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Originally Posted by Ecky
... If I were to guess, I'd say peak BSFC happens at closer to 2750-3250RPM on that motor, because of the cam profile, and probably at slightly higher load, closer to 70-80%.
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I love your interpretation of the Gen 1 Insight map. I totally agree about the heritage thing. The 2000 Insight was launched in the last year of the 6th Gen Civic (96-00), and lots of engine and trnasmission features were similar. You can see it really clearly in the FSMs. But I can't agree about your RPM recommendation. Why so high? In my experience (and PaleMelanesian's) ... it would suggest, as this map does, that 1500 to 2200 RPMs is the best range. And we drove it at 75% load. 3000+ rpms seems like screaming it.