K24 Swapping Our GE Fit/Jazz Part 1

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Published 2023-04-12
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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All Comments (21)
  • 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.
  • 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'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!
  • @JayJaxRHS13
    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
  • @endeva93
    I really hope you are going to do the manual conversion for the TSX soon.
  • @duweydang
    Phenomenal! Been wondering what would needed to be done for A/C
  • @JZ800m
    This was so great. Thanks for giving people an avenue to speak and represent themselves.
  • @m1klo13
    Love that you are doing this and it looks like you will complete it too. Hopefully the Crz is next. 🤞
  • @preysidius190
    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!
  • @ajbreaks
    Awesome video, hopefully I get the wiring sorted on my G(K)5 soon
  • @gojirah9539
    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
  • @indubitably_
    Loved your first video, so glad you guys decided to do this. Just gained a subscriber!
  • 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!