A Guide to the Honda Insight - The Aftermarket Ep. 3

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[@d0cx]

And like that, Gears and Gasoline single-handedly raised the value of Insights

[@alexelrod242]

Yeah, kinda pissed about it 🤣

[@doritos6548]

DAMN IT LOL

[@boyman999]

Bullish on insights

[@AustinHampton594]

Nah, they were about the same 3 years ago

[@nalong55]

Not really…

[@itspique]

The insight content we didn’t know we needed.

[@Fluffynator-hm5hq]

Gave us some insight to how the car works huh

[@jaybird5040]

FOUREALZ BEE!!!

[@GearsandGasoline]

We're kicking off The Aftermarket again for 2022! Obviously no one was clamoring for a guide to modifying Insights, but what platform WOULD you guys like to see us cover next?

[@benjagt9319]

I've got a nissan cube that I'm having difficulty modifying... XD

[@benjaminsjodiin]

Volvo wagons 240/740/940 🙏

[@yovannyvasquez3916]

civic

[@alexelrod242]

5th gen accord Celica gt four st205

[@John-md3ld]

1st or 2nd gen eclipse.

[@chaselewis24]

So you're telling me that the special midnight premier of this video wasn't intentional? 🤣 Great video, guys!

[@mry82]

Haha, that is the one I watched!

[@f86tune48]

I could tell by the v2 in the title

[@ahmedirfan9614]

Wow Never thought we'd get good content on honda insight. I love the fact that your channel is dynamic and covers a variety of topics and Aspects of the car world. Keep up the good work guys, we love your content. you never cease to amaze us.

[@therealboofighter]

Have you seen 100percent Jake?

[@JD-rq7il]

Magnesium oil pan*, block is aluminum. Mine has like 220whp and runs 11.90's at 117mph. Such an awesome chassis.

[@johnpatterson3598]

Damn! Did you do the K24 swap? If so, am I able to just leave the hybrid batteries in the car & the new engine & batteries will sync with each other?

[@JD-rq7il]

@@johnpatterson3598 no, you don't use the batteries for any swap. The swaps aren't hybrids. I have a D16 turbo, not a K swap

[@Zadnak1]

I don't think they emphasized enough how bad the factory hybrid batteries are. Honda was replacing them under warranty within 2 to 3 years when this car first came out. Do not expect 8 to 10 years or more like a gen 2 or 3 Prius gets on it's battery. The manual transmissions also eventually break. Third gear usually goes out due to a worn synchro. Otherwise, awesome video! I love the Insight content. Keep it coming! -Previous Gen1 Insight owner who loved every minute of driving it.

[@tracnunya7165]

yeah, thats why i replaced my honda cells with prius cells 4 years ago, and no problems ever since :)

[@cheese2287]

2007 OEM Honda pack still going strong in my Citrus

[@johnpatterson3598]

@@tracnunya7165 how do you do that? Any websites or links would greatly be appreciated.

[@tracnunya7165]

@@johnpatterson3598 well, I am the only person on earth that has so far.. there are some vids on my channel I may make a more detailed one, my NET is terrible so long length videos are a problem

[@tracnunya7165]

@@johnpatterson3598 kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGPGdox-mbeso7s

[@JafardaLT]

Finally "The Aftermarket" is back. Best series for me.

[@andrewamidala]

Had mine 6 years paid £3000 for it. They are now being advertised on ebay for £8000, IMA finally given up. No road tax and insurance £150 a year! Everyone asks me about it, even got a crowd looking at it in the car park at a country fair last summer. Toying with a new battery as my commute is 60 miles a day. The ULEZ in London is being expanded and my office is in the expansion soon zone so no brainer. Even without the IMA battery I got 67.4 mpg today. Great vid keep up the good work!

[@RAVI-do2vz]

This gives me major og old g&g vibes with the interviews and the overall style

[@nicksanzi8820]

"i"ve never had a problem" cut to "It's got a new engine in it."

[@CumBrianFries]

I mean he did explain that it was his fault for letting it run out of oil...

[@jameschristensen1658]

yeah cause he skipped oil changes ya doof

[@rushnerd]

I thought that was funny. No doubt they are rock solid, but so are both of my quite old Toyotas and I've had to do a hell of a lot to them.

