1 Year of Modifications on My Rare Honda Insight (330,000 Mile Upgrade)

Описание: 1 Year of Modifications on My Rare Honda Insight (330,000 Mile Upgrade). 330,000 mile Mods! Hacks on my Hypermile Vtec Honda Insight. In this episode Jonny Smith compiles maintenance and mods that have been done on this gen 1 hybrid over the last 2 years, including battery hacks for more torque, new adjustable rear suspension, dry ice blasting, stopping it from leaking and taking it back to Honda HQ for its special big service.

Thanks to:
The Lost Socket https://www.thelostsocket.com/
Mud Stuff https://www.mudstuff.co.uk/
Peter Perkins Insight specialist: http://www.solarvan.co.uk/
Honda UK


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The Insight was regarded as the world's first MASS produced hybrid car when it arrived in September 1999. Despite Toyota launching their first Prius two years previous, Toyota's effort was never as engaging to drive, so aerodynamic, so light or so aesthetically space-age.

The Insight married a brushless thin electric motor between a (gorgeous) manual gearbox, 995cc Vtec 3-cylinder engine and 20kg bank of nickel metal hydride batteries to give sub 80g/km emissions and 80+mpg. The whole car weighed less than 850kg.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:44 Removing rear suspension
3:31 GAZ adjustable dampers
6:30 DRY ICE BLASTING engine bay
10:22 Visiting HONDA UK master workshop
11:08 Press garage tour
11:52 Meet the Honda Master Techs
13:59 NSX! Ayrton Senna's car
15:50 Gearbox rebuild
16:15 Hybrid battery replacement in 2010
20:35 AUDIO upgrade
21:23 HYBRID BATTERY HACKS






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