K24 Swapping Our GE Fit/Jazz Part 1
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- Опубліковано 11 кві 2023
- K24 Swapping Our GE Fit/Jazz Part 1
By Brian Gillespie and Aaron Gaghagen
The viewers have spoken and here it is. The project that we're pushing to get finished is the K24 swapped GE Honda Fit (aka the Jazz) with an automatic to manual transmission conversion. We breakdown what needs to be done and get cracking.
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I've always thought of the Fit as the second coming of the old Civic hatchbacks. Glad to see some more eyes on this platform.
Same here! The fit is made with the same things in mind as the original civics were! Not a lot of power but handles great and gets amazing gas mileage all while having room to pick stuff up with (which the fit does 10x better than any civic does) it really is one of the best daily drivers vehicles out in the market to date. See this thing at my work go well over 200k with only basic maintenance work being done. The L15 doesn't have a lot of power but is probably the most reliable engine I've ever seen
I wish honda kept selling the fit in the US. The new fit is really nice too.
@@ericmess8261987 I've seen some pictures and I am incredibly jealous of those markets that still have the Fit/Jazz.
Don't forget the FK2 & FN2 which is half-Fit half-Civic! 😊 With similar practicality to the Fit (or better), with a little bigger dimensions than Fit and quite a bit smaller than a 10th-gen hatchback. Confusingly, FK2 - as in the Type R - is the same chassis code as for normal 5-door 9th-gen Civics and is also the chassis code for 5-door 8th-gen Civics (but they all have the half-Fit half-Civic thing going on).
Glad that Fit is getting some love. By the way i love my K24 turbo GE Fit. Its been now near 8 years since i did this swap. ha ha Brian is catching up atlast🙃
I feel like the CRZ K-swaped in 2011 should count.
@@VTECAcademy yes sir in that you are pioneer and inspired many including me. With that swap it gave people hope that it was doable.♥️♥️
I'm doing the K24a2 swap while I'm waiting for more parts. stoked to see the next content because I'm figuring out the auto to manual swap as well. pls go into detail on wiring pls. 🙏 Can't wait for the next video, Keep up the good work!
Been waiting on this because my end plan for my ge8 is to K swap it. You guys are the best source of info for swaps and I couldn't be more hyped for these videos
good work! always wanted to see this!
Yes! Thank you
Man this channel is such a wealth of knowledge!!!!
Awesome video, hopefully I get the wiring sorted on my G(K)5 soon
What an amazing resource! I have always wanted to do this swap because it seems so approachable. You have made it so much easier now that you have lead by example. Amazing work!
This was so great. Thanks for giving people an avenue to speak and represent themselves.
Been waiting for this! Thank you 🙏
Thanks for waiting!!
Yo I love finding these hidden gem channels. Instant sub.
Yey! waiting for the next episode!
Great job ! Alot of people waiting on this one.
Thank you! We hope to see a new era of k swapped Fits getting down.
Great first video on the Fit Swap! I'm looking to do ge8 Sport Auto to K24Z3/Auto swap on one soon! I've also thought of a couple small parts for this swap, that I'll be bringing out there next month!
Yes! I just started my k swap into my ge8 fit sport. Currently gathering up parts. Thanks to the previous video I'm finally going k series
Heck yes thanks for listening
WOOOOHOOOO! Can't wait!
Great video! Can't wait to start the kswap on my fit too!
Thank you for watching! A k swapped Fit/Jazz movement would be sick.
This has to be a dream project for my mum's GE8 that I'm now driving
Definitely make it more exciting to drive.
But for now I'm doing little up grades it's a 1.4 ES manual GE8 I've just ordered a ramair kit then I'll upgrade the intake manifold with the crz rb1 intake with a r18 throttle body this should get the most out of it as it's pretty nippy in it's standard form
Loved your first video, so glad you guys decided to do this. Just gained a subscriber!
Thank you, we appreciate you!
This should help build my parts list for this swap.
Love that you are doing this and it looks like you will complete it too. Hopefully the Crz is next. 🤞
That's the plan!
Nice!!!!!!
Yay Honda fit
Phenomenal! Been wondering what would needed to be done for A/C
In my Fit k24 turbo i have been using Mazda RX8 comressor with custom bracket becoz space is so tight, even with HAsport mounts the K-series compressor will hit the chassis. other option is to trim/cut the chassis to clear a K-series compressor which i did in mY CR-Z K24 swap, also turbo
@@A.QPerformance Thank you for the information! Was the performance with the Rx-8 compressor satisfactory? Im assuming the actual size of the compressor is a lot smaller.
@@duweydang yeah its working great to date and size is a lot smaller. No need to bend/cut chassis. BUT custom bracket has to be made for it. I think bending/trimming chassis and firting OEM k series comoressor is more feasable option as i did in my CRZ
Same
The music in this video makes it almost unwatchable
LETS GET IT !!!
Hell yeah!!
Hell yeah!!
Waiting on my mounts for my GE8 from Hasport right now! Can’t wait
Hell yeah!
So glad to see this swap happening with such wonderful documentation.