[@gfisher270]

This is how I feel about my Fit. It's an awesome car and serves its purpose. A little more aftermarket parts for the Fit though. If they Fit could get 50+ mpg with 4 seats it would be even better.

[@bentracy7463]

Ever since I saw Rob had an Insight I've thought about getting one - now I want one even more. It really seems like a great daily when your fun car gets 14mpg or worse. :)

[@sammythewhammy69]

And what might that fun car be?

[@bentracy7463]

@@sammythewhammy69 A 1980 RX7 with a custom 12A turbo EFI conversion.

[@Mazhura_13B]

@@bentracy7463 def worse lmao. My RX8 is not the best either but maaaan those 6-9k rpms

[@sigmaprojects]

Insight are just the odd car that seems to hook some people, including myself. I got mine thinking just to save gas and not do anything with it. Fast forward and I started doing all kind of things to it like figuring out what gears you can swap and such. Just a blast to drive around town, definitely the mantra of driving a slow car fast kind of fun.

[@ankurlee-vakil4063]

This brings back memories of my 2004 civic hybrid with a manual. I loved that thing dearly. 55 mpg, light weight and had tons of wheel options. Keep this series alive please!

[@michaelblacktree]

I think it's cool to see a car channel making hybrid / hypermiling content. Modifying cars isn't always about going faster. Sometimes it's about better fuel economy. The guys trying to squeeze another mpg out of their hypermiler are just as passionate as the ones trying to shave another tenth off their 1/4 mile times.

[@edayala9171]

My best mpg was 76.3 over 200 miles on my 5spd manual 2000 insight

[@x1tekja]

When mine was stock, I was able to get 78 but that was at 65 mph straight flat highway probably with a tail wind. After the battery died, it was cheaper to k swap it. Now it is absolutely a much better car than I ever expected. Sporty, fun , reliable, fast, good cargo capacity for trips, and surprisingly fuel efficient. It is a completely different car but it is astounding how great of a job Honda did on the engineering of this car from the divetrain to the chassis.

[@isa7458]

This is my favorite car hands down. Love seeing other people love it as much as I do.

[@tylera733]

These are the type of videos I missed seeing on this channel. Learning about what others are into in the car world.

[@alexelrod242]

I like what lht performance was doing to the insights a few years back. He would take northern customers that lived in hilly areas and install his own oem style turbo kit to bump up the power enough to where they didn't struggle to get up a hill

[@EllieSky]

This definitely made me appreciate the insight way more than I did before. K-swap and 50mpg?! The aftermarket support reminds me of my 97 Saturn. Kind of an overlooked car but the people that do really like them will find a way themselves or with community help modifying them

[@tcparker2]

I never knew how rad the insight really is. Honda put so much passion into their vehicles.

[@allenmaracle7937]

I was here for the midnight dirty delete

[@SantanKGhey1234]

Honda insider here... for every Insight, S2000 and NSX produced from the original Tochigi factory... Honda actually lost $$ for every unit tht rolled off the line.. there was so much R&D, precision components and materials that went into these cars... also back then the NSX and S2000 didn't travel down a traditional assembly line... each body traveled in carts, stopped at each assembly station for 1 worker... then that worker would push the cart to the next worker...

[@baboracus]

Japanese car manufacturers seem to have a lot more respect for the consumer or they're just better field slaves.

[@VeritasEtAequitas]

@@baboracus Homogeneous population has a lot to do with a high trust society and maintaining productivity.

[@DirtyFiST69]

I love when people do cool stuff with unusual, uncommon or overlooked cars. Great video, thanks for sharing BB, LB and Luke.

[@jontalll7247]

An Insight would be interesting car to convert to full electric.

[@SimpleThingsOne]

Basically a tesla it would be then ... With a honda badge

[@nyxie_wolf]

@@SimpleThingsOne not at all it would be a electric car because not all electric cars are cloning/copying Tesla that can drive trough air/wind way easier than a Tesla could it would also be a lot lighter even with batteries and it would still have a pure driving experience unlike with a Tesla.

[@SimpleThingsOne]

@@nyxie_wolf yes I agree.

[@rodovelazquez]

Insight Aftermarket Final v1

[@jacklougheed4561]

Ah yes, another one with a terrible sleep schedule.

