is there a comparable truck to my 93 454SS?

Question

I am looking for a true performance truck, not a worker but a rider, half ton short bed, all other bells and whistles, preferably with the 4:10 gear in the rear. I enjoy being the stoplight bandit! as my father, who is deceased now was the GM of a pontiac, buick, gmc dealership, I no longer have access to the order criteria, by the way I am not a youngster by any means, just a individual that has had performance in his blood for almost his entire life, from drag cars--Bstock-- Bsports-- Dstock-- to E mp by switching manifolds, to the dirt tracks in a latemodel, three night a week racing, while going to college, working a fulltime job, and raising a family,, oh and I almost forgot one trip in an a-gas rail--in the 8's at about 160 at the time, along time ago, enough about me --- I want a new hot truck that is comparable--give me copo numbers, something off the beaten path, a oner if you will!!!!!

Answer 1

Unfortunately for us GM guys the (now discontinued) Lightning is the "hot truck". The SRT10 may still be in production, I'm not sure. The Silverado SS was a complete disappointment [nice going GM :( ].

Now, having said that, there are TONS of performance parts available for the new GM trucks and they will FLY once they're hopped up.

Answer 2

The Ram SRT10 is about as fast as a truck ever got. Thye were available with either a standard cab or a quad cab. the standard cab models had a six speed manual while the quad cab models had an auto. The Viper V10 had tons of power. The standard cab models were good for about 12-15 mpg on the highway. Hennessy had turbo charged SRT-10 Rams with over 800 hp. This truck was really the king of all sport trucks.

Ford also built the Lightning from 1999 to 2003. They were offered with a supercharged 5.4 and were a drag strip favorite. They ran high 13s stock, and were easily modified to run deep into the 12s with bolt ons. When Ford builds a supercharged engine, they built it right. The short block on the 5.4 was capable of handling 600 hp easily.

After the 454SS and Cyclones, GM never really had a performance truck. Yeah, they have the newer Silverado SS, but it is nothing like an SRT10 or a lightning.

I bet a new Silverado with a standard cab, two wheel drive, and a 5.3L V8 is probably quicker than a stock 454ss was.

Answer 3

Dodge still has a V10 w/ the Viper engine in it... The SRT10.

If your wanting that much power, I don't have the specs off the top of my head, but as a lover of Dodge, I'd have to say the SRT10 would be the way to go.

Answer 4

Ford Lightning is about the only other one I can think of. Altholugh I heard that Dodge had a truck with a fully tuned Viper V-10 in it. The Ford was supercharged 5.4L. good luck.