The first day of track testing of the Mallett V8 Solstice is complete with great results. The V8 Solstice (as seen at SEMA 2005) was able to match indentical track times as a 2005 Z51 Corvette on the same course!

Test conditions were 60 degrees (20 degrees cooler than the Z51 test). In addition, the V8 Solstice ran cooler than the Z51 which suffered from oil overheating (300+ degrees) after just 8 laps. The V8 Solstice was able to run 10 laps without exceeding 240 degrees in oil temperature. More testing will be executed this week, stay tune for actual numbers.

How'd the brakes hold up? Was there much fade in the later laps?

Waiting for more information on the 3 runs from yesterday. The rotors are 13" on 19" wheels, hopefully the brakes held up well. The pads used are the standard street pads sold in the conversion, not a full race pad.

Based on my limited experience, that's not good...

Or do you mean the pads are a special pad that is on the car from a conversion (not the production pads?)...

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Yes, these are standard performance pads included in the conversion. The full race pads would have made for a better run at the track, but they tend to damage the rotors over a short time and requires rotors to be reworked or replaced. Racing is an expensive hobby.

You can actually take the V8 Solstice out on the track? I didn't see roll bars in those pictures, seems like a death trap if you lose it in a corner.

We live, die and come back ,then do it again. Life itself is a risk. So enjoy it the way you want die.

You be surprise how production cars are track tested, some don't even were a helmet

Still on the stock tranny/rear diff?

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Moving to Performance section.

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I want videos!!!!!
The LS2 exhaust note with the Solstice has to look and sound awesome. Can anyone get vids????????

Please!!!!

Waiting on pictures from Mallett, he has promised. Here is one taken on the road from SEMA...

Hey Terp, If you can get some videos and post them up on this forum I bet Chuck will sell another 20 conversions! Serisously that's how STS sold all their turbo kits was with their online videos:

Here's my car:
At Sema
quick launch

Somthing like this would be perfect for your car:

nice and smokey

That's good news to hear. With the race weight being a little less than the C6 I would expect better trap speeds in the quarter. With that conversion the car is damn near 50/50 in weight balance, and with their suspension upgrade, that thing has got to be just plan out fun. Although it matched track times I bet it felt faster and lighter, and maybe more fun than the C6 at the track. I can't wait to jump in one. haha.

Jay

I would think it would be the other way around. They have added more weight to the front, which is the heavy end in the original equasion. As far as I have heard, they haven't transfered any weight to the rear, so I would assume that the car is now further from the supposed 50/50 ideal rather than closer.

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