[Rockraven]

The EcoTech 2.4 is a great engine, but I'm a little concerned about the Aisin 5 speed.
I owned an '08 Solstice for a little over a year, and if there's anything I disliked about the car, it was the transmission. Looking forward to some real world road tests ( as well as testing it myself) to allay my fears.

 

[Tango]

What didn't you like about the tranny?

 

[dascrow]

What did you dislike about the transmission? Did you have problems with it?

 

[Rockraven]

Very pronounced lag between 2nd and 3rd. It just never felt like a sporting transmission. I now have an '09 Miata, and the tranny seems so much better matched to the engine. The Aisin was also very noisy (gear whine).

 

[Rockraven]

Oh, no mechanical problems though.

 

[Tango]

Imagine if your Solstice was 1000 pounds lighter or almost half the weight... I would hope it would be a bit more sporting then.

 

[Rockraven]

I'm imagining a 2.0 turbo swap. 260 hp. Giddy up.