[@rodovelazquez]

@@jacklougheed4561 It seems we are a lot indeed

[@rodovelazquez]

But jokes aside... Great video guys!!

[@ricecakeFTW]

Being a gear head, I drive a Prius. It has its reputation, but as someone who appreciates excellent engineering and efficiency, they are hard to beat as a daily appliance.

[@kodielance6731]

"I'll pay extra for the insight" "Um... No... How about that evo X instead" "Nah, who likes that rigidy sht, I want the insight"

[@FRIEDWINGZ17]

Shout out to these guys and all the insight owners out there keepin them alive. Funky little cars, honestly love them haha. Another great video as always yall. I really enjoy these interview style ones. Keep it up!

[@leviclark2573]

Insight owners unite! Been daily driving for years now. Best $1600 I ever spent

[@tougewagon]

Drove one of these across the country(from az to North carolina, I drove it from az to somewhere in Oklahoma) and it didn't skip a beat. Battery has been completely dead since my buddy got it for 900 bucks over a year ago. 274k miles and it didn't even put a fight to not do it lol

[@VS666]

I love these little nuggets it's always fun to see a clean one for sale from someone who doesn't care much for it

[@smoothALOE]

I always thought these were the weirdest-looking cars, but I’m endlessly fascinated by them, too.

[@garyg9815]

as someone who owns a gen1 honda insight, i loved this that car is truly amazing.

[@coopkink]

Ive known about these insights for a while but this just confirms eveything. Im so down to just drop everything i have and get one. Just thinking about all the money i could save or revert to mountain bikes lol

[@Golds_442]

Fun fact: the Dodge Daytona had a drag coefficient of just .28 back in 1969. Crazy what automotive engineers can do with a goal in mind

[@cglan_9748]

An ev swapped 20y/o Honda is lowkey my dream car. I think the Insight would be a sick looking electric swap. Before seeing videos on it I never realized how good it’s stock mpg is.

[@04dram04]

The insight is the greatest honda to build on. The low weight and aerodynamics are unmatched

[@baboracus]

Any salvage yard should strip the car down to the chassis and sell that.

[@rhettnichols6978]

Where did you get these Exsight floor mats!?!?! I have an insight and haven't found new mats. Thanks for this video... glad to see Insights getting all this love. Mine averaged 68 mpg on a highway drive down the east coast : ) much less driving around the city day to day (in the 40s). Also I agree: I have had mine (it's a 2000) since 2006 and replacing the big battery has been the only major repair ( and it's expected). Had one other minor issue with a window that quit working right. Now I'm trying to deal with some water leaks due to aging seals but overall it's amazing.

[@brakinglate8828]

I watched the first 11secs like 12 hours ago when you guys accidentally posted it lol

[@TheGav0071]

Yesterday I saw an insight for sale on autotrader for $18k!!! I laughed my ass off. It made my day.

[@spirovarelis9637]

Love this video, in the process of building a J32A2 with a tl 6 speed.

[@alexforbes9805]

Heck....now I want an Insight. Great job on this video guys!!!

[@markzuckerbergette6185]

I didnt realize how cool insights were. Makes me really want one

[@BPBomber]

6:55 these two definitely need their own channel

[@commandersavage2]

Thanks you having a car show I can watch with my kids.

[@smallpebbleboy12]

I had no idea there was a performance insight community

[@HirschPower]

Just bought mine the other day!

[@Rose.Of.Hizaki]

this video was quite insightful ᴵ'ˡˡ ˢᵉᵉ ᵐʸˢᵉˡᶠ ᵒᵘᵗ

[@camwoodsend2097]

I can’t believe I watched this and was riveted to the content. Who knew? Any interesting insight video is made by talented people….well done.

[@artursterentjevs3168]

Thanks for the insight

[@anthonylocsei9716]

You MUST have a (2000-2006 Honda Insight Hybrid EL-1 IMA Battery Grid Charger) Ebay item. Cost about $250. I been using them about every 2 months in the past 8 yrs . Restores IMA battery perfectly well. The author of this clip should have been telling you about this.

