{"id":69696,"date":"2021-03-31T16:01:10","date_gmt":"2021-03-31T21:01:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=69696"},"modified":"2021-03-31T16:02:06","modified_gmt":"2021-03-31T21:02:06","slug":"honda-insight-with-a-420-cc-single-cylinder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=69696","title":{"rendered":"Honda Insight with a 420 cc Single-Cylinder"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=69707\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-69707\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"69707\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=69707\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Honda-Insight-with-a-420-cc-Predator-single-cylinder-01.jpg?fit=1413%2C795&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1413,795\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Honda Insight with a 420 cc Predator single-cylinder 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Honda Insight with a 420 cc Predator single-cylinder&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Honda-Insight-with-a-420-cc-Predator-single-cylinder-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Honda-Insight-with-a-420-cc-Predator-single-cylinder-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Honda Insight with a 420 cc Predator single-cylinder\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-69707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Honda-Insight-with-a-420-cc-Predator-single-cylinder-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Honda-Insight-with-a-420-cc-Predator-single-cylinder-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Honda-Insight-with-a-420-cc-Predator-single-cylinder-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Honda-Insight-with-a-420-cc-Predator-single-cylinder-01.jpg?w=1413&amp;ssl=1 1413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_e1W-VZ1ygjbKQGjXB1f4g\">Robot Cantina<\/a> has spent the last six months building a very unique Honda Insight. The project started by removing the 1.0 L ECA1 inline-three, hybrid system, exhaust, fuel tank, clutch, and more. Then they installed a 212 cc Predator single-cylinder motor with a Comet 44C Magnum CVT to the five-speed transmission. The Insight achieved a top speed of 44 mph after bumping the engine&#8217;s output up to 9.33 hp. They eventually swapped the 212 cc motor for a 420 cc Predator single-cylinder motor. They plan to increase the engine&#8217;s output with a turbocharger. You can follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=x7EqWfFXhkI&#038;list=PLM6D65cXMZH-gSlS7FN3Zq8l87U5mYj0s\">project&#8217;s progress here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=69705\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-69705\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"69705\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=69705\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Honda-Insight-with-a-420-cc-Predator-single-cylinder-02.jpg?fit=1413%2C795&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1413,795\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-title=\"Honda Insight with a 420 cc Predator single-cylinder 02\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Honda Insight with a 420 cc Predator single-cylinder&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Honda-Insight-with-a-420-cc-Predator-single-cylinder-02.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Honda-Insight-with-a-420-cc-Predator-single-cylinder-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Honda Insight with a 420 cc Predator single-cylinder\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-69705\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Honda-Insight-with-a-420-cc-Predator-single-cylinder-02.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Honda-Insight-with-a-420-cc-Predator-single-cylinder-02.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Honda-Insight-with-a-420-cc-Predator-single-cylinder-02.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Honda-Insight-with-a-420-cc-Predator-single-cylinder-02.jpg?w=1413&amp;ssl=1 1413w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/wFDpmgLptkU\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/6kAMeATsU60\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/DEkOBkiLtiI\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/EEcrNviqaNg\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_e1W-VZ1ygjbKQGjXB1f4g\">Robot Cantina<\/a> via Guillermo<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Robot Cantina has spent the last six months building a very unique Honda Insight. The project started by removing the 1.0 L ECA1 inline-three, hybrid system, exhaust, fuel tank, clutch, and more. Then they installed a 212 cc Predator single-cylinder motor with a Comet 44C Magnum CVT to the five-speed transmission. The Insight achieved a&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=69696\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Honda Insight with a 420 cc Single-Cylinder<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":69707,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","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_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_wpcom_ai_launchpad_first_post":false,"_jetpack_hide_featured_image":false,"_jetpack_featured_image_duplicate_dismissed":0,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[269],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-69696","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-insight"],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":55707,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=55707","url_meta":{"origin":69696,"position":0},"title":"1995 Harley-Davidson with a Harbor Freight Single-Cylinder Motor","author":"swaptastic","date":"May 12, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"The team at Bikes and Beards purchased a 1995 Harley-Davidson Ultra Classic at an auction with a RevTech 110 ci V-Twin and six-speed transmission. 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