Gorgeous 90s Chevy truck runs as great as it looks, covering the 8th-mile track in a hurry.
This wicked 4th generation Chevrolet C1500 comes to us from the Jmalcom2004 YouTube channel and it features a badass half-ton truck flexing its muscles on the 1/8th-mile track of the Middle Georgia Motorsports Park. This pre-Silverado pickup blasts down the track in impressive fashion, but the wheels-up launch is what really wows the crowd.
A Half-Ton Beast
The details on this 4th generation Chevy C1500 pickup are short, but we know that it is powered by some variety of LS V8 engine with the extra power provided by a nitrous oxide setup. We don’t know what size engine or how big of a nitrous shot, but what we can see is that the GMT400 has skinny front wheels and tires, fat rear wheels with drag radial tires and the 90s Chevy definitely has some suspension work.
Finally, the exterior of this truck is minimally modified, with a cowl induction hood, a soft tonneau cover and a rear roll pan being the only changes from stock (aside from the wheels, tires and stance).
Storming Down the Track
The video above offers four 1/8th-mile runs by this GMT400 Chevy truck, starting with a great head-to-head run with what appears to be a 1965 Malibu. We don’t get to see who wins this race, as the video quickly cuts back to the burnout box, where the wicked Chevy truck is ready for its next run.
While the race with the antique car is great, the big news here is the huge wheels-up launch that this truck performs on every run.
In the next three runs, the big Chevy beats a newer Silverado and a Blazer, while dropping a race against a Ford Ranger. We don’t get to see any track times, but this truck appears to be covering the 8th-mile in the 6-second range – making it mighty quick for a big truck.
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