[@lcq4blackstar]

Miss my insight so bad... was slow as shit but loved it for getting insane mileage and for a solo long distance commuter it was absolutely perfect! Some things that should have been mentioned are the rear hatch gear for release is always going to be broken ($8.00 3D printed option worked flawless tho), front lower control arm bushing are trash and potentially completely separate (I made a DIY for polyurethane replacements on those) if not corrected the alignment is all over the place and down right dangerous. Rear suspension absolutely needs to be upgraded for ride comfort, handling and weight carrying (HybridRevolt offers 30% stiffer springs + compression adjustable dampers, about $380.00). OE Bridgestone RE 92's are sometimes impossible to get, expensive for their size and your mileage will drop if you run anything else. $500-600 worth of extra battery maintenance charger and stick to a monthly 2 day drain and charge schedule if you want to keep the 20+ year old pack still operating... Oh and be ready to deal with a constant P0420 code (secondary oxygen sensor with a non-fouler fixes it for about 4-6mo). Once in "mexico" I got it to register 101mph on the cluster which I thought was quite impressive, but also terrifying!😂 Honestly tho, if you do a 75+ mile daily commute this car will pay for it self in no time. Thank you G&G for the great content and covering the Insight, brings me back.

[@jameshaulenbeek5931]

Gotta say, while it is heavier with only a little more power, my 1991 Civic with it's DPFI 1.5 could get ridiculously good fuel economy. At one point I was hovering around 60 mpg at 70 mph with around 40ish in stop and go traffic. It's currently getting infinite/0 mpg's sitting around...😶😔

[@jasonsong86]

This was peak Honda the mid 2000s. After 2010 Honda was going down hill. My 2021 Passport was made so poorly, it made my 2017 Mustang look good.

[@baboracus]

Honda should have never let Americans build anything on the cars.

[@jmirsp4z]

a VW Lupo 3L can do 78 mpg... has a 1,2L three cylinder tdi engine...

[@frilandfilm1]

and it has rear seats

[@lynnmckenney1987]

We didn't get the lupo in the US.

[@frilandfilm1]

The Audi A2 3L has the same drivetrain as the Lupo, it gets the same mileage. The A2 has the same coefficient of drag at 0.25 as the insight.

[@jmirsp4z]

@@lynnmckenney1987 same here in finland but they are not hard to get... i had one but just a boring 1,4 version

[@ibby5923]

The successor to the insight imo is the cr-z 6speed manual and ima powered. Plus it's bigger

[@rhettnichols6978]

i have always found it bizarre those look more like insights than the new insights do

[@thelongwinter362]

it goes to show you that you can have fun with any car

[@wanglee21]

Wow 11 second with a K-swap and still getting 50-60mpg's. Now that's amazing!

[@spencersgarage]

Nice! My 1991 Civic DX hatch gets 38-42 MPG… I’m happy with that.

[@PistonsProps]

Never would I have imagined I’d enjoy watching a video on Insights. Crazy world we live in. 🤪

[@johnhutchinson1663]

Very insightful

[@toniwonkanobi]

Man. Never even looked twice at this car. now I want one!

[@MoonRammer]

rob dahm is gonna love this video

[@_hanz73]

I honestly love Honda Insight

[@paulevanson9947]

Now I want one. Merry Christmas to myself

[@GLTCEJ2]

Fellow insight owner and mine is even citrus yellow!

[@vegardulven9515]

This really gave me some insight on the insight

[@michaelsparrow8033]

I f*****g love both my g1 insights...

[@christopherpollard7244]

Man them green car wheels look like the bbs's on my old vr6 passat. I just d-d-d-d-dayumned....

[@hondainsight421]

Great video! I got my first insight 3 years ago and currently own two. One 2000 silver daily driver 265k, put 20k miles last year with all in cost (gas maintenance registration and insurance) of 12 cents per mile. My other one is a project, either going full electric or l15b7 swap with cvt .

[@rhettnichols6978]

I have seen a handful of videos about this and I'm curious - why change an insight to all electric? There are electric cars out there... Is it the aerodynamics or something else about the car you want? Or why not take a gasoline car and change it to electric? These are already so awesome / efficient and there aren't many left. (Not meaning to be argumentative - genuinely curious because I've seen several people doing this!)

