i second thatQuote:
Mod away fellow Jazz owners and stray from the norm....there's nothing like being a bit different from the rest!
Pete :)
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i second thatQuote:
Mod away fellow Jazz owners and stray from the norm....there's nothing like being a bit different from the rest!
Pete :)
This matter has been settled and that'll be it.
Jazz is a great car and I will second that.
Also, stuff anyone who says car 'X' is a female car, male car...
If you have to rely on your car to verify your gender, I feel sad for you.
Nothing wrong with guys driving little hatchbacks like Jazz.
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saying that u now have to tell us where u got this video that u watch?
I think you can find their dialog of the video or what the spoon racer said in spoon site.
emule ;)Quote:
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watch it bois if yuz get a chance. ichimisan (sp!?!) brought out a Fit bare shell/chasis and pointed out why it was suitable as a racing car.
*comes back after watching it again*
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Ichishima: The basic layout of the Fit/Jazz is also the key. In the world of GT Racing, it is an open secret to build the floor hard and the ceiling soft...as racers request for more stiffness
Hattori: as the more rigid the structure, the better handling as it is direct.
Ichishima: the Fit/Jazz is already gifted from the start to be made into a touring or a racing car with (this) body shell structure.
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JAzz but no mean a girl's car...... but there is heaps of hot lady driving it.
Back to the argument, I wouldn't diss the guys saying they stayed up with a Gen 4 lude or 1st 2 gears with a WRX. From a personal experience, I got ripped a new arse by a Caprice while I was driving my R33 GTR......couple of reasons:
* That Caprice is an auto and if you guys knows me on the Fast Forums (my nick over there is dairyboy) you would've heard me whinging about the screwed up multi-plate clutch in my car
* The Caprice reacted quicker than I did (I was smoking at the time) like the old drag racing saying, half a second off the reaction time is a second off the ET or something similar
* Turbo lag
Now getting back on the topic, I believe the Jazz have quite a potential if you know what you're doing. Definitely stiffen the chassis up, tune the system further and fit some better brakes. If you read some overseas magazines you might discovered there's a 4 pot Wilwood 310mm front brake conversion. The only thing I have concern about the Jazz is the engine - it wasn't designed to be a performance engine, I wonder how much engine you can get outta it without going too far. When I had a look at the Jazz months ago, I was measuring how much room behind the exhaust manifold to see if I could stick a turbo in there. VNT17 off VW/Audi or GT17 from Garrett is a good choice except my only concern is the fuel tank right behind it. Another problem I can see is how to route all the piping from the outlet of the turbo to an intercooler then to the intake. Gonna be messy...
Ok now I'll crawl back into my hole and shut up :)
slowcrx- is below the Wilwood conversion u're talking about? (interesting rotors there)
http://tycoons-den.com/Mobiles-den/f...ood_brakes.htm
wonder if there's anything to convert the rear drums too ..
It definitely uses the Dynalite calipers but not the weirdo rotors. As for the rear drums, I've heard (don't count on it) that the EK rear disc might somehow bolt on with minor tweaking. I haven't seen it in flesh so I think it's just a rumour.
I too looked at the turbo charging aspect purely out of interest....there is just no room!
That said, apparently there is a turbo one in Sydney somewhere. One of the other forumers encountered it one night. If you really want forced induction then supercharging would probably be much easier....
As for the brakes, there are some pretty impressive setops on that link....What is more impressive is that most of them are just 1.3 autos!....those crazy Japs.....
Whilst it might look cool to have 15inch rotors up front, it is just pure over-kill on what is a pretty light car with modest power levels. Again, look back to the Spoon Fit and see what brakes it runs.....it even retains the rear drums! I have heard however that Spoon will be releasing calipers for the Fit in the near future, however this is still over-kill for most people. Your best bet would be to check out the Mugen range as they have slotted front rotors and braided lines. match this up to a good set of pads and you will be fine. I know this set-up is used with a great success on a Jazz in QLD that sees plenty of track action.
As for the rears, don't worry so much about them being just drums. Yeah they don't look that pretty, but they do do the job. You can always check out Spoon for some hi-po shoes for the drums.
Other than that, I have heard rumors that a rear disc kit exists in Hong Kong, but thats all the imformation I could get. It would make sense that some Civic parts might fit given that the Jazz/Fit platform is based around the Civic, but I am yet t see any one try a rear disc conversion, and it's not high on my list of things to do so I'm not gonna be the guinea pig with that one
jus10 - how are the Spoon upper and lower bars u have on your car? any difference in handling? presumably those are strut & sway bars?
also .. do u know how many wheel nuts we need for our wheels - 4 or 5?
the jazz is 4 as it was the only thing stopping me from putting current model type-r wheels as they are 5studQuote:
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