 Honda K-Sight, by LHT Performance |
 Jun 17, 2011 - 10:36 PM
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First gen honda insight with a K20 swap...
200WHP in a 1900lbs car. Win? http://www.lhtperformance.net/documents/lht_k-sight.html Discuss. Personally I find it interesting, and I love sleeper, so this is awesome in my eyes. Up side is 200whp sleeper, and 45mpg highway, Down side is I hear they will build it for ~20k plus donor car. If i had the money I would buy it/have them build me one. edit: I feel the overall workmanship seems top notch, its not stripped out, and seems to be easy enough to DD. (as stated by LHT Performance) Honestly it looks OEM. This post has been edited by devilsden97: Jun 17, 2011 - 10:38 PM --------------------  Kawi Love |
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Jun 19, 2011 - 1:23 PM
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Why do people like sleepers so much? What is the huge appeal? A fast car with 0 effort put forth on looks? A car you can take to the big bad street races and beat someone in and they can say "That was like the fastest POS I've ever seen?!?!?! ZOMG!" or "I've never seen a car so fast with no spoiler?!?! How did he do that?!?!"
My buddy has a K20 CRX. It's whatever... Like you said, he is about $15-20k deep into a 225HP NA ugly doorstop looking Honda...Yeah, I guess it's a sleeper, but no one will ever tell him how cool it looks. He won't ever picking any chicks up in it. He won't ever do anything besides go fast in a straight line. He WILL beat other Honda kids however CUZ HIS VTEC CRACKS THE HARDEST YOOOOO!!! I'll take a sexy, fast, well handling car any day over that. I couldn't care less about "sleeper" front wheel drive cars... This post has been edited by mak5603: Jun 19, 2011 - 2:02 PM -------------------- 2006 BMW 330i - 6 Speed - Dinan Stage 1
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Jun 20, 2011 - 10:02 PM
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QUOTE (mak5603 @ Jun 19, 2011 - 11:23 AM)  Why do people like sleepers so much? What is the huge appeal? A fast car with 0 effort put forth on looks? A car you can take to the big bad street races and beat someone in and they can say "That was like the fastest POS I've ever seen?!?!?! ZOMG!" or "I've never seen a car so fast with no spoiler?!?! How did he do that?!?!" My buddy has a K20 CRX. It's whatever... Like you said, he is about $15-20k deep into a 225HP NA ugly doorstop looking Honda...Yeah, I guess it's a sleeper, but no one will ever tell him how cool it looks. He won't ever picking any chicks up in it. He won't ever do anything besides go fast in a straight line. He WILL beat other Honda kids however CUZ HIS VTEC CRACKS THE HARDEST YOOOOO!!! I'll take a sexy, fast, well handling car any day over that. I couldn't care less about "sleeper" front wheel drive cars... The main sex appeal for sleepers in a car race is because sleepers are the under dog in a race with a trump card up its sleeve. However i'm not a fan of this insight swap for its sleeper aspect instead I like the engineering involved. I like the insight for the aluminum chassis along with great aerodynamics. Honda spent millions to get this car with a low coefficient of drag down to .25. Considering our Celicas has a sleek body yet it still has coefficient of drag .35. That is a big difference. Hell the insight has a better coefficient of drag compared to the Nissan GT-r. What is there not to like when you mash together of the the greatest Naturally aspirated engine in the world with one of the most under rated chassis. |
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devilsden97 Honda K-Sight Jun 17, 2011 - 10:36 PM
dustin15brown Still fugly Jun 17, 2011 - 11:53 PM SupraKid I dont see how its gonna be 200hp and still be abl... Jun 18, 2011 - 12:05 AM njccmd2002 RE: Honda K-Sight Jun 18, 2011 - 12:07 AM epocsirhc I like it because it's different than every ot... Jun 18, 2011 - 1:38 AM azian_advanced it wouldn't be so fugly if they removed the re... Jun 18, 2011 - 7:33 AM Random_Stranger Cool, and next we shall be looking forward to seei... Jun 19, 2011 - 3:21 AM Hanyo for 20k that car is a bargain.
its not pretty bu... Jun 19, 2011 - 3:41 AM devilsden97 QUOTE (epocsirhc @ Jun 18, 2011 - 2... Jun 19, 2011 - 12:42 PM mak5603 Coolest K Series swap, hands down. Jun 19, 2011 - 2:46 PM devilsden97 coolest because its being swapped into a toyota? a... Jun 19, 2011 - 4:54 PM mak5603 There is a difference between a car that comes sto... Jun 19, 2011 - 7:08 PM epocsirhc Wow I hate to say you are wrong but you are in a f... Jun 19, 2011 - 7:42 PM
mak5603 QUOTE (epocsirhc @ Jun 19, 2011 - 5... Jun 19, 2011 - 11:46 PM SupraKid Since when is 200 fwhp "fast" and worth ... Jun 19, 2011 - 10:57 PM devilsden97 QUOTE (mak5603 @ Jun 20, 2011 - 12:4... Jun 20, 2011 - 4:03 PM mak5603 QUOTE (devilsden97 @ Jun 20, 2011 - 2... Jun 20, 2011 - 7:44 PM devilsden97 QUOTE (SupraKid @ Jun 19, 2011 - 11... Jun 20, 2011 - 4:10 PM njccmd2002 what the heck is a sleeper? Jun 20, 2011 - 4:15 PM Kwanza26 Different strokes for different folks. Jun 20, 2011 - 5:13 PM NYp8tBaller07 It is a very nice sleeper but not my cup of tea, I... Jun 20, 2011 - 5:36 PM devilsden97 1. Sleeper (N.)
Often reffering to what appears ... Jun 20, 2011 - 6:20 PM SupraKid Lets put a 2jz in a golf cart..that would be a tot... Jun 21, 2011 - 12:35 AM mak5603 Yamaha r1 motor in a go kart! Jun 21, 2011 - 12:51 PM SupraKid Yamaha r1 Engine in a celica Jun 21, 2011 - 2:03 PM mak5603 Scope some YouTube vids of the go kart, it's b... Jun 21, 2011 - 2:09 PM Valo666 I call BS on 45mpg + 200hp or that 350+whp 43mpg r... Jul 4, 2011 - 11:27 AM epocsirhc An Insight is way lighter than your Civic. It also... Jul 4, 2011 - 2:24 PM |
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