2008 Chevy Silverado - It's Nothing Personal, It's Just Business

Paco is so dedicated to the pursuit of excellence with this truck that it required us to shoot it twice. After the first shoot, he went back to work on the truck, making it work even better and upping the style quotient with new mods. Paco loves to race, and traction is at a premium when you are trying to hook up on 30-series rubber. Rather than run slicks, Paco swapped in a 4x4 system taken from an '08 Chevy Silverado Z-71. Four-wheel-drive on a lowered truck-that's what we were wondering. According to Paco, he engages the automatic system using an MSD timer that keeps the four wheels working for approximately two seconds during holeshots and then switches to two-wheel-drive mode once the truck gains traction. The system eats up a bit of power due to parasitic losses but more than makes up for it by keeping the tires from spinning obnoxiously while the competition takes off. Does it work? Paco says he's already smoked three Z06 and ZR1 Corvettes and a 2010 Camaro with the truck.

You want a recipe for sport truck success? Start with smoked 'Vette for dinner and a Camaro for a late night snack-that is the diet of a real sport truck. It's not easy, but Paco has it figured out and is quite philosophical about taking down opponents behind the wheel of his Chevy. He says, "It's nothing personal, it's just business".

The 411
Engine/drivetrain:
600 horsepower 2006 Corvette LS7 427ci V-8 / 90mm intake and heads ported and polished / custom camshaft with .239 intake and .268 exhaust lift @.050 inch with a 116 degree centerline / Kooks 1 7/8-inch headers / Aeromotive A1000 electric fuel pump / Speedtech dry nitrous and plate nitrous systems / 4L60-E automatic overdrive tranny / factory rearend narrowed 5 inches per side / Borla dual exhaust / custom driveshaft / K&N FIPK air intake
By: Late Model Ingens (port work) / G Force (tuning) / Juan's Transmissions

Rims:
Front: 24x9 Intro Twisted Vista with 5 inches of backspacing and custom-painted centers
Rear: 24x12 Intro Twisted Vista with 5 inches of backspacing and custom-painted centers

Tires:
Front: 315/30ZR24 Pirelli PZero
Rear: 405/25ZR24 Pirelli PZero

Suspension:
Front: Belltech 2-inch drop spindles and 2-inch lowering springs
Rear: Belltech axle flip kit
Accessories: Corvette ZR-1 disc brakes with cross-drilled SSBC rotors
By: Owner

Body Mods:
Custom Street Scene Chevy HD hood / HD bumper with center filled in / '08 dualie 3500 grille / Cadillac Escalade headlights
By: Marciano's Paint & Body, Pasadena, Texas

Custom Paint:
PPG Electron Blue Metallic with SS logos on the doors, hood, and tailgate
By: Ruben Munjos Jr. and Jason Martinez of Patinum Collision in Midland, Texas / Jerry Collazo Jr. (airbrushing)

Interior:
Black and gray leather covers seats and doors / '09 Chevy Tahoe center console splits the front bucket seats
By: Owner