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Old 07-05-2011, 04:14 PM   #107 (permalink)
CigaR007
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Originally Posted by MetroMPG View Post

I'm only on my first tank of fuel, but I would recommend to any ecomodding-type of person to buy an Insight with a dead pack, and not even worry about replacing/refurbishing it if you don't want to.
Is the battery pack heavy ? If the IMA is not being used, removing the battery pack would provide a considerable weight reduction. No ? Unless it would drastically affect the weight distribution on the Insight.

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