K20a INSIGHT by LHT
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You. Guys. ROCK!
I have been building up civics pretty much since Honda introduced the 5th generation hatch and I've done every engine swap imaginable culminating with my most recent, the venerable K20. I also have a stroked NA K20 in my 2002 RSX but now you've got the creative juices flowing all over again. Man, I SOooooo want one.
I bow down to the most amazingly clean Honda swap project EVER!
I have been building up civics pretty much since Honda introduced the 5th generation hatch and I've done every engine swap imaginable culminating with my most recent, the venerable K20. I also have a stroked NA K20 in my 2002 RSX but now you've got the creative juices flowing all over again. Man, I SOooooo want one.
I bow down to the most amazingly clean Honda swap project EVER!
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Thanks , It's great to be noticed by folks that know what kind of work goes into such a project.
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01 K20a INSIGHT - Cover of Honda Tuning magazine June 2008
2011 KR-Z K20 powered CR-Z -Cover of Honda Tuning magazine April 2011
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*Turbocharging* Engine building* Tuning *Intercooler piping*exhausts* headers* clutches ,fabrication and much more
13 years in the same location.
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01 Type R-647whp street car w' AC - Cover of turbo magazine Feb 2008
01 K20a INSIGHT - Cover of Honda Tuning magazine June 2008
2011 KR-Z K20 powered CR-Z -Cover of Honda Tuning magazine April 2011
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The K-Sight has Tien suspension and is the exact same ride height as stock.
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727 344 1800
*Turbocharging* Engine building* Tuning *Intercooler piping*exhausts* headers* clutches ,fabrication and much more
13 years in the same location.
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01 Type R-647whp street car w' AC - Cover of turbo magazine Feb 2008
01 K20a INSIGHT - Cover of Honda Tuning magazine June 2008
2011 KR-Z K20 powered CR-Z -Cover of Honda Tuning magazine April 2011
www.lhtperformance.net.
727 344 1800
*Turbocharging* Engine building* Tuning *Intercooler piping*exhausts* headers* clutches ,fabrication and much more
13 years in the same location.
** HONDATA Authorized Dealer+ Tuner **
01 Type R-647whp street car w' AC - Cover of turbo magazine Feb 2008
01 K20a INSIGHT - Cover of Honda Tuning magazine June 2008
2011 KR-Z K20 powered CR-Z -Cover of Honda Tuning magazine April 2011
Last edited by MrLHT; 09-03-2008 at 04:37 PM.
This is the best thing I've seen in YEARS! I bought my 2000 Insight in 2001, and since then have been contemplating a twin cam VTEC swap (if and when my engine ever dies, that is). I first considered the infamous b16, but then I learned of the k20. For the past several years I've been thinking up plans on how to do this swap / where to find a shop and lots of R&D concerns.
Well, I officially found my shop.
I have the car, now I found the shop, all I need is an engine. Like I said, this project is not in the near future, because I cannot imagine destroying a perfectly good hybrid (it only has 127,000 miles). HOWEVER, when the time comes, LHT, here I come.
Mike Webb
2000 Insight
Silverstone Metallic
127,000 miles
Well, I officially found my shop.
I have the car, now I found the shop, all I need is an engine. Like I said, this project is not in the near future, because I cannot imagine destroying a perfectly good hybrid (it only has 127,000 miles). HOWEVER, when the time comes, LHT, here I come.
Mike Webb
2000 Insight
Silverstone Metallic
127,000 miles
The more I drive my car, the more I like the way it is, but can still use improvments. I've got some body damage to it and my friend who run's a body shop is going to fix it up for me and we're possibly going to repaint it white. I've never seen the Insight in white before except pictures of the Gran Torismo video game and I think the Insight will look stunning in white.
I can picture some carbon-fiber bit's outside and inside. The hood, the rear wheel pants, and a tiny lip rear spoiler. Inside, some dash trim including covering that light colored plastic area that surrounds the climate control unit, the flat panels of the dashboard from the glove box to the coin-box. I can picture the drink holder section covered in carbon.
Lot's of details and dress up's.
When I picked up the June issue of Honda Tuning, I fell madly in love with this gorgous K-Sight and I soooooooooooo want to do that to my ride but I dont' have the funds for such an expensive motor swap. Instead, I plan on just turbo-charging it and keeping it's hybrid status. I'm not to concerned about the cars top speed, but I would like quicker 0-60 acceleration.
All this time I thought I was the only nut in the world who wanted to modify this hybrid. I've seen lot's of pure drag-racing Insights, but that's not what I wanted. I wanted daily driver tuner car with killer gas-milage.
The Insight is a beautiful elegant looking car, but could use some more aggressive styling. And carbon-fiber panels would be cool addition I think.
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Well, The K-Sight was a Hell of a Journey.Countless nights and early mornings working many, many hours figuring out how to do it right. There was alot of knowledge gained,money spent and we even got world wide coverage .We also got front cover of Honda Tuning and a 10 page spread.
This could not have been possible without my good friend Steve McCleskey, He is one of the most briliant and smart guys I've had to pleasure to know and work with on a few projects.Way back when I decided to go ahead with and jump into such a project I asked Steve if would come on board. This was while we walked around a "Hot Import nights" in St Petersburg. He said " If you can make it fit, I can make it run"
And Run it did , 217whp, smooth quiet idle, AC, PS, ABS, S2000 Cluster, 48mpg and drove like it came from Honda. That been said, All good things come to an end and new ones develop.
The K-Sight now has a new home in sunny California, I hope the new owner enjoys the car as much as we.
More cool projects are in the process at LHT.
Myself and Steve
This could not have been possible without my good friend Steve McCleskey, He is one of the most briliant and smart guys I've had to pleasure to know and work with on a few projects.Way back when I decided to go ahead with and jump into such a project I asked Steve if would come on board. This was while we walked around a "Hot Import nights" in St Petersburg. He said " If you can make it fit, I can make it run"
And Run it did , 217whp, smooth quiet idle, AC, PS, ABS, S2000 Cluster, 48mpg and drove like it came from Honda. That been said, All good things come to an end and new ones develop.
The K-Sight now has a new home in sunny California, I hope the new owner enjoys the car as much as we.
More cool projects are in the process at LHT.
Myself and Steve
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727 344 1800
*Turbocharging* Engine building* Tuning *Intercooler piping*exhausts* headers* clutches ,fabrication and much more
13 years in the same location.
** HONDATA Authorized Dealer+ Tuner **
01 Type R-647whp street car w' AC - Cover of turbo magazine Feb 2008
01 K20a INSIGHT - Cover of Honda Tuning magazine June 2008
2011 KR-Z K20 powered CR-Z -Cover of Honda Tuning magazine April 2011
www.lhtperformance.net.
727 344 1800
*Turbocharging* Engine building* Tuning *Intercooler piping*exhausts* headers* clutches ,fabrication and much more
13 years in the same location.
** HONDATA Authorized Dealer+ Tuner **
01 Type R-647whp street car w' AC - Cover of turbo magazine Feb 2008
01 K20a INSIGHT - Cover of Honda Tuning magazine June 2008
2011 KR-Z K20 powered CR-Z -Cover of Honda Tuning magazine April 2011
Last edited by MrLHT; 12-03-2008 at 07:29 PM.