Custom Mid-Engine Corvette C5 Features Dual LT4 V8 Motors: Live Photo Gallery
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The annual SEMA Show in Las Vegas has a reputation for attracting some of the wilder builds out there, but this custom, one-off mid-engine Chevy Corvette stands out, even among the craziness that is SEMA. Say hello to the GT-SSC, sporting dual supercharged LT4 V8 engines.
This custom machine started life as a 2001 Chevy Corvette C5, but after Gordon Tronson got his hands on it, it’s now rocking four-figure output and a head-turning custom body.
The name GT-SSC stands for “SuperSuper Car,” so let’s start with the performance. Mounted behind the cabin are dual 6.2L V8 LT4 engines, which team up to essentially make the GT-SSC a twin-supercharged 12.4L monster. As a reminder, the LT4 V8 is the same engine equipped by the C7-generation Chevy Corvette Z06, third-gen Cadillac CTS-V, Chevy Camaro ZL1, and Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing.
The two 6.2L LT4 V8 engines run in parallel at the command of a single throttle, with output hitting at a claimed 1,300 horsepower and 1,300 pound-feet of torque. And that’s a lot, especially stuffed into a car weighing only 3,200 pounds.
To make this complicated project run, Tronson turned to Hotwire Auto out of Mena, Arkansas for the wiring. Hotwire Auto is also responsible for the programming required to get the dual ECUs to function as needed. Interestingly, the engines feed a single 4L60E automatic transmission. The TCM and transmission wiring was done by PCS.
Beyond the crazy powertrain setup, this one-off mid-engine Chevy Corvette also runs a fully custom exterior designed by Rick Houle. The front end is low and wide, stretching out in a V towards the squared-off rear end. The tail incorporates quad exhaust tips.
In terms of dimensions, the body measures in at 194 inches in length, 87 inches in width in the rear, and 46 inches in height. Further exterior features include a set of Schott wheels, while the custom body panels are covered in “Corvette Blue” paint
All told, this dual LT4 V8-powered one-off Vette is a surefire attention-getter, no matter where it goes. Now we just want to hear it fire up.
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I wonder how it handles.
Like to know what they spent to make that thing.
I’d like to MAKE what they spent to make that thing….
Might be cool if it was designed by a professional. Instead it looks like a 90s import tuner car with a poorly designed aftermarket body kit. It doesn’t even have real metal emblems, just stickers
Jealousy rears it’s FUGLY head.
Stick to your moms Vespa, little claw. LOL
Claw is 100% correct!!!
all you haters suck until you do something worthy of being written about shut the duck up!
It looks like a Honda del sol!!! Sounds like old Bobby loves lil chick cars!!! And that’s totally ok!!!
And what have you built
Claw, I personally watch this build. Ignorance & jealousy are very obvious through your negativity & comments. Gordon is famous for his multi engines placed in his creations..
A question Sir, where’s yours?
I want more info and I want to hear it. How can it weigh so little?
Such a strange design. Looks like a bastard child of a Honda S2000, 1990s-era Nissan 300ZX, with a bit of second gen Fiero thrown in for good measure.
Those are definitely S2000 lights, and there are some clear Corvette parts in there (the middle of the thing seems to have a lot of Corvette in it), but why not use a Corvette front end? Why go with the sort of nondescript, “anycar” look that they went with?
If you look at other pics not included here, you can see the side view, which is pretty bad. The proportions are so screwed up to accommodate all that engine bay work in the back. I’d hate to go over expansion joints in this thing. It looks like it will crack in half pretty easily.
Show me an s2000 without projector headlamps. They may have come from civic or del sol, not sure. I agree with the rest of your points 💯
Bigger is not better.
What is this all about
2 mpg
double the ugly
Just because you can doesn’t mean you should.
Check out my web site DoubletroubleHotRod.com
OK, let’s run that baby down the quarter mile. So, it is more even now against, like the Plaid. They have 3 motors and this has 2.
4L60E?!? How long will that last?
By the looks of the tail pipes they never run it. It’s all show and a huge joke!!
Why call it a “mid engine” if both engines are behind the cabin in the rear of the body?
That’s what a mid engine is…. a rear mid engine would be like your Porsches where it’s behind the rear axle.
A Mid-engine is having the engine behind the driver but forward of the rear axle. If the engine were behind the rear axle, then the vehicle would be rear-engine.
Just wondering how you even yoke dual engines up to a single transmission? I’ve never managed to explore a job like that in real life, so somebody please enlighten me while I imagine strange looking transmissions with double ended bellhousings, output shafts, and the like.
They custom make adapters I imagine they use gears or gears and chain like a transfer case however I’ve never checked. In mad max fury road the gigahorse uses two 502s and a single trans. First they used a turbo 400 but it blowing up so they switched to an allison.
Considering it has a 4l60e behind it I have my doubts or it being driven much.
Frankenvette is ugly.
They custom make adapters I imagine they use gears or gears and chain like a transfer case however I’ve never checked. In mad max fury road the gigahorse uses two 502s and a single trans. First they used a turbo 400 but it blowing up so they switched to an allison.
They used a blithering 4l60e… they should have used an allison or maybe one of Chevy’s new crate trannies that are apparently pretty strong. The 4l60e along makes me kind of doubt that it’s driven or driven much at all. Nevertheless it was peculiar to see.
Xdavie The 4L60E can be made super strong by aftermarket trans rebuilders. Chances are it is highly modded to take the abuse of 2 LT4’s.
I am the first to agree that the trans may fail, so what put another one in maybe bigger this time
My 32 roadster twisted and broke the trans input shaft right off
DoubleTroubleHotRod.com
To those making jokes about this beast. That is the beauty of being a car nut. You can have your own ideas, and create your own dream ride. That is what it’s about.
you know what.?.?..why is there so much HATE in this world ? who gives a flying duck what the car is this fella created it…. got it into the SEMA show and has all you low life idiots throwing hate bombs at him!! That’s really messed up until any of you can reach SEMA SHOW STATUS, keep your fat carp spewing mouthes shut!#!….REALLY!!!
I like this guy he hit it right on the nail, where were all these wonderful car designers when we were building it
in a two car garage, with very little, all made by hand
Like Vince says lets see your projects so we can also comment on, or are you haters just a bunch of couch potatoes.
Just for your info I built 10 Lamborghini replicas way back full tube chassis, alloy interiors, 350 chev with Porche transaxle, got sued 5 milllion dollars by Lamb to stop.
Oh by the way after SEMA we took the said SSC for blast and at around 165mph sheared the converter bolts off. Thank you again Vince come to Vegas and I will take you for a spin