Corvette Powered Solstice!

My mechanic is actually putting a LT4 with T56 manual 6 speed into my 1999 miata...
Go see the web site of Rick Design to see the evolution, commin this april!

Follow the body work too !
Thx reading my comment

Antony Gilbert
www.bd2web.com

CB

all i can say is that although GM has had a few problems in the past i think they will surely recover. have you seen the new tahoes/subs and the new trucks are even better. they just need to apply the same thinking that they applied to thier new trucks/SUVs and cadillac. and you cant beat a corvette! thats the best value there is

What a car. If I remember correctly, that is the same engine in the 06 GTO.

Oooh, reading a bit on the non modded Solstice apparently it IS 50/50 weight distribution. Interesting. I just know that the Top Gear chaps hated it where as they adore the MX-5. Shrug. I really dunno.

Remember the Fiero? It was a cool looking car with horrible performance. After a few years of production the boys at Pontiac finally got a 6cyl installed and it was actually a bit faster than the Vette from the same year. Once the Vette boys in Kentucky found out that the Vette was no longer the fastest car in the GM stable, they got the car axed. Same thing will happen here, if they ever get this anemic ride some balls, they will crush it. Oh, and let's not forget the gub'ment do-gooders who see anything fun as a threat.

Taco

Actually Seff the motor is all aluminum and I believe total weight from the conversion is under 300lbs
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Does the Solstice have 50/50 weight distribution though? I don't remember even the original Solstice having that. I could be wrong though. I can't see how they can put a V8 (even if it is all aluminum) and keep the weight distribution without artificially increasing the weight in the back...

Paul, if you had bothered to read about the actual upgrades that Mallett had done to the car you would realize that:

1. Mallett upgraded the suspension, brakes and such to compensate for the power, and a Corvette clutch.

2. The stock tranny in the Solstice is out of a Chevy Colorado. More than capable to handle the V8.

This wasn't a fly-by-night upgrade that Mallett did to this car. It took them 2 months to work everything out.

Who cares?
Still GM, the fastest shrinking car company

217lbs here is a link to the people doing the conversion. http://www.mallettcars.com/solstice-conversion.htm

Actually Seff the motor is all aluminum and I believe total weight from the conversion is under 300lbs

Miatas aren't known for their speed whatsoever. They're slow cars. Small, super nimble, super fun to drive, but underpowered cars. If this Solstice really appeals to you, then you definitely don't fit the classification of people who'd enjoy a Miata.

Without knowing the specs, I can tell this car won't match up with a Miata in terms of nimbleness or driving characteristics just because to have a 'Vette engine, the weight balance will be completely screwed up. On the other hand if you want a roadster that's balls out fast (and screw handling/driving characteristics), then this car is great.

Though, personally for that money, I'd be looking in at a Z4. Or I'd get a top of the line MX-5 and pocket the 20Gs. :)

^Exactly, that much more power on the stock transmission? Sounds like a good way to blow a transmission.

I'd rather spend that 37 grand plus a few more on an elise.

Plus that Miata driver is gonna stick even with you if he has a Monster Miata, which have been around longer, and can be much cheaper with similar performance.

This is an utterly absurd concept that really doesn't take into account other factors of performance like suspension, weight distribution, and proper transmission gearing.

I'll laugh when it falls apart in 3 years.

May also want to note that this was featured in Car & Driver back in their Feb. 2006 Issue.

"Could you just imagine the look on the Miata driver’s face when you disappear from him?"

And this is a rare occurance for you?

Jim Thompson you are so full of it. I have owned several GM products that I raced on street and track for years without any problems. My current car is a 2002 Corvette Convertible that runs great, gets 30 mpg on the highway, and turns heads wherever I take it. You can flog the daylights out of it all day at the track and turn the AC on and drive home in comfort. Your statment has no credibility at all. Think before you write, a brain is a terrible thing to waste.

ha ha you americans are so funny! I have three letters for you T - V - R. They have been sticking massive V8's in small cars for a LONG time now. And they can still get 20+ MPG! Good try though, those are some nice numbers.

"Fall apart like a GM car"? You need to stop hating americans my friend.

yeah that is pretty damn awesome, but i think a V10 Viper engine would be alot faster!!!!!!

Well I'll be damned if I didnt see this on the digg front page!

...and for $37,000 there are a lot of cars that handle better and won't fall apart like a typical GM car.

Oh Man....this Corvette is UGLEY !

wow this thing is a beast! Only thing is by the time you convert the solstice with a corvette engine- one could purchase a corvette hehe.

great tuner car though. Is def a huge sleeper

lucca

Awesome looking car with a nice, monstrous V8 engine. Could you provide some pictures of the rear? How many horsepowers does that engine have?

Oh my god man they are greats