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Originally Posted by RiderofBikes
I would think, even if you were to put the TDI into the insight, its still interesting. Also just with the drag decrease from the beetle>insight change, you could possibly have a mpg increase larger than just 10mpg, weather its really Worth the effort or not... Its all in good fun.
Or better yet, TDI>Lotus with gear mods and possibly get 40+mpg while retaining Sport functionality(Im pretty sure i have seen this lotus on another forum before when i looked up Rear diffussers for inspiration)
Or turn the beetle into a sleeper street car, and do some aeromods
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It's all a matter of perspective... I think the TDI engine would ruin the Lotus much as others think the TDI will ruin the Insight. I already get 30 mpg when I stay off the skinny pedal in the Exige. It's hard to do that though...
My screenname is "Bane" on LotusTalk and a few other forums. My car has the difflow 5-element rear diffuser. I may make one for the Insight although aero mods are pretty low on the priority list right now.
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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
I'll second that. A mid-engined RWD Insight with the TDI could be a nice sleeper  |
I'd absolutely love to do this. We decided if the engine doesn't easily fit in the front we'll attempt to stuff it in the back. The suspension work alone is daunting and it would likely add at least another year to the project. I'm not going to do it unless I can do it right
I got a chance to work on the Insight for a few hours this weekend... here's a teaser pic:
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