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Thanks to everyone who responded to my previous post about replacing the Insight battery pack with the HCH pack. Judging by your responses, it seems this wouldn't be cost effective.
So, how about disabling the IMA all together and just running the car with the ICE? I know this would take some modifications, but is it do-able for a cost substantially less than the cost of a new battery pack?
I'm asking these questions, not because I am planning on doing this any time soon, but because I think the cost of a replacement pack will inevitably end up being too much for some of us, so I'm trying to find alternatives to it that would make the car useful for a while longer after the battery pack buys the farm.
BTW, how do you test the Individual cells in the Battery Pack? This would be useful to know for those of us who consider buying a used pack from a junkyard.
So, how about disabling the IMA all together and just running the car with the ICE? I know this would take some modifications, but is it do-able for a cost substantially less than the cost of a new battery pack?
I'm asking these questions, not because I am planning on doing this any time soon, but because I think the cost of a replacement pack will inevitably end up being too much for some of us, so I'm trying to find alternatives to it that would make the car useful for a while longer after the battery pack buys the farm.
BTW, how do you test the Individual cells in the Battery Pack? This would be useful to know for those of us who consider buying a used pack from a junkyard.