I only wish there was additional information regarding an automatic K-swap option/parts walkthrough.
I think we need to start exploring some auto K swaps.
Thanks for the amazing work that went into your Jazz GD kits too. I purchased a kit from you almost 2 years ago and my K-swapped Jazz has been nothing but joy since then.
I’m definitely going to school for this.. might wanna do it to my Honda Fit
Literally jumping up and down for this video. Can’t wait for the next episode !! I want to k swap my ge as well!
I'm in the UK and have been wanting to do this swap for a while, bought a GE8 and did much research in the past. Unfortunately this didn't materialise as my mums car needed to be replaced and I gave her our GE8.
It's brilliant the wealth of information on here with this video as this gives me the confidence hopefully this can be done fairly easily here.
my buddie had a supercharged k24 swapped fit, 300+hp with beadlock slicks, i was impressed
Sounds like fun!
I really hope you are going to do the manual conversion for the TSX soon.
That is the plan
That is the plan.
This is a swap I want to do myself, we have a 2013 and I want to do a K20Z3/6MT swap in it. Very informative. Cool to see that the firewall has the mounts already for the clutch pedal. Not that surprising but nice to have!
So much better than trying to locate them with nothing.
Vtec academy 101 let's get schooled once again
Super pumped to see this swap completed. Would like to see the K24a2 swap in the same chassis as well 🔥
It would be going backwards with the wiring. It can be done, but this is a better match.
You could do a K24A2 head swap and get some more HP.
i hope one day you guys drop mounts for the 3rd gen prelude our engines getting old and we want some support for the 3rd gen prelude community.. thanks a lot for the huge helpful for the videos and schooled
Fit is Go! 😂 great ad.
Woohoo I need to do this to my fit
Everyone should. 😆
LETS GO !
Continue 👍
Fit is Go!
🤙🏽
Had 2009 sport auto with paddle shift on column.
Loved it. Ran great for a 80 yr old man.
My daughter and her husband playing musical cars traded it away.
Did get a newer CRV with the turbo 1.5.
Also had aCRV with the 2.4 auto.
It went too. Ran all day 80 mph with wife driving.
New car is quieter and smoother. Too bad they did away with the good auto trans.
They are very fun to drive, slow car fast, take corners between 40-50mph, have fun. Definitely want to do this, wouldn't mind keeping it automatic if the padal shifters could still work.
That’s a tough question. The integration between the ECU and the MICU may prevent us from doing that swap.
Shout out Brian for all the help/info and making the mounts to complete my conversion. Shout out my boy Steve “Fit K Swap Jesus” for getting me dialed in.
Awesome!
Torque performance developments in new Zealand have swappped these fits
So has Hasport. Gears and Gasoline has a great video on it racing at 24 Hours of Lemons. ua-cam.com/video/TrnCpimnjH4/v-deo.html
Don't use the stock Fit clutch master cylinder. The clutch delay valve is atrocious. 01-05 civic cmc works perfect. All the same fittings.
Thank you
Scrolled down to see if anyone mentioned this. I did this exact cmc swap yesterday. Night and day difference.
Shout out to the voters 👍
I ran my dx crx it did a 10.6 in 1/8
LETS GOOOOO
L15b7 fit would be cool af though
Whether it’s a Fit or any other swap, I’m watching. There could be information that could be useful on my swap that I may have missed or glazed over during another video
Exactly, we hope to get people the information they might need for their builds. Thanks for watching!
perfect timing... my ge engine is knocking =P
nice
We need a GD3 k swap so I can do mines 😂love the work tho
Yessss sirrrrrr I hit liked before the video started lol #savethefit
now I know thanks
Weigh those engines while your at it guys!!! How much does the L15 w/ trans weigh compared to K24z w/ trans?!?
The red civic si tripped me out cuz I have the same one lol
😆 Yeah, that’s project DADMOBILE.
Brian, Brian, and Brian O'Connor are the best 😂
Lol
I got skooled!
Thanks for attending. Don’t forget to do your homework. 😂
I keep going back and forth between a k20 for my wagovan, or buying a fit and eventually putting a k24 in it.
🤔
I would suggest going extra grippy on the front tires. Due to the lack of LSD, super lightweight front end and tremendous amount of power/torque the car will wheel hop and torque steer pretty bad on fuel economy tires.7.5-8 inch wheels with 215 tires sounds about right.
I believe we should be able to get a 225 tire up front.
K24 Jazz? (Fit) Yesssssssssssssssssssssssssss
That’s what we’re saying! It’s gonna be fun.
Hey what's good love what you guys do can you please make a video of a gk5 fit/jazz k swap please help
I don’t have one of those cars unfortunately.
Does the fit have alot of aftermarket suspension parts?
I have a 2014 accord 4cyl 6speed but my second gear grinding i want to know should i rebuild the box or can i use a different box ??? Help asap
You're doing the manual swap get a new o m clutch master cylinder or one from napa But they are the only ones that hold up and they're not fun to replace
Will this work on a 2011 Honda accord lxp k24z3?
hey guys great work! Is this the same Engine bay as the Honda city available in Mexico?
