Street truck build
 

I’m new to this forum but not to the truck world. Not too many people are building modern street trucks but I’ve always wanted to build one. I’m looking for a regular cab V8 but one that can handle forced induction on stock internals. Anybody know what I should be looking for?

Your best bet for a GM truck would be a 2005-2007 NBS body style in my opinion. It's before the AFM engines and they will already have the better H beam connecting rods that can handle big power. Making 500-700hp would be easy enough with a supercharger or turbo charger depending on what engine size you got.

You'll still need to upgrade the transmission on the half tons to a 4L80e and get a better rear end locker because the stock unit will just explode.

should I look for the 6.0 or 5.7 (or does it really matter since I do plan on turbos or a sc)?

Not going to find a factory optioned 6.0L in a regular cab 1500. May find a reg cab long bed in a 2500 which would also provide the 4l80 trans. Your V8 RCSB options are going to be 4.8 or 5.3L and I would go for a 5.3 if the option were there. If a power plant swap is in the cards, go with either.

RC is 5.3 but that's fine with boost unless you really need over 5-600 then buckle up for $.