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Originally Posted by samwichse
Jeez, just look at what they've been doing to the Fit M/T!
Top gear ratio just gets worse and worse from 2007.
Sam
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Right? Makes you wonder what can be done with custom gearing or better yet whether 1990s gears, any of them, might be adaptable, swappable.
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Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian
Really?!! I didn't realize they further shortened the final drive in the '12 model Fit. Makes sense (in the weird honda engineer world) because they added some sound-proofing weight.
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Amazing to see it tabulated like this, huh? Brings clarity. But if you could combined the 07/08 FD with the 09-present fifth gear, you'd be close to a 1990s Civic DX (but not quite there).
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Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian
For the record, the 1st gen Fit went from 2002(3?) to 2008, but was only here in the USA for 07-08. '12 is a cosmetic makeover of the 2nd gen which started in 09.
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Do you have a citation? Because when I looked into it, I found claims that the 07 model year introduced here in late '06 is regarded as second generation. I don't really believe that, and my gut agrees with you, but I saw not evidence other than how I might interpret the apparent changes in the gearing.
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Originally Posted by PaleMelanesian
Yep. The gear ratios are bad. It's amazing what you can overcome with pulse & glide, though.  |
