Forum: EcoModding Central
01-01-2012, 03:27 PM
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I went through Classic Motorcars International...
I went through Classic Motorcars International (http://erikdewidt.com/) to get my Lupo. Erik was a friend of a friend who took good care of me. He does a lot of car imports for people and is very...
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Forum: EcoModding Central
09-27-2009, 11:27 PM
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Insight tranny
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...
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Forum: EcoModding Central
09-14-2009, 02:15 AM
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Thanks to Eric Smith and an Arduino...
Thanks to Eric Smith and an Arduino microcontroller the world's only diesel powered Honda Insight is now the world's only diesel hybrid Honda Insight. The hybrid side of the vehicle is now fully...
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Forum: EcoModding Central
09-10-2009, 12:58 AM
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Ulsd
We're running Ultra Low Sulphur Diesel (less than 15ppm). According to Wikipedia (Ultra-low sulfur diesel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultra-low_sulfur_diesel))...
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Forum: EcoModding Central
09-07-2009, 12:55 AM
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1.2l Tdi
The VW 1.2L TDI that we used from the project came from a VW Lupo 3L. The Lupo 3L was only offered in the European market (of course). As far as specs on the engine go:
Engine code - ANY
Type -...
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Forum: EcoModding Central
09-04-2009, 05:36 PM
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Replies: 51
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World's only Diesel Honda Insight
Just completed a 1.2L TDI install in a 2000 Honda Insight on Friday (17JUL09). As I suspected, the Insight is a much better car with diesel power. The jury is still out on fuel mileage but 100 mpg...
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