Why not more 454's?

[408.Luke]

Love the trucks... it's that joke of a motor they put in there lol. What are the plans for it? LS swap? This thread has gone to poop, might as well talk about something worth while lol

nope 4.6 2v n/a, its gona be a BEAST!

[MidwestSS]

Funny you say that I've got a 90 model sitting in the backlot that we impounded now it's a future project for my dad and I. Free truck lol

damn you! im looking for one!

[ss wrecker]

Love the trucks... it's that joke of a motor they put in there lol. What are the plans for it? LS swap? This thread has gone to poop, might as well talk about something worth while lol

Plans are to use a motor we have in a dually here that was running low 8s until it had an underhood fire so the guy gave us the title. The truck is already lowered at least 2/4

[jeffreycastgsx]

wow! 11 pages of a thread about a question i thought was valid..
i myself was always wondering why GM didnt do a 454 LS in the 03 - 07 SS Silverados.. but maybe it was a cost savings, MPG rating, whatever...

Because GM is cheap and would only make a "performance" truck out of parts they already have, they wanted a truck with the MOST profit, basically they were like "hey guys lets make a 454SS, ok do we have a 454? No, we have a 8.1l? No thats not a 454. What else do we have? Escalade motor? Ok that will do. Can we adapt the whole drivetrain? Uh, not in a single cab, but in a extended cab it will, im hungry as it is guys. ok whos up for burritos from that stand down the street guys?".

Oh and to answer why there isnt a 454 anymore, is because when the transition happened from OBS to NBS, there was a new motor the 8.1l that took over. Even if its not available no more its the reason why, does anyone wonder why GM doesnt make the 5.7 tbi anymore too.

[408.Luke]

i think he was talking about a 454 lsx hence "why gm didnt do a 454 ls in the 03-07 ss silverados"

TADA!!!!!! https://store.gmperformanceparts.com...-19244611--%3E

[truckinL33]

nope 4.6 2v n/a, its gona be a BEAST!

Are you being cereal? Becuase, I have a "hi performance" 4.6 2V in the stang right now...

[408.Luke]

Are you being cereal? Becuase, I have a "hi performance" 4.6 2V in the stang right now...

of course im serious they run like 14's stock

[jeffreycastgsx]

i think he was talking about a 454 lsx hence "why gm didnt do a 454 ls in the 03-07 ss silverados"

TADA!!!!!! https://store.gmperformanceparts.com...-19244611--%3E

Yes but there wasnt anything remotely close to a 454ls, it wouldnt have been cheap to create that engine, about the only block that can somewhat do that is the LS7 and the LS7 didnt come out till like 05-06. Imagine, then they would have had to back it up with a STRONGER tranny.

[408.Luke]

oh i know i was just saying, and idk if the ls7 block would even work probably a c5r or something, still wouldent be anything cool like the concept with the 402 sleeved ls1

[jeffreycastgsx]

Now that would have been a REAL ss.