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If you have never heard of the Mallett LS2 V8 Solstice, it is the Shelby GT-500 of the Ford Mustang, The honey butter on fresh loaf of cracked bread, The whipped cream topping on an otherwise dry and lifeless gingerbread cake!

Back in 1997, two brothers by the name of Chuck and Lance Mallett, who had been in the racing scene for 26 years prior to, founded a performance shop dedicated to some of GM’s finest automobiles. In over 10 years Mallet has produced some pretty impressive vehicles, and today we pay tribute to that time honored tradition of making the fast, even more insanely fast.

Mallett V8 Pontiac Solstice (and Saturn Sky)

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Take your standard 2.4 liter (0-60 in 7 seconds) base Pontiac Solstice (Saturn Sky), slam it with a 400 horsepower Mallet (a.k.a. Corvette LS2 engine), and you instantly have a roadster that is poised to make minced meat out of just about every exotic roadster out there. Imagine the jaw drop of a Porsche 911 Carrera S driver as he realized he has just been bested by what would appear to be a base 2.4 liter Pontiac Solstice. If only he had looked around and noticed the Mallet badging (or the deep rumble of a V-8 might have been a hint), perhaps he would have saved himself from a heap of embarrassment.

The Mallet Solstice was built as a stealthy war monger, featuring a completely stock look (even comes with the stock single exhaust), that performs nothing like stock! All the goodies are packed inside. There are no giant wings, alien front end dams, triple chrome 24” dubs. It’s all about engine stuff, with none of the fluff! Packages are available up to 900 horsepower (turbocharged). Believe it or not this type of conversion is even backed by a respectable 2-year, 24,000 warranty, which judging by the type of characters looking to indulge in this type of power overload, I’d say that takes some courage on Mallet’s part. Only 100 of these stealth machines will ever be built according to their website.

Mallet Cadillac CTS-V

When was the last time you saw a Cadillac dust a Dodge Viper? Well, with a 471 horsepower Mallet, that just might be fathomable. The Cadillac CTS-V kit comes with a rebuilt LS6 (or LS2) engine, with all the trim, including suspension upgrades, billet shifter, body graphics and the same 2-year/24,000 warranty as the Solstice (Sky)

Mallet Cadillac Escalade

Cadillac Escalades are pretty common these days, but not many folks will have ever heard of a Mallet edition. The conversion involves the addition of a Rotrex supercharger, which pushes the Cadilac’s stock 400 horsepower from its 6.2-liter V8, up to 550 horsepower. Add some suspension, 22” dubs, Corsa exhaust, custom hood, grill, and body emblems, and you just became your neighbors new best friend!

Mallett Corvette C6 & Z06

Probably Mallet’s most famous conversions are their Corvette’s. They handle all C5’s, C6’s, and Z06’s. The C6 and Z06 get a little porting, matching, camshaft, springs, pushrods, exhaust, suspension upgrades, and a few other goodies, but probably their most exciting offerings, is a transplant of the LS7 (427 cubic inch) powerplant into your standard automatic LS2 C6.

With the Mallet C6 conversion package you get the drysump oil system, camshaft, and custom bodywork to turn your C6 into a 505 horsepower Mallett Z06. Of course, supercharging your Corvette is always an option too. Quite frankly your limitations when working with Mallet are only your imagination and the thickness of your wallet.

Okay, I talked myself into it. I’ll take one of each!!!