[sm=gears.gif]IS THERE ANY TRUTH BEHIND THE RUMORS CHEVY IS GOING TO MAKE A 350 HP V8 COLORADO TO TRY TO TAKE ON THE F*RD LIGHTNING?????????????
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a colorado? i hope not a full size truck hopefully

colorados are just fancy s10s so i seriously doubt this

Saw it in a magazine yesterday that they were going to put a v8 into the colorado i dont know what the HP was but also they are a 4.4l diesel it the silverado most likley in the 1500 i think it had 310 HP and like 550 ft lbs of torque

fast colorado is an oxy-moron

Yeah , I saw that concept truck too. Its still in development

Id like to see another fast truck cause I was wayyyyy too young to get my hands on a S-10 Syclone so a Colorado thats got some ****in umph would be awesome cause the power to weight ratio would be awesome. :D Otherwise time to bring out the concept LS7 Silverado already hehe.

if they can get it to hook up i'm sure it would smoke the ford.

Saw on You Tube a 427 ci SS silverado concept. Single cab short box, looks great and sounds great.

Actually, the new Tundra or a SRT10 Ramare the present lightenings, so you don't need to wait for any maybe prototypes if that's what your looking to beat! I know you'd like to beat one with a GM, but for now you'll need a new Tundra, SRT10 Ramor a well modded GM. I seen the test of the new lightening's and their no faster than the previous one's were, which is sad for a 08' w/SC motor IMO! Damn, you got to love these modern day power wars, and they said the 60's was the muscle car era?

And I guess the 00's is the muscle truck one, fun war so far.

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And I guess the 00's is the muscle truck one, fun war so far.

Not just trucks, but cars also! Just look at what chevy did with the vette- Z06! Along with GTO's and alot of other big displacement motors that still get over 20mpg and run in the 11-13sec quarter range. I love this, but i'm sure theEPA will end our fun soon with rediculous mpg minimun ratings that will put a end to all of this!

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And I guess the 00's is the muscle truck one, fun war so far.

Not just trucks, but cars also! Just look at what chevy did with the vette- Z06! Along with GTO's and alot of other big displacement motors that still get over 20mpg and run in the 11-13sec quarter range. I love this, but i'm sure theEPA will end our fun soon with rediculous mpg minimun ratings that will put a end to all of this!


Well lets hope not lol! Modern technology is giving us engines that allow us to push this much power and still be street legal. But you're right it's kinda like a power revolution.

Actually the new lightnings are faster than the older ones. Compare a 99 lightning to a new one the hp difference is very significant. The 99 only had 360 hp stock and the new ones have over 400 hp stock. But if they do make a factory fast Chevy truck I hope it is a full size.

Chevy needs to get their nose out of the corvettes ass for starters. Company is too afraid to let other vehicles they have shine for fear of stepping on the vetts toes. The Dodge Dakota with the 5.7 is damn mean, so is the lighting, etc... Hell the vette is probably part of the reason the Trans am and Camaro we're killed off in 02. I want to see a power house Colorado, and that SS concept with a 427, single cab and short box. Good to know about the new lighting's, I have right around the same power as a 99 but the newer ones got me by about 40 horses it looks like :(

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Chevy needs to get their nose out of the corvettes ass for starters. Company is too afraid to let other vehicles they have shine for fear of stepping on the vetts toes. The Dodge Dakota with the 5.7 is damn mean, so is the lighting, etc... Hell the vette is probably part of the reason the Trans am and Camaro we're killed off in 02. I want to see a power house Colorado, and that SS concept with a 427, single cab and short box. Good to know about the new lighting's, I have right around the same power as a 99 but the newer ones got me by about 40 horses it looks like :(

I've been told the new Camaro will have vette power, but will cost more than a vette! So who'll be able to afford one? The camaro was a pony car that was to compete with the mustang for performance and price. Guess that will be out of the question unless you get a camaro with some basic V-8 in it. Hell even a top of the line stang, either a cobra or a Saleen or a Roush stage3 are all 10's of thousands less than a vette, or a new Camaro? I'm interested to see the new Challenger myself! Now, hopefully trucks will get this extra attention also as they can see there is a demand for it! If only Dodge put the viper power in a 4X4!

The new camaro has the same output as your GTO for ~$30,000. Of course first year production demand will drive the price up.
Z06 - I am sorry to say, Iwas disapointed. Not in thier power, but, Z06 was originally for big blocks only....Mmmmm......427/496/502.....I had visions of these motors with current technology in the vettes.
5.9 Dakota was a joke. My 305 toyota hung with them all day and only ran high 15's in the quarter hookin'.
Dodge is the one with the retail price challenge. The Challenger has it's own platform and unique suspension.....the cost of developement of these two items alone is hurting prodjected retail prices.

You can order a colorado with the 5.3 this summer,intake and exhaust easy 350hp, it should blow a turdra into the weeds.

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