I was reading in the latest issue of Hot Rod magazine about a single cab SS truck designed by a Special vehicle manager. The truck will have a 6.0, 10.5:1 comp, 208 cam @ 50 514 lift and 116 LSA. It will also have special designed headers, 5 link rear fom a trail blazer, 3.73's and a 6 speed with a steeda shifter. All for 23,000. Its basically thier cheap truck with the rubber floor and cloth bench. Check it out the truck looks pretty good. Available through all dealers the first of 2003.

 

if they actually come out with this i will be surprised. Looks too good to be true. Even though i would rather have an auto than a stick... <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> 10.5:1 stock compression on a truck = <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />

 

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by really slow truck:
<strong>Looks too good to be true. </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Kinda reminds me of this truck.
And what did we get instead?
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You would need a lot less than 10 k to kill the Lightning. 3k for screw blower, 1l gor headers and xst, 1k in bolt-ons = 550 hp or more to the rear. Thats what I talking about.

 

I saw this on www.fullsizechevy.com:

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CHEVROLET SILVERADO REGULAR CAB SS: MAXIMUM PERFORMANCE, MINIMAL FRILLS

Manual steering, a simple bench seat and even rubber floor mats. They're all part of the minimalist approach to outfitting the Silverado Regular Cab SS concept vehicle - a slimmed-down pickup with a 395-horsepower 6.0-liter V-8 and six-speed manual transmission, designed to haul more than lumber back from the home improvement store.

Silverado Regular Cab SS joins concept versions of the TrailBlazer SS and Tahoe SS, along with production versions of Silverado Extended Cab SS and SSR roadster, at the 2002 Specialty Equipment Market Association (SEMA) show in Las Vegas to showcase interpretations of the new family of Chevrolet SS performance vehicles.

"If you look back at traditional hot rods and the heyday of the muscle car, serious enthusiasts always chose a vehicle with the fewest 'extras'," said Chevrolet General Manager Kurt Ritter. "Items like air conditioning and power accessories not only cost more, but added performance-robbing weight to the vehicle. In the '60s, it was common for a buyer to order a new Chevy SS model without a radio and, in some cases, a heater - just to gain a performance advantage."

The Silverado Regular Cab SS does have a radio and a heater, but puts a contemporary twist on the stripped-down muscle car theme. The engineering team responsible for the vehicle selected a Silverado Regular Cab because it is the lightest full-size pickup in Chevrolet's lineup (the Silverado Regular Cab SS weighs 4,190 pounds), and added only the necessary body enhancements to identify it as part of the Chevy SS family. Exterior appearance is based on the Silverado Extended Cab SS production model, including the new styling found on all 2003 Silverado light-duty models.

Under the Silverado Regular Cab SS's hood is another twist on tradition. Rather than a big-block engine and a four-barrel carburetor, it's a state-of-the-art, sequential port-fuel injected 6.0-liter small block V-8. The engine block is cast iron with a balanced rotating assembly. The cylinder heads are specially modified versions of aluminum Corvette LS6 units. They've been reworked to provide more airflow, and the volume of the combustion chambers was reduced to raise the engine's compression ratio to 10.5:1. The engine also employs a special high-lift roller camshaft, as well as a custom oil pan that features an elongated sump and a Corvette LS1 oil deflector. Horsepower is 395 at 5500 rpm, and torque is 409 lbs.-ft. at 4500 rpm.

"Bring more air in and push more air out of the engine, and you'll make more horsepower," said Ritter. "That's what the engineers did with this engine. It's tried and true hot-rod methodology in a thoroughly modern application."

Inside, the Silverado Regular Cab SS is all business. The basic graphite cloth bench seat offers unfettered access to a custom shift handle that's topped with a traditional Hurst shift ****. It stirs the gears of a T-56 six-speed manual transmission. White-faced gauges with the "SS" logo are the only other interior clue that this is anything but a workaday Silverado.

A proper performance stance and sports car-like handling were achieved with Eibach lowering springs and a solid 33 mm front stabilizer bar from Hotchkis Performance and Bilstein shocks. The springs and shocks work harmoniously to provide a firm, but compliant ride. At the rear, engineers swapped in the five-link suspension from a Tahoe, which required cutting the Silverado's production rear frame and welding in the Tahoe's rear frame section. The five-link design, which has two upper control arms, two lower control arms and a track bar, provides greater overall agility, as well as better control of side-to-side movement of the rear axle. The rear axle of the Silverado Regular Cab SS has a limited slip differential and a 3.73 gear ratio.

Although a concept vehicle, the Silverado Regular Cab SS provides a unique interpretation of the new family of Chevy SS production vehicles. The 2003 Silverado Extended Cab SS is the first production vehicle. Chevrolet will announce additional SS production models in the coming months and model years.

CHEVROLET SILVERADO REGULAR CAB SS VEHICLE HIGHLIGHTS:

*6.0-liter small block V8 (iron block with aluminum cylinder heads)
*Special high-lift roller camshaft
*Special Corvette LS6 cylinder heads revised for greater flow
*Combustion chamber volume reduced from 64.6 cc to 58.5 cc
*Custom exhaust headers
*10.5:1 compression ratio
*Cast aluminum oil pan with elongated sump and Corvette oil deflector
*Delphi engine management
*K&N air filter
*395 horsepower @ 5500 rpm
*409 lbs.-ft. of torque @ 4500 rpm
*T-56 six-speed manual transmission
*Centerforce clutch
*Manual steering
*Dual catalytic converters
*Fabricated 2.5-inch-diameter exhaust system
*Edelbrock RPM mufflers
*Brushed aluminum rectangular tailpipes
*Limited slip differential with 3.73 gears
*Five-link rear suspension from Tahoe
*Bilstein shock absorbers
*Eibach springs (1.5-inch lower in front, 2.25-inch lower in rear)
*Hotchkis Performance front stabilizer bar (33 mm solid)
*20 x 8.5-inch wheels
*Goodyear Eagle LS 295/55/20 tires
*12-inch brake rotors (dual piston calipers in front, single piston calipers in rear)
*Silverado SS fascias and rocker extensions
*Graphite cloth bench seat
*White-faced instruments with "SS" logo
*Custom shift handle with Hurst ball shift ****

<small>[ November 04, 2002, 02:31 PM: Message edited by: Scream ]</small>

 

from what i remember the magazine said the truck WILL go into production in late 2003.

23K + 10K in mods and you'd be killing lightnings <img border="0" alt="[hail]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_hail.gif" />

 

It says it will be available in the first half of 2003, but that truck has an engine they say was reworked by Wheel to Wheel Inc. in Troy, MI. doesn't sound like something that is going into production.

 

Everything looks great. It sounds like they will produce them, a lot better than the Silverado SS AWD XCab.

I think if I get one I'll have to put some carpet in it, and probably a better shifter (assumming it's similar to the crap ones in the f-bods), and some better rubber Goodyear LS tires??? yuck.

Add a blower and it's all good (though the high compression isn't very blower friendly...guess I'll have to save up for new pistons too <img border="0" alt="[Truck]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_truck.gif" />

 

most likely you could put 6.0 heads on it to lower the compression some.

Ryan.

 

Why would you take off the LS6 heads? That would be dumb. Just go all motor, nice big cam and some headers.

Alan