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Originally Posted by Unheard
Looks amazing. So what have you done mated the TDI to the insight gearbox?
I have just picked up a Lupo 3L this weekend. I didn't realise the turbo didn't come in untill 2000rpm i really could not tell when driving at all although i really have to take it our of auto to climb some of the very steep hills but the diesel is a hell of a lot better than my regular 1.4 100bhp petrol Lupo. I have to be at about 4,000-5,000rpm to pull up the hill very steep hills well in that. The 3L is 830kg what sort of weight is your insight with the TDI in?
re-gen braking and electric assist would be ideal for me as i go up and down some very steep hills on most trips.
Are you able to control the engine map as with the 3L?
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We mated the TDI to the Honda Insight electric motor which is then mated to the transmission.
As a result of our ECU strategy we only had room for one tune at a time. In the interest of best fuel economy we put the Eco tune into the ECU. With this tune the turbo doesn't really come on line until 2,000 RPM+. We do have the ability to change the ECU tune for more power.
The Insight with TDI weighs approximately 907 kg.
Best wishes,
Jake