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skyster said:400 is impressive but i bet within a year of the release of the sol some lunatic will have 400 with the stock motor and a turbo.
I seriously can't wait to see the pictures of that.... I've been buggin delnari about it.brentil said:That's what Delnari keeps refering to is happening to his Solstice and eventually his Sky.
Cowboy said:Does anyone out there remember the sunbeam tiger. A car a lot like the sky with a shellby full blown 302 if remember right. Good getting killed in.
The LS2 V8 is a chevy small block engine with not a lot of extra weight. The engine is being mounted into the engine bay at the best possible position to counter the driver's weight and give optimal front/rear distribution. Mallett Cars build street legal racing machines that offer the best street/track performance. No worries about the handling being upset with this. Actually the car will handle better, stop shorter, and have higher grip than stock. Oh, the acceleration will be a little improved too.skyster said:it'll be insane to see a sol or sky with a v8 but dont you think thats a little over kill? the companies spent alot of time and $$$ to get the 52/48 weight distro, and with a v8 your throw that out the window. 400 is impressive but i bet within a year of the release of the sol some lunatic will have 400 with the stock motor and a turbo. that weighs alot less (i would think) then teh 8. thats me though and more power to whoever wants a v8 in their ride. im just not 1 of them.
Also, you have to realize there are plenty of cars that handle extremely well without coming close to the 50/50 ratio. Yes, 50/50 weight ratio is a wonderful thing, but there are plenty of porsches and other vehicles that get by just fine with numbers far from 50/50. And as mentioned above, although a v8 would change that ratio, it won't change it as bad as you seem to think it will.skyster said:it'll be insane to see a sol or sky with a v8 but dont you think thats a little over kill? the companies spent alot of time and $$$ to get the 52/48 weight distro, and with a v8 your throw that out the window. 400 is impressive but i bet within a year of the release of the sol some lunatic will have 400 with the stock motor and a turbo. that weighs alot less (i would think) then teh 8. thats me though and more power to whoever wants a v8 in their ride. im just not 1 of them.