If you like performance trucks with a Ford blue oval on the grill, Jack Roush has something for you. It's called the Roushcharger from Roush Performance. It's a roots style supercharger that can be bolted on to your 5.4 liter 3V engine in about 8 hours. Engineered for every day drivability as well as performance, the end result is an engine that behaves itself in normal driving … [Read more...]
Banks Rat Rod turbo pickup
It used to be you bought a truck for work and a car for performance, thankfully, those days are long gone. One man who's done more than his share for truck performance is Gale Banks, engineering some of the most fearsome turbo and twin turbo setups for a wide variety of engines we've ever seen and his "Rat Rod" twin turbo shop truck is one of the most mind blowing yet … [Read more...]
Urban Gorilla 4X4 truck body kits
If you like off road or 4X4 trucks, you should check out the TV show Xtreme4X4. They do excellent projects and fabrication, one of which is their Suburban Gorilla, based on a body kit, the Urban Gorilla, from 4X4Bodies. The Urban Gorilla is a sort of Hummer look alike body, made of structural steel tubing, 14 gauge steel sheet metal with fiberglass doors and quarter panels. It … [Read more...]
Ford F150 special for SEMA show
The F150, everyone's ever popular workhorse, will be a highlight at the Ford exhibit during the upcoming SEMA show. It will be outfitted as a contractor's special, a "rolling office" with everything from a laptop computer to a credit card reader. Ford is actually planning a production version, possibly as a 2007 model. The SEMA (Specialty Equipment Manufacturer's … [Read more...]
GM’s Bob Lutz on new trucks today
Bob Lutz has a few words for all of those who criticize GM for bringing out their new full size trucks. GM completely reengineered their line to not only work better in many ways but to be more fuel efficient, too. He also mentions a fact, to which I heartily agree, many buyers have a need for a full size truck and no tiny econobox will do the job. Here at Truck Accessory … [Read more...]