros and cons I’m not seeing?