05 silverado...performance edition

wifes silverado · #1 09-13-2005, 02:48 PM

OK, so I'm new and this may be old news but... just purchased (for the wife if you didn't catch the name) an 05 Silverado 1500 ext cab (6.5 ft bed) 2WD with the 6.0 ho engine. Now we went to the dealer looking for a 4wd that she liked, couldn't pass on the discounts! After much looking and not seeing what we wanted, we saw this beauty on the showroom floor in the corner. NOT an SS, no emblems or badges saying that this was anything but an ordinary LS. Has the "Silverado Performance Edition" which includes the 6.0, high perf suspension, hd trailering, 3.73 ratio, and yep, the 20" chromed alum. wheels. Wife fell in love with the sunroof and we took her home. Now I'm thinking it's something of a rare breed? Anywho, just thought I'd throw this out there, being new here.
Catch you all later... (once the mods begin)

clayton04chevy · #2 09-13-2005, 04:11 PM

Maybe a Joe Gibbs?

BlenderWizard · #3 09-13-2005, 04:43 PM

White Lightenening and jethro3 are both members here... they both have one. Lemme guess, yours is white? Congratulations on your purchase, though

nineball481 · #4 09-13-2005, 04:57 PM

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Originally Posted by clayton04chevy

Maybe a Joe Gibbs?

The Gibbs trucks are badged, they're 4.8L supercharged as well.

White Lightening · #5 09-13-2005, 07:13 PM

Greetings Wife's Silverado,

Yes - these trucks are somewhat unique. Your's sound like mine - except you have the 2005 new options - sunroof and electric fans - neither of which were available in my mid-year 2004.

The first of these came out in May/June 2004 - and they are limited in number. You may be surprised to find out - that depending on how you drive it - you can attain 21 to 22 miles per gallon in highway driving with your truck (before any Nelson tune or similar mods).

You'll also be surprised to know that this 2wd truck has great winter and wet road traction thanks to the locking (not limited slip) differential and the special Z60 suspension.

Again - congrats on joining the club - the v.h.o. club.

Several other threads discuss the v.h.o. product if you do a search. Jethro3 and mine happen to be white - but they were available also in black, blue, red (all three are SS colors) and the white (unique in that it was not an SS color.

One last thing - a 2wd SS and the Silverado Performance package are the same vehicle except for the badging - available in LS or LT type configurations and leather. Jethro3 saw several of them - I'm sure he'll be checking in shortly too.

jethro_3 · #6 09-13-2005, 07:15 PM

I was told less than 2000 of these things in the 2005 body. Now I hear they are coming in the '06 with Crew Cab and Reg Cab. So much for unique....

What a Sleeper, Fast Sleeper...Stock doing 15.1 at the track last week...

Would it look like THIS:

jethro_3 · #7 09-13-2005, 07:18 PM

White Lightening I need you to get those measurements so we can see which frame you have on the 2004..... SOON...

wifes silverado · #8 09-13-2005, 07:33 PM

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Originally Posted by BlenderWizard

White Lightenening and jethro3 are both members here... they both have one. Lemme guess, yours is white? Congratulations on your purchase, though

Thank you very much... but no, it's black. Hell to keep clean, but soo worth the work.

jethro_3 · #9 09-13-2005, 07:47 PM

Oh, so you were the one that STOLE the truck out of Houston when I was looking for mine.

Joke.

When I started looking I had the criteria of nothing but the B4V option and cheap. There was one in Katy (Houston) for 2 days and then it went missing and no one know where it went. Then I found a 40/20/40 bench in Altus OK and it was MSRP of 33,200. I found out there was one in Denton (Dallas TX) and went to drive it and found they had a black GMC for 40K, a white leather loaded for 38K and mine. Mine was 32,500 before Emp Pricing and I had them add the folding mirrors. Got On-Star, XM, buckets, driver power, tint, Performance Package, discounts and out the door for 25,500. Could not pass on such a great racing platform.

What all is on yours?????

wifes silverado · #10 09-13-2005, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by jethro_3

Oh, so you were the one that STOLE the truck out of Houston when I was looking for mine.

Joke.

When I started looking I had the criteria of nothing but the B4V option and cheap. There was one in Katy (Houston) for 2 days and then it went missing and no one know where it went.

What all is on yours?????

Its an LS (cloth interior-dark charcoal), also have the onstar and xm and buckets, driver power, Perf. Package, also electric sliding sunroof w/integrated garage controls, auto dual zone a/c. 1 year of onstar and 3 mo's of xm free. total sticker was 35550. 5100 in emp discount and 3000 cash back. I feel the same way, a deal like that couldn't be passed on. Got it from Phelan Chevy in Lyons IL. Added the tonneau cover right off and bug guard and window rain deflectors. Nothing major yet.

jethro_3 · #11 09-13-2005, 08:08 PM

Let me say two words whether you want performance

or MPG

........ Nelson Tune. Search this website and you will understand what some of us say... Nelson Tune

TexasF355F1 · #12 09-13-2005, 08:50 PM

Wifes Silverado, congrats on the new truck.

Jethro, you need to drop that sucker!

jethro_3 · #13 09-13-2005, 09:12 PM

2" drop shackles and turn down the torsion bars, Hotchkiss rear sway bar that matches the SS sway bar, Yes I agree!!!!! First free paycheck....

BlenderWizard · #14 09-13-2005, 10:18 PM

I'll be waiting for an '08... which kinda sucks. Cars, apparently, are not that dissimilar to PC's. Seems like every time you get "the best thing" they got one better coming out right behind it.

jethro_3 · #15 09-13-2005, 10:21 PM

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Originally Posted by BlenderWizard

I'll be waiting for an '08...

You trying to make me jealous already of how much HP those new ones HAVE?????

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