A few months back I got an email from my editor over at Honda Tuning telling me he had an unusual car he wanted me to shoot for a magazine feature. My interest was peaked and I had to inquire what the project was, when he told me it was a Honda Insight with a J35 V6 VTEC engine from a Honda Odyssey swapped into the hatch area and converted to rear wheel drive my jaw almost crushed my desk. What neither one of us knew was while the car had already been approved for the feature that did not stop the owner from continuing to modify the car. By the time I contacted the guys over at Mini-Tec, the people responsible for this mad creation, they told me they had to get it retuned because they just added a 35R turbo to the swap! Within a few weeks the “Frank-Insight” was tuned and was now pushing 400whp to the rear wheels and ready for its feature shoot.


















Want the money shots? Check my latest blog post to see the engine bay/rear hatch set up:

http://chadbeephotography.com/blog/2...uning-feature/

 

That is one Hybrid I would like to own!

I wonder how much heat enters the cabin from that engine config? Sweet custom work none the less!

Thanks for sharing!

 

I asked the same thing. He said he has driven the car for two hours straight and hasn't had any issues with heat. He built the car all himself, he is insane and a very talented guy.

 

Wow.

 

Reminds me of the old CR-NSX that Mahdavi motorsports built.

 

Hahha you must be old if you remember that car

 

Sad but true

 

great car and great pics. Def. a sleeper tho hah

 

I saw that car in person at NOPI '02.

Shut up

 

I'm there with you guys hahha

 

Ugly *** car, but some quality work there. Total sleeper and definitely belongs in the Nopi crowd from a looks standpoint