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Fasterthanyou · 11-01-2004, 06:21 PM

Sorry but I'm a little confused. How would slapping in a 8100 engine in place of that small engine put it's price range in par with the srt10? The v10 isn't a cheap motor to produce. The 8100 chevy motor is a fraction of the cost. Through it in a SMALL truck (like the original 454ss pickup) add some AWD and you've got yourself a gas guzzlin sports truck. Think of it as a sports car that hauls ass (literally. yes I stole that from the syclone ad). Right now it looks like GM's trying to market the SS to shmoozing loaded fathers or guys that want a looker. Either one of those buyers could care less for the AWD. Just give them 2wd.... it won't be going off road anytime soon. Seriously, what's with the smallish engine n/a and heavy truck, that truck would probably be faster with 2wd.
The body appearances are way over-rated. I can't talke for everybody but if I were looking into a performance truck I could care less about it's appearance. The only thing it has to do is PERFORM.
I must admit, that new SS looks good appearance wise. Chevy is going back to their early 90's design styling ques where they were going for "dead sexy." instead of that bubbly boobily (late 90's).

11-01-2004, 06:21 PM	#12
Fasterthanyou Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montgomery NJ Posts: 1,271 iTrader: (0)	Sorry but I'm a little confused. How would slapping in a 8100 engine in place of that small engine put it's price range in par with the srt10? The v10 isn't a cheap motor to produce. The 8100 chevy motor is a fraction of the cost. Through it in a SMALL truck (like the original 454ss pickup) add some AWD and you've got yourself a gas guzzlin sports truck. Think of it as a sports car that hauls ass (literally. yes I stole that from the syclone ad). Right now it looks like GM's trying to market the SS to shmoozing loaded fathers or guys that want a looker. Either one of those buyers could care less for the AWD. Just give them 2wd.... it won't be going off road anytime soon. Seriously, what's with the smallish engine n/a and heavy truck, that truck would probably be faster with 2wd. The body appearances are way over-rated. I can't talke for everybody but if I were looking into a performance truck I could care less about it's appearance. The only thing it has to do is PERFORM. I must admit, that new SS looks good appearance wise. Chevy is going back to their early 90's design styling ques where they were going for "dead sexy." instead of that bubbly boobily (late 90's). __________________ , Jon Owner of a Red Sled. If it\'s EFI I can tune it. Specialize in 82-95 GM (yes Lt1\'s) \"If you can leave black marks on a straight from the time you exit a corner till the time you brake for the next turn.......Then, you have enough horsepower\" - Mark Donohue