{"id":16305,"date":"2017-05-28T15:46:55","date_gmt":"2017-05-28T20:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=16305"},"modified":"2017-05-28T15:46:55","modified_gmt":"2017-05-28T20:46:55","slug":"honda-insight-with-a-k20a-part-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=16305","title":{"rendered":"Honda Insight with a K20A &#8211; Part 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Honda-Insight-with-a-K20-inline-four-06.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16306\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=16306\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Honda-Insight-with-a-K20-inline-four-06.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Honda Insight with a K20 inline-four 06\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Honda Insight with a K20 inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Honda-Insight-with-a-K20-inline-four-06.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Honda-Insight-with-a-K20-inline-four-06.jpg?resize=620%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Honda Insight with a K20 inline-four\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16306\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Honda-Insight-with-a-K20-inline-four-06.jpg?resize=620%2C349&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Honda-Insight-with-a-K20-inline-four-06.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Honda-Insight-with-a-K20-inline-four-06.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Honda-Insight-with-a-K20-inline-four-06.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Honda-Insight-with-a-K20-inline-four-06.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>LHT Performance in Pinellas Park, Florida started a new K-Sight project and will be releasing videos of the progress. The Honda Insight came from Alaska to have its three-cylinder engine and hybrid drivetrain replaced with a 2.0 L K20A inline-four and six-speed transmission. In this episode the team reassebles everything in a freshly painted engine bay and then takes it to the dyno where the K20 makes 200 hp and 146 lb-ft of torque to the wheels on 90 octane fuel.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n8A9pvfc5Ak\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Honda-Insight-with-a-K20-inline-four-08.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16308\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=16308\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Honda-Insight-with-a-K20-inline-four-08.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1280,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Honda Insight with a K20 inline-four 08\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Honda Insight with a K20 inline-four&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Honda-Insight-with-a-K20-inline-four-08.jpg?fit=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Honda-Insight-with-a-K20-inline-four-08.jpg?resize=620%2C349&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Honda Insight with a K20 inline-four\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16308\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Honda-Insight-with-a-K20-inline-four-08.jpg?resize=620%2C349&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Honda-Insight-with-a-K20-inline-four-08.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Honda-Insight-with-a-K20-inline-four-08.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Honda-Insight-with-a-K20-inline-four-08.jpg?resize=1024%2C576&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Honda-Insight-with-a-K20-inline-four-08.jpg?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCOX1L0v1ajtGjqdS1F2mbcA\">LHT Performance<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LHT Performance in Pinellas Park, Florida started a new K-Sight project and will be releasing videos of the progress. The Honda Insight came from Alaska to have its three-cylinder engine and hybrid drivetrain replaced with a 2.0 L K20A inline-four and six-speed transmission. In this episode the team reassebles everything in a freshly painted engine&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=16305\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Honda Insight with a K20A &#8211; Part 3<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":16306,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[269],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16305","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insight"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Honda-Insight-with-a-K20-inline-four-06.jpg?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":15719,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=15719","url_meta":{"origin":16305,"position":0},"title":"Honda Insight with a K20A &#8211; Part 2","author":"swaptastic","date":"April 23, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"LHT Performance in Pinellas Park, Florida started a new K-Sight project and will be releasing videos of the progress. 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The Honda Insight came from Alaska to have its three-cylinder engine and hybrid drivetrain replaced with a 2.0 L K20A inline-four and six-speed transmission. 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The motor produces 220 horsepower and features a RBC intake manifold,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Elise&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Elise","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?cat=260"},"img":{"alt_text":"Lotus Elise with a Honda K20A inline-four","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Lotus-Elise-with-a-Honda-K20A-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Lotus-Elise-with-a-Honda-K20A-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Lotus-Elise-with-a-Honda-K20A-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Lotus-Elise-with-a-Honda-K20A-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/08\/Lotus-Elise-with-a-Honda-K20A-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":17561,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=17561","url_meta":{"origin":16305,"position":4},"title":"2000 Insight with a K20 Inline-Four","author":"swaptastic","date":"August 15, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"The first generation Honda Insight rolled out of the factory with a hybrid powertrain that produced a combined 80 horsepower thanks to a 1.0 L ECA1 inline-three and 10 kW electric motor. 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