Saturn's Sky and...Solstice?

**AKIRA** · 04-09-2007, 06:54 PM

or is it Ion?

Either way, the turbo charged ones, are these actually fairly decent cars? I mean, they are rear wheeled driven and light as hell.

I am wondering if they suffer from the 350z or s2000 syndrome. Meaning, modifying themis like modifying a modified car.

**99blueZ** · 04-09-2007, 07:04 PM

Originally Posted by AKIRA

or is it Ion?

Either way, the turbo charged ones, are these actually fairly decent cars? I mean, they are rear wheeled driven and light as hell.

I am wondering if they suffer from the 350z or s2000 syndrome. Meaning, modifying themis like modifying a modified car.

yes i like them, but i hope you are a small guy because they interior is cramped. I'm 6'2 and i didn't fit in the solstice at all. I had the seat all the way back and could operate the pedals comfortably.

As far as modding - i don't know. But most any turbo car is easy to mod and crank up boost. Or go another route as i know a LS2 fits in there!

**Hot Black Trans-Am** · 04-09-2007, 10:52 PM

I've hear they have a special type of fuel injection with the turbo and are harder to turn the boost up. I didn't look into it a lot. I think they are neat cars. I'm sure they can be cranked up a lot easier then the 350Z's & S2000's.

**AKIRA** · 04-10-2007, 03:29 PM

Yeah they call it "direct injection." How much more direct is it?

The pontiac doesnt look that bad and its cheap. I am surprised we dont see more of these modded, hence the previous question.

**Hot Black Trans-Am** · 04-10-2007, 03:46 PM

Originally Posted by AKIRA

Yeah they call it "direct injection." How much more direct is it?

The pontiac doesnt look that bad and its cheap. I am surprised we dont see more of these modded, hence the previous question.

I looked around for stuff a couple of months ago, but there was no info on modding them. There might be now.

**AKIRA** · 04-10-2007, 03:49 PM

Theres gotta be. Or at least some info that dictates why they ARENT being modded.

**SexyTransAm** · 04-10-2007, 03:51 PM

i love em i saw a Solstice with a built LS7 in it and i blew a nut

**Hot Black Trans-Am** · 04-10-2007, 03:51 PM

From what I understood the direct injection plays a role in that. I guess it's not the easiest thing to work with.

**AKIRA** · 04-10-2007, 05:39 PM

But what does direct injection mean? Isnt our injection system "direct?"

**Hot Black Trans-Am** · 04-10-2007, 05:51 PM

http://www.gm.com/company/gm_exp_liv...lv04_03_en.pdf

Here's a link to some info about the motor. I remember reading on another forum about turning the boost up but you need to do something with the injectors (probably computer tunning) because they don't automatically inject more fuel for more boost or something.

The direct injection puts the fuel injectors right into the combustion chambers and not the intake.

**Wesman** · 04-10-2007, 05:59 PM

Originally Posted by AKIRA

But what does direct injection mean? Isnt our injection system "direct?"

The fuel injector is actually mounted in the head, as opposed to being in the end of the intake manifold runner, as in our cars.

The result is better fuel economy, more power, and better fuel atomization and distribution.

**AKIRA** · 04-11-2007, 08:33 AM

Wooooowwwww. Hmm, any drawbacks to this type of injection? Seems that if these injectors have to be reprogrammed, that its just limited to the these model cars. In other words, I cant see how a direct injection setup couldnt automatically inject more fuel when the computer sense more air...

**02Hawk** · 04-12-2007, 04:59 PM

I almost bought a Sky Redline Turbo 19psi of boost factory

but I got my hawk. Test drove the sky but didnt like the fact of only 2 seats. For the cross fire body style just wasnt for me. But there is a place that does an LS1 swap!

**Wesman** · 04-12-2007, 08:08 PM

Originally Posted by 02Hawk

I almost bought a Sky Redline Turbo 19psi of boost factory

but I got my hawk. Test drove the sky but didnt like the fact of only 2 seats. For the cross fire body style just wasnt for me. But there is a place that does an LS1 swap!

Mallet does LS swaps for Solstices and Skys. I've seen them in person, they shoehorned an LS7 with a T56 into a Solstice. Can't even imagine how fast that is lol. All the different packages are listed on their website, everything from S/C add onds to the LS2 and LS7.

**87rocket** · 04-13-2007, 05:36 PM

Get a Miata instead.

I have a 94R (SCCA factory showroom car). There are tons of mods that can be done easily. Flyin Miata and Bell (BEGI) are among some of the names that provide turbo and supercharger systems. You can easily make high 200Hp numbers that are lighter than a Solstice/Sky.

I ran a non-GXP Solstice with my Miata, he took me off the line, but the road had a curve to the left and I never saw him again after we got into the turn.

A turbo-Miata will sneak up on a lot of unsuspecting folks. I have had/ridden in plenty of muscle cars, and every time I think I want to go back I break out the Miata and drive the wheels off it.

The Sky/Solstice look good, but way too hard to tear into.

**Hot Black Trans-Am** · 04-16-2007, 11:53 AM

To bad the miata's are so ugly. The interior is also way more cramped inside.

**87rocket** · 04-16-2007, 05:14 PM

If you think the Miata is cramped, get in a solstice or sky. The beltline is so how you can't even rest your arm on the window/door. You are burried down in the belly.

I looked at a Solstice GXP. I like the looks of the Sky better. But GM is insane, the dealers are decking these cars out with air for $950????.....give me a better suspesion or bigger turbo. Not air...in a convertible.

**Hot Black Trans-Am** · 04-16-2007, 05:19 PM

I didn't get to drive the Sky or Solstice yet, but will be soon. I sat in a Solstice this winter and it felt like it had more room than the Miata's have. I did drive a few Miata's already and couldn't stand it.

**AKIRA** · 04-16-2007, 05:27 PM

In FL, we need AIR...or A/C.

I didnt consider a Miata cuz it doesnt havet his much power out of the box. If I wanted to do custom work, then Id just buy any car and get to work.

I asked curious about these cars cuz with the power they already make, maybe you can get more out of them with bolt ons.