It's running a lot better now:
It's running a lot better now:
Those are going to be insane, I've got the gen 1 V setup on my firebird with a lot of weight pulled out of it and they grab like you wouldn't believe.Originally Posted by LT1Pat
If you come across a cobra in the wild, wipe it off and apologize.
Do you still have the 2.4 and electronics?
Ever think about building the 2.4 into a mini monster of sorts? I know it's about 1/3rd the size of an LS7 but im sure you could get decent power/reliability out of it.
Denny Villemure
PSSSSSSST!
Vortec 4200 Turbo IROC-Z on 15psi
10.85 @ 126mph
They are gigantic, even bigger than the Z06 ones:
The motor that came out of it was a turbo 2.0 DI ecotec (redline). I already got rid of it dirt cheap, it felt really slow for 290hp. They do get really good gas mileage (34mph highway @ 70) with great reliability. I thought about doing something with it but I don't think I could get motivated doing a 4 cylinder swap into anything unless it was a golf cart or something.
I've got a low mileage 2008 Sky RL myself, babied since new, and I'm drooling a little at this thread. You want to come over and convert mine once you're done with yours?
I've wanted more power myself, and so far, have held off buying a tune. But an LS swap has always been on the radar too. It's just hard to stomach gutting the power train from a fully functional, low mileage car... at least for me. Then again, maybe I'm just poor! Pat - What do you think you'll have invested in the swap when it's all said and done?
Totally understand the brake upgrades too - stopping power on a car as fast as this one is (even in stock form), is bad.
Bonus with the new IP is you got rid of the squeaky plastic. Another minor nuisance.
Decisions, decisions... LS swap in the Sky, or sell it and buy a used C6 Z06?!?!?!?
Last edited by Killjoy; 03-02-2016 at 01:10 PM.
Drooling over here, those calipers are monsters!! And to think, they're no slouch on the huge ass V, in that little sky you're going to be doing endos lol.They are gigantic, even bigger than the Z06 ones:
There was a guy at an auto-x i ran in that had a LS3 swapped sky that he towed around with a SRT8 jeep, i wanted to live his life.
Last edited by chunkybs; 03-02-2016 at 01:57 PM.
If you come across a cobra in the wild, wipe it off and apologize.
The cost of the conversion is basically the cost of the motor and trans and finding some C6 parts. I've found that the car is almost identical to a C6 corvette so you can use almost everything off of a C6 including the motor mounts. If you could find a truck LS motor/trans for less than $2-3k then the entire conversion would probably be around $4k after buying the C6 radiator, fans, etc. Maybe add $1k if you wanted an aluminum block motor. You get to re-use the stock 4 cylinder computer because it's the same one they used in V8's but you'd want to start out with a V8 engine harness.
I didn't think the stock dash was squeeky, but the high pressure injectors did make a constant ticking noise.
I would get a C6 Z06 before trying to make a Sky fast
I've got a low mileage 2008 Sky RL myself, babied since new, and I'm drooling a little at this thread. You want to come over and convert mine once you're done with yours?
I've wanted more power myself, and so far, have held off buying a tune. But an LS swap has always been on the radar too. It's just hard to stomach gutting the power train from a fully functional, low mileage car... at least for me. Then again, maybe I'm just poor! Pat - What do you think you'll have invested in the swap when it's all said and done?
Totally understand the brake upgrades too - stopping power on a car as fast as this one is (even in stock form), is bad.
Bonus with the new IP is you got rid of the squeaky plastic. Another minor nuisance.
Decisions, decisions... LS swap in the Sky, or sell it and buy a used C6 Z06?!?!?!?
Wow, nice build. I like the body style better than the Solstice, what turbos are you using?
93 Mustang
87 GN
They're borg warner S366's. I agree on the body style, the solstice is pretty ugly to me but I know a lot of people prefer it over the Sky.
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