Noah Alexander is the host of Velocity’s Speed is the New Black, and he’s the owner of St. Louis-based Classic Car Studios. He swung into California driving his 1986 Chevy Silverado and we got the chance to take a look at his former shop truck.
It’s not much more than that…
Under the hood sits a GM-sourced LT4 supercharged V6. That’s the engine you’ll find on the Corvette Z06, and it makes about 650 horsepower. Backing it up is a Tremec gearbox routed through a sequential shifter. It’s odd at first, but soon it starts to make sense.
Beneath the skin of the truck is a full RideTech suspension setup, as this pickup is now used for autocrossing. It corners flat, stops quick thanks to Wilwood brakes, and has plenty of grip with the Continental tires wrapped around the massive HRE wheels.
Besides the engine, the best part is the original paint and patina. This looks like a mellow old truck, minus the clear upgrade in the wheel department. Fire it up though, and the LT4 roars through the Magnaflow exhaust.
This… is a real deal Hoon Truck.
