Jeff Mackens is having his 1995 Suzuki Cappuccino transformed by the fabricators at Charlie’s Custom Creations in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. The company is hard at work stuffing a turbocharged 2.4 L Ecotec (LE5) inline-four into the engine bay. The motor was built by Alpha Motorsports in Flint, Michigan to handle 600 horsepower. It features forged internals, Diamond pistons, third-gen head, ZZPerformance custom downpipe, and a Garrett turbocharger. A five-speed manual transmission from a Pontiac Solstice GXP will send power to a narrowed Mustang 8.8-inch rear end with 3.73 gears. Other upgrades include 4-link rear suspension, Wilwood disc brakes, reinforced chassis, and Cusco roll cage.
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He’s gonna need Lotus Elise seat replacements to be able to fit once done. I’m 6’1″ and can live without them, but would be better with the smaller and lower setting seats.
I run kirkeys in mine at 6’6. The lotus seats are such an expensive replacement.
That motor looks cartoonishly huge in such a tiny car. Love it!