Half-ton pickup trucks and the grumble of an off-beat V8 go together like chocolate and peanut butter. There is almost no other way to put it. A vehicle built to tackle your most difficult jobs needs a tough soundtrack to herald the arrival of a low, determined wave of torque that is going to get the job done – whether it is pulling old stumps or your brand new boat. So naturally, pulling up to a light and seeing a Cajun Red Silverado 1500 double cab that sounds like a Singer sewing machine is a bitunnerving.
That juxtaposition of a hard working half ton with all of the bells and whistles and the soundtrack of a Honda Civic is too much for a lot of buyers, and we totally get it. But underneath that dim clatter lies some genuinely great engineering that not only makes the 2.7 powered Silverado 1500 a great contender in the forced induction truck wars, but could also make it the next generation of cheap power junkyard engine swaps much like its 5.3 forefathers. Now it’s time to answer the internets most pertinent questions about Chevrolets forced induction half-ton.
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