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BAD BOW-Silverado XST
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX
Posts: 6,431
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How tell if your truck looks bad @$$!!
If a guy with a '90 454 SS follows you about 1 mile to Homedepot to ask if you want to race.
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Garage Queen Material
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: USA
Posts: 4,129
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Re: How tell if your truck looks bad @$$!!
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My other Love
Join Date: Aug 2001
Location: Castlegar B.C. Canada
Posts: 4,085
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I dont think so. Those 454ss's haul ass. Dont mess with a big block unless you have something good. Its like when I posted about that kid with a honda civic who thought he could beat a Grand National
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yeller
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Twin Cities
Posts: 13,826
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the 90's 454 SS trucks are dogs from the factory...if i remember right they only ran like low 16's to high 15's in the 1/4 mile.
They may have big blocks but the performance isn't there...the potential is though! -Jeff |
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Gentleman Jim Driver
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Poulsbo, WA
Posts: 1,550
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I remember when those came out I was working changing oil at a fast lube place. One day we had Shelby Dakota (the first small block dodge Dakotas) and a 454 SS in at the same time. The 454 had 15 more hp than the Dakota, pretty sad that GM couldn't do better than that!!!
Of course I know with some tweaking the, big block will spank the mopar all day long.
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BAD BOW-Silverado XST
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX
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Mid 16's to high 15's? No wonder he looked at me fun when I replied to his question on what I run. I told him mid 16's with good traction.
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Join Date: Mar 2000
Location: Blue Ridge, Tx
Posts: 1,172
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All those trucks are good for in stock trim is burning gas and tires. They were/are truly dogs. If tweaked, they can run decent, but not much better.
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Iamnotanofficerofthelaw
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Turlock, California
Posts: 352
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Those are some sweet rides with alot of potential.
I don't see why your 350 wouldn't spank him. The 305, nope. ![]()
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Join Date: Jan 2002
Location: Houston, TX
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BeWarE tHe eViL CrAnkTOe!
Join Date: Oct 2002
Location: Yukon, OK
Posts: 3,605
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You should have just run him right then and there. They are terribly slow pigs as stock trucks. Yes they can be made fast but so can a Pinto!!
I had a 94 S10 SS bone stock, and used to cake walk those all day long in it.!! haha
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2000
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Posts: 1,492
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I agree those 454SS trucks are pigs. What a disgrace for Chevy those were.
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Iamnotanofficerofthelaw
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Turlock, California
Posts: 352
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NO WAY!!! Stock they may be pigs. But ANY big block truck has potential. And they didn't look that bad either. Having 230 HP and close to 400 lbs. tq. in 1990 wasn't bad at all. For the time. They may be pigs stock, but work one up like you would any other truck and you've got a monster. I don't see why you some of you guys put them down but there more practical and more attractive then the new SS. Thats if the new SS keeps its crap ext. cab form.
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Gentleman Jim Driver
Join Date: Nov 2002
Location: Poulsbo, WA
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Iamnotanofficerofthelaw
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Turlock, California
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Yeah I saw that. I actually kinda like the new front ends. I also like the idea that it is stripped down. Like the old bare bones muscle cars. No carpet, 6 spd., no pw, no power doorlocks. You don't need all that if you've got a race truck. ![]()
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I'm back with 2nd truck!
Join Date: Feb 2002
Location: Texas
Posts: 3,775
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Gimme my 3.73 rear setup in back and I'd take him
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BAD BOW-Silverado XST
Join Date: May 2000
Location: Senior Member from Austin, TX
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I wanted to race him after I looked under his hood. It was bone stock. Only thing he did was remove the stock air cleaner and added a 14X4 open element. I looked at his tires too. No way he was getting traction with them. I thinks it would have been close. The little smog pump sure would have put a fight. Maybe next time.
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