{"id":2395,"date":"2007-03-10T00:21:32","date_gmt":"2007-03-09T19:21:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=3"},"modified":"2017-06-04T01:45:55","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T06:45:55","slug":"mallett-ls2-solstice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=2395","title":{"rendered":"Mallett LS2 Solstice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Solstice-with-a-LSx.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16427\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=16427\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Solstice-with-a-LSx.jpg?fit=800%2C494&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,494\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Solstice with a LSx\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Solstice with a LSx&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Solstice-with-a-LSx.jpg?fit=800%2C494&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Solstice-with-a-LSx.jpg?resize=620%2C383&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Solstice with a LSx\" width=\"620\" height=\"383\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-16427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Solstice-with-a-LSx.jpg?resize=620%2C383&amp;ssl=1 620w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Solstice-with-a-LSx.jpg?resize=600%2C371&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Solstice-with-a-LSx.jpg?resize=768%2C474&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2007\/03\/Solstice-with-a-LSx.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>If you are in the market to upgrade your solstice give Chuck Mallett, owner of Ohio-based Mallett Cars, a call and ask for his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mallettcars.com\">standard ls2 package<\/a>. Blessing the car with 400hp gives some impressive numbers: <!--more--><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>0 to 60 mph: 4.4 sec<\/li>\n<li>0 to 100 mph: 10.2 sec<\/li>\n<li>0 to 120 mph: 14.8 sec<\/li>\n<li>Standing 1\/4-mile: 12.8 sec @ 112 mph<\/li>\n<li>300 ft dia skidpad: 1.02 g<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>There is one draw back from this kind of extra power; wheel slip. This thing spins the tires in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd gear. Plus with the stock solstice transmission you have to shift once more then the normal T-56. Although his websites shows he is going to offer the 6 speed soon. Mallett offers six packages for the solstice with many additional upgrades. Check out <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mallettcars.com\/index.html\">his website<\/a> for more details.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are in the market to upgrade your solstice give Chuck Mallett, owner of Ohio-based Mallett Cars, a call and ask for his standard ls2 package. Blessing the car with 400hp gives some impressive numbers:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[71],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2395","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-solstice"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":83406,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=83406","url_meta":{"origin":2395,"position":0},"title":"2006 Solstice with a LS2 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"March 8, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"This 2006 Pontiac Solstice will be auctioned at Mecum in Glendale, Arizona on March 16-19. 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