just curious to see if anyone else has considered this insanely expensive swap
seeing as the ls7 alone would run you $15k

 

As soon as I hit the Lotto,quit my job,pay off the house,and add 5000sq. ft. to my shop,it's the next thing on my to do list.
So,probably not gonna happen in my car,but if someone does it,it would be *** kickin',wouldn't it!?

 

yes it would be, in the most recent episode of Hot Rod Magazine they did a final write up on the ls7 solstice with a t56 and the thing pushes 585 hp and as expected beats the new z06 vette and on top of that it weighs less than the stock solstice (not by much though) the hot rod solstice not only beats the vette but also the lamborghini murcielago, ferrari enzo, and the porsche carrera gt. runs a 10.77 1/4 mile and has other crazy stats to match.
and it looks amazing too. dual 3 in. exhaust with the pipes exiting through the center rear in a custom cf diffuser. IMO i don't see why gm doesn't put out at least a limited production run of this car and a sky version also because gm designers were a major component of the project and many of the parts used are original gm!!

if i had the cash i would shell out for an ls7 solstice!

but i would also drop an ls7 and zo6 drivetrain into my 89 formula.

 

I'm sure it will happen eventually, but as of yet I don't think anybody has done it. I don't think it will ever be as popular as the LS1/LT1 swaps, but there will probably be a few brave people with $$ to spend who will do it.

 

Gimme an LS7, and I'll make it fit

 

There is guy in my area that already has a running LS7 in his 80s Monte SS

 

hah if i had money to be giving away ls7's i would have done it myself by now
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that's gotta be one fast monte!

 

cause GM wants the new rwd ecotec motor or whatever to be a popular and hobby engine on the same level as the small block chevy. I think thats kind of what i read once in some magazine. That worthless GM dream fades when you can fit an LSX engine in the bay.

 

I think he ran a 11.70 with no tuning and a 1.9 or so 60ft

 

picture that in a 3rd gen.

 

From the sitehttp://www.montecarloss.com/ubb/ultimatebb.php?ubb=get_topic;f=17;t=011978Would love to get that setup in my Monte.Jp

 

Hawks told me he was doing one now!

 

...Ever seen "40 Days and 40 Nights"? Do that... take bets on how fast I get it in and running

Winner takes the cash left over after the LS7 is paid for

 

nice!
i hope the rumor is true and i wanna see it when it's done!

 

That is the guy I was refering to :-)

 

I recognize that the picture above is from HotRod's LS7 Solstice. I certainly wouldn't throw it out if one was given to me.

 

Has anybody even done an LS6 yet??? I dont think I have seen one of those let alone a brand new LS7. If I had that kind of money I would go with the 572

 

yeah but could you fit a big block like that in a third gen?

 

i think you can fit a bigger one than 572

 

but even if you could fit a big block in a third gen, why would you take up all that space when you could have a 427 small block that weighs less and doesn't take up as much room and still makes a lot of power?

 

so you can say you have a 572, about the same reason as saying you have an LS7.

 

i guess you make a good point

 

Where did you find that picture? I live in Mooresville, NC and theres an F-body shop called F-body Motorsports maybe 20 minutes away from my house and last time i visited, there was 91' (I believe) black Firebird with an LS7 engine with almost that exact same appearance as that one (carbon fiber, dual cold air intake, etc). They said the guy that owned it is about to hit the $70k investment on that car.

 

that picture is not an ls7 in a 3rd gen

 

not to be an a-hole but if u did the math and looked at parts u can get a roller assembly and rods and sleves for half the price of the hole motor and use a ls1 or 2 block but its just an idea

 

if you gave me the money for an LS7...... id build you a motor that was alot faster.... lol.


the LS7 is amazing because its a stock motor. but thats just a STARTING POINT.. if you want to go fast, and have a daily driver motor.... just get a nice forged shortblock in whatever displacement you desire, and run aftermarket LS7 style heads, with a camshaft to match your taste....

 

Read the text at the bottom of the picture.

No, it isn't a picture of a 3rd Gen.