Yes
This is something I’m considering doing, but I have an interesting question. How difficult would it be to go KAWD in a fit just how similar mods are done on the EG body
You might be able to use modified parts from the US first gen HRV TO build a car.
brb kswapping my fit now
Hell yeah!
How about a K swap on a 2008 CRV from automatic to manual with a TSX engine.
Tsx,rsx are both k series least the tsx was k series befor 2011
So there actually is a slight difference between the 2nd Gen tsx harness and 9th Gen Si harness, it’s not huge but the connection between the main engine harness and the charge harnesses are different, so you can’t use a tsx engine harness with an Si charge harness. I’m not sure why you would anyway but just to keep that in mind. I found this out because we were diagnosing my friends 2nd Gen tsx, his map isn’t reading and we were trying to figure out of it was harness or ecu related since we replaced his sensor and it still wouldn’t read, but we used the harness off of my 2014 Civic Si and we found that out. Other than that all the sensors and other plugs are all the same
Good to know.
Where do you get the skills for this? What classes should I take in high school/college to be “ahead of the game” for this type of work? Thank you.
Any kind of automotive education can help get you the basic skill set and just wrenching on cars will round out the things they don’t teach.
With the ECU Swap, do you need to reflash the ECU in order to work with the Fit keys? If so, it seems like its nearly impossible to get away from buying a K-Tuner.
I thought about doing a 6-speed swap into my GE Fit but for all the work it would take, might as well go K.
We will go over what it takes to get the ECU to work with the Fit chassis.
Would this be similar to k24a2 swap a L15 (2016+ 1.5L tenth gen civic ) ??
Yeah, but no one makes a mount kit.
What is dry weight of L15 engine?
@VTEC Academy just curious...have you guys considered swapping a K Series into a Toyota Yaris 5 speed manual?
I've thought about K swapping a bunch of different Toyotas.
The 11th gen Civic Si has the same L series engine as the Honda Fit
I’m one of the few who completed this swap. Definitely tuning in with the reverse light wiring info and AC wiring. Still kinda confuse why the TSX ecu won’t work with the AC. I’m running the TSX ecu. Also, is this fit going to have the cruise control?? 😊
The AC may still work, but the TSX ECU is looking for information from the climate control. We will try to get the cruise to work too.
@@VTECAcademy nice! I recently post a video of my Fit on my other UA-cam channel @BrothaSit . Ran 14s with a crappy 2.3 60’ 😅
we need no vibration higher hp rsx engine mounts please!
To hold higher HP the mounts will have to be stiffer.
I'm a Honda fan, own a TSX, but never driven a Fit. Are the driving dynamics of the Fit enough fun to pick one up for a project?
That’s what everyone says. For me, though you said a little tall in the saddle.
We hope you do accord 98 k swap
I am actively looking for a car now.
Any suggestions what I should do with my 2015 Honda Civic SI because I want to get at least a little over 300 horsepower out of it but I'm not sure what brands to go with that are reliable
There is a great MotoIQ article on building a potent 2015 Civic Si engine.
@@VTECAcademy ty
Where is the second part video?
It came out today. 🤷🏽♂️
Can you give a ballpark number for how much $ for the whole k swap without the labor cost.
When we finish the swap we will go over that.
Does most of this apply to the GD1/3 as well?
The GD1 requires some modifications to the engine bay. The K is a little too wide to fit easily.
Could we use the Accord 5 speed MT, to keep it budget friendly?😅
When the new mounts come out. Or you can use the 2008-2013 Accord 5-speed.
I see you chose to go the 5 speed route. I wonder if the mfactory lsd will go in that trans?? It isn’t listed on their site 🤷♂️
are the ac controls on canbus??
On the TSX ECU there is an input for the AC pressure switch sensor. I don’t believe there’s any other inputs. We are using the Accord computer which is more like the stock Fit ECU
why choose the k24z3 over the k24a2?
The ECU is compatible with the Fit connector.
To me the fit looks like the 4 door version of the ep3 civic si.
Agreed. We’ve seen quite a few 5 door 7th gen Civics in the UK. Super similar. Probably why we didn’t get them in the states.
Quick question, is there any stock axles to use on this swap for ppl who are broke and can’t afford the performance aftermarket right now? Lol
Could we get K20 into a first gen fit?
Yes
@@VTECAcademy that would be amazing. It seems to be the most difficult swap from the fits due to a few issues the other generations don’t have. But I can’t give up my first Gen. lol
Hey VTEC Academy can you guys K Swap my 10th gen Accord 🤝
K20C4 is available stock and makes better power tuned unless you boost the old K. But that would be a lot of retrofitting.
@@VTECAcademy I meant using the K20C4 K series into my 10th gen 😂, it already comes from an Accord body so I'd imagine it wouldn't need crazy retrofitting work
My friend kswap the fit sedan version
I’d love to see pictures.
@@VTECAcademy look up “Galeri kereta city kswap” it’s on youtube
Electric ac?
Accord pump and some sheet metal work.
How much did. Cost
We will total it up when we finish.
Those autos weight like 80lbs more
They are beefy.