hello,

was sitting around thinking today looking at the car and i thought about what it would run like with a Grandnational engine in it. the 1986 and 1987 Grandnational (or T-Type they have the same drivetrain without the Darth Vader looks). had a 3.8 turbo V6, fuel injected, and intercooled making 245hp (thats a laugh it was more than that). since i owned a Grandnational in 1986 i know a little about them. the stock V6 was running some where around 15-18 pounds of boost and there are guys today pumping over 20psi out of that little engine. in stock trim the Grandnational with skinny tires and a very heavy G-Body would run 13.9 in the quarters. with just a set of sticky tires, a computer chip change and no cat mine ran 13.0 in the quarters. today some of the guys are running high 11's to low 12's and thats not even with nitrous and still street drivable. some of them are even running the bigger 4.1 V6. there is a lot of aftermarket parts for the 3.8.

if a LS7 can be shoe horned into the little solstice why not a turbo V6. the V6 would probably put less weight on the front end (probably not much less) so it wouldnt upset the handling, they can be built easliy from anywhere from 400-500hp. probably with a stock step up with a 1000lbs less weight than what the grandnational weighed the car would run in the 12.9 range.

the reason i thought about the Grandnational drivetrain and not the turbo or supercharged Grand Prix is the Buick is rearwheel drive where the Grand Prix is frontwheel drive. the 3.8 is almost industructable.

i know i will never have the money or the expertise to do it but just thought it might make for a very fun ride. love to see one done. just a thought.