Spy Shots: ROUSH puts on a bow tie, supercharged Silverado snapped

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It was a big enough shock last May when ROUSH announced that it would begin making performance parts (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/05/11/hell-hath-frozen-over-roush-begins-selling-high-performance-par/) for a select few General Motors' vehicles. Long associated with Fords, in particular the Mustang and F-150, ROUSH initially began offering just its Power Programmers and cold air intakes for GM products.

Then a rendering surfaced (http://www.autoblog.com/2007/09/04/roush-silverado-sketch-leaked/) that showed a fully tuned Silverado with a ROUSH body kit and wheel package. Though the company admitted it was researching such a truck, it didn't admit much else. Now it doesn't have to, as we have pictorial proof that ROUSH may soon branch out beyond vehicles branded with a blue oval to offering full performance packages, including the ROUSHcharger supercharger, for 1997-and-up Chevy Silverados.

The spy shots you see here show a ROUSH-modified Silverado that's virtually identical to the rendering that leaked out. Beyond the bright color, we can see a new front bumper and lower apron with a deep chin spoiler, large-diameter dual exhausts out back, larger wheels wrapped in low-profile rubber and a new hood with a power dome. That dome no doubt hides a supercharged V8, probably the 6.0L Vortec MAX V8 that normally produces 367 hp and 375-lb/ft of torque, but should hit 500 hp and 500-lb/ft with the addition of a ROUSHcharger. ROUSH and Chevy? We know, it sounds weird to us too, but based on these spy shots, it looks like a good time.

[Photos: Brian Williams for Brenda Priddy & Co.]

Gallery: ROUSH Chevy Silverado
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[stewartfn20]

Its about time. That thing looks awesome

[ramairgt1]

Roush blowers are very inefficient compared to KB, Saleen, and Whipple.
They also tend to have lower outputs on comparable vehicles under the same boost levels...hence why I have never been a fan of any Roush vehicle.

Not a bad looking truck though

[grreen99gt]

front end looks good, roush needs to do more chevy and even gm cars/trucks

[Wallflower]

I would change the pic to a link. Brenda can be a royal bitch when someone links her stuff.

Roush blowers are very inefficient compared to KB, Saleen, and Whipple.
They also tend to have lower outputs on comparable vehicles under the same boost levels...hence why I have never been a fan of any Roush vehicle.

Not a bad looking truck though

Funny thing is, the Roush blowers are damn near identicle to the Saleen one you say is better. Saleen doesn't make them, they slap the name on them. KBs are just a knock off to the original Whipple designs. Gen. 6 Eatons are on the way. These will blur the line of who is better even further.

[TA^Guy]

That bumper cover looks good but nothing special about the rest of it. Just over priced bolt-ons. I'm with John, Roush is extremely over hyped. Their F150s for example are pathetic in comparision to say the Saleen packages and their Mustangs not only lack the performance you'd expect when dropping that much cash, but the styling on their exterior modifications look like they are straight from JCWhintey.

[The Artist]

i'm not a fan of the front end because the rest of the truck's body lines aren't lowered so it looks pretty gay... it's like putting an AED front on a GA and leaving the rest stock

[TA^Guy]

I agree.

I just like the simple design of it, but you are right it needs rocekr extensions.