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Old 04-11-2006, 10:38 AM   #61
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So it's basically an LPE car tuned and assembled in Europe... very expensive mod at 24,000 euro for only 524bhp.

$20,000 will get you well over 500rwhp from any of the US tuners.

Even their 493hp version is 17,000 euros... for 493hp? You can get 490bhp from the LS2 with a decent cam and a tune and headers.

Hell, I have 480bhp from headers and cam in the LS6.

While it's great that the Euros have a tuner and a tuned car, the cost and power/performance is not worth it.

4 years ago Maggie SC cars with this power were news worthy, now they are just an expensive excercise. For the 90,000 euor they are charging, surely you would opt for a Z06.
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Old 04-11-2006, 11:11 AM   #62
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the vette god has thus spoken..........
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Old 04-11-2006, 08:09 PM   #63
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The Z06 isn't a drop-top: this is.

Outside of the US there is no real financial reason to own a Corvette, especially a tuned one or a Z06, as you get ass-raped with the cost.
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Old 04-11-2006, 08:20 PM   #64
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I am aware the Z06 is not a convertible - there are many modified convertible C5's andC6' around these parts that are still cheaper and more powerful and consist of ore mature packages than this one.

You would still be better off importing a modified car - it will be cheaper and faster and better made.

How many cars do you think Geiger make a year? Local tuners modify hundreds each year.


The fact that they sell"a lowering kit" is already warning sign that these Geiger folks may not be your best choice for Corvette tuning The Corvette is able to be lowered just by fidling with the suspension - no need for a kit, unless you need the spanner and a picture to show you what bolts to twist..

The same way Alpina and Schnitzer know BMW, there are other tuners that know Corvette far better than these guys.

I am guessing that their packages are all rebranded LPE parts anyway.
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Old 04-11-2006, 08:22 PM   #65
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Sure, there are a bunch of great 'vette tuners. What do you think of Mallet?
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Old 04-11-2006, 08:30 PM   #66
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Mallet, LPE, MTI, RSI, Katech, LG and few others all do relly good work.

And they are involved for the entire life cycle of the engines, and many of them have race cars they R&D on.

As an example, when the LS1 engine came out in 1997,it was 340 or 350 bhp, about 300rwhp - and in order to get 400rwhp you had to have a very radical cam, ported heads, headers, tuning and really good luck - and about $20,000 to spend.

ere we are 9 years later and the LS1 with LS6 heads (or the LS6) for about $3000, a cam, headers and a tune will produce 420rwhp easily. Even more for the bigger LS2.

Heads, cam, headers, radical cam and tune cars are putting about 460 to 480rwhp down (granted, those are not suitable for granma or grandpa to drive ) but yo uget the point.

Stock compression S/C cars would make about 450rwhp (or 510bhp - sorta like this kit) - but do not cost $20,000 - not even close - now a stock compression car can deliver 550rwhp or so.

Lower the compression and you can go as far as you pocket is deep

The Geiger car looks cool though -- and I am guessing if you were about to drop 90 large on a Vette in Germany, you already have a couple other cars and it's only money..
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Old 04-18-2006, 02:02 PM   #67
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old news....... :roll:

http://www.caranddriver.com/specialt...-solstice.html
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Old 04-18-2006, 02:04 PM   #68
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Old news? No. Mallet put a LS2 400hp into the soltice. NOT the 505HP LS7 from the C6 z06.


WOW! this is sweet, fuck Mallet, go for the big guns.

I actually met "Mr. Mallet" the guy who started that tuning company last weekend. My friend works with him at the NY Autoshow. Believe it or not :fist:
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Old 04-18-2006, 02:55 PM   #69
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It will be nice to see how reliable it can be... but for sheer 'show and go' this is the ultimate solstice at the moment! nice link thanks dani!
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Old 04-18-2006, 03:07 PM   #70
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No more or less reliable than a Noble or Radical
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Old 04-18-2006, 06:02 PM   #71
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actually met "Mr. Mallet" the guy who started that tuning company last weekend. My friend works with him at the NY Autoshow. Believe it or not
Hes a nice guy.. Drives pretty well too.. Blew his corvettes motor a few years back at ra and switched to his viper.. Said the viper was a handful.
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Old 04-18-2006, 11:50 PM   #72
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God damn that is nuts!
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Old 04-19-2006, 01:02 AM   #73
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mallett offers a supercharged engine with 505hp
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Old 04-19-2006, 01:42 PM   #74
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Originally Posted by graywolf624
actually met "Mr. Mallet" the guy who started that tuning company last weekend. My friend works with him at the NY Autoshow. Believe it or not
Hes a nice guy.. Drives pretty well too.. Blew his corvettes motor a few years back at ra and switched to his viper.. Said the viper was a handful.
Yeah he is a nice guy. My friend is working as a photographer at the autoshow.

I went down to NY last weekend and met up with my friend at the Mariott's bar in Time Square after he got out of the show. He was telling me about Mallet and how he has 1000hp+ Vettes and CTS-V's along with other high performace cars.

My friend told me that Mallet was mentioning that the CTS-V with 1000hp+ is a breeze to drive. "At 170mph I can let the back end get loose start drifting."
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