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Old 03-23-2013, 04:37 PM   #33 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by pete c View Post
It will be quick and efficient, but, the ALH lump probably weighs a good bit more than the original engine, so it just might handle like crap.

Good to hear you are utilizing the original driveline as it would be a shame to chop up a functioning insight, just for this project.
Yeah, the VW components weigh almost 400 lbs more than the Honda ones they are replacing. It'll likely never handle as well as a stock Insight no matter how much I re-engineer the suspension geometry and mess around with adjusting it.

If I want handling... I can go to my other lightweight car that wears my screen name as it's license plate

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