[@hondainsight421]

For me I don't see a reason to fix the current hybrid battery when it dies. This car is so light that going full electric will require a far smaller battery pack then almost any other conversion. And since it is ight a full gas engine swap will make it a little hot rod

[@rhettnichols6978]

@@hondainsight421 Thanks!

[@mustang_5197]

imagine a 600 hp turbo K-swap on one of these chassis. amazing little car

[@JulianVR4]

Yooo shout out to that red 3000GT in the driveway @ 3:29 !

[@nickmarsden]

“Haha I don’t change the oil in my daily driver because it’s so reliable haha oops I replaced the engine because it had no oil and I didn’t take care of it.” I’m sorry, but neglecting your car by not doing basic maintenance means your lazy and is not something to be proud of.

[@joemama38]

As a 2002 Honda Insight owner, oh my god, FINALLY

[@medhanshjani]

They glammed it up

[@HunterN3rd]

Y’all are aware that in about 3 years the first VW Lupo 3L are going to be able to be imported to the us they get 78 mpg on diesel

[@agenericaccount3935]

Pretty great Insights here. Huehuehue

[@sox775]

I want to keep the insight stock as possible. Gets rid of the engine/hybrid drivetrain and k series swap it

[@Morgyp34]

This reminds me of the article I read back in 2007 the K-sight

[@mattjames8350]

love this car.. have 2..soon a third

[@abolfazlg8667]

Really amazing engineering !! And such great car for what it is ( & even for what it isn't :)

[@roscoes-wetsuit1]

Lol, I thought the title was a bit odd on the upload before this

[@MatheusHenrique-gn8nq]

i did the math and you can run 1148(ish)km in one tank of fuel out here in brazil with these cars. my car is considered excelent in fuel economy and i barely get over 700km with it, i want this car now xD

[@speedacademydave]

Y'all just made this video to pump up the price on your Insight. I see you, Bens. I see you.

[@needcraft21]

I wish that the CRZ got this much love, the aftermarket for these isn't that big as well unfortunately

[@Matthewwpace]

Alright guys, let’s not all go make a run on Honda Insights now. But this video totally makes me want one

[@SlowZX2]

We need short Ben's ZX2 to make a comeback on the channel. A S A P

[@bluearcherx]

Not going to lie, the LAST thing I expected in this video was to see Jon from TRE. I took my Talon to him 20+ years ago when I was in high school for transmission work.

[@R1ch354]

Its honestly a beautiful car if you take away the skirt/spat. I really want one

[@emilionaranjo5894]

Thank you for the honda insight content, amazing.

[@redddd5333]

Do Honda Fits next

[@rickyspanish5243]

How insane gas prices are these days I'd be thrilled to have this car for 60% of my driving.

[@robevans916]

Such a shame Honda didn’t produce these in the same volume they did of the CRX. CRX was hugely popular in the 90s and early 2000s in AutoX and road racing because it was a great, light Honda with infinite swap potential. This is the real successor to that, but the low production volume means prices are still too high. And the CRZ - well…

[@thatcopenguy]

if I'm not mistaken the Insight was sold at a loss, but it was a great exercise for what can be done with hybrid technology/ achieving the most mpg. The CRZ however... was underrated. That this is still a really dope car.

This is rad, I had no idea this existed. Thanks for making this video.

[@grscum]

Wasn’t this posted last week? Good stuff!

[@andrewfloresca8422]

been looking for one for so long

[@CinemotiveShopcraft]

Dan O'Donnell!!! Great to see you man!

[@michaelroshko7067]

God I miss mine so much. Bought it for $400, put 35k trouble free miles on it over the span of a year and a half, then sold it due to financial reasons for $3k about a year ago, and still regret selling it to this day. I drive a Prius Prime now, and while the MPG is the same, if not occasionally better then the insight, nothing can match that little eggs soul and character.

[@baboracus]

How do you sell a $3k car for financial reasons and drive a prius prime now?

[@michaelroshko7067]

@@baboracus Sold it about a year before that comment, was in a much rougher spot financially at the time

[@onegreenev]

Prime vehicle for a kick ass all electric setup. Fast and long range are all within the reach of this vehicle conversion. Or a turbo diesel but the way the economy is going I'd say electric is the way to go. Im bringing home one next week. and looking for another.