Raced an SSR

fmjcafe · May 30, 2004

I was riding around last night and came up behind a black SSR with dealer plates on it. There was a Mustang GT kind of hanging off his right rear quarter checking him out. When I pulled along side the `Stang he kind of backed off which allowed me to get out from behind the SSR and pull up next to him. I goosed the throttle a couple times to get his attention but he didn`t respond though I did see him eyeballing me. As luck would have it we caught the next light.

When it went green I pulled away fairly hard, probably half throttle, not really knowing if he was going to go or not. His front end was next to my window when I heard him go hot so I laid into it. I pulled away from him pretty steadily till about 70mph when he shut it down.

SnakeEyeSS · June 1, 2004

poor SSR owner, wonderin why he spent all that cash and is still not that fast

Chev4Ever · June 7, 2004

Ha ha... thats good....

Its funny the dealer that I shop out of has 4 of them (yellow, red, black, purple) and they havent sold one yet..

There 80K CDN and whats sad is you can buy a Z06 for like 3K less...

atomoverride · June 8, 2004

The SSR is a nice car/truck. Its supposed to have a v8 5.3 in it. but the guys who buy them dont know how to drive them. I have stomped down at least 4 of them with my v8 4.8 gmc sierra.

01Burb · June 15, 2004

The 2005 SSR will have the 6.0 LS2 with 395 horses according to this site.

BLKESC · July 2, 2004

The 2005 SSR will have the 6.0 LS2 with 395 horses according to this site.

That sounds more like it. In a comparo that Truckin' did a few months ago, the SSR was a distant 2nd behind the Srt 10. Considering power to weight ratios, the gap is closed up a bit.

Cool Zr2 · July 2, 2004

there is no way a 1/2 ton truck kept up with a SSR, they are just too light.

fmjcafe · July 2, 2004

there is no way a 1/2 ton truck kept up with a SSR, they are just too light.

On the contrary. Per Chevy`s web site :

Curb weight

Silverado ECSB LS

4510 lbs.

SSR

4760 lbs.

oink, oink....

Cool Zr2 · July 3, 2004

there is no way a 1/2 ton truck kept up with a SSR, they are just too light.

On the contrary. Per Chevy`s web site :

Curb weight

Silverado ECSB LS

4510 lbs.

SSR

4760 lbs.

oink, oink....

why is it so heavy?

Chris97K1500 · July 3, 2004

It's probably heavier due to all the components to make the retractable hard top work (that's why convertibles usually weigh more than hardtops). Plus it has a factory hard tonneau cover. The LS2 powered SSR is what should have been in the SSR to begin with. I wouldn't go looking for SSR's when they start to hit the streets. Chris

And by the way, the dealer around me can't keep them in stock. He's a good friend of mine, he's sold 28 of them. Usually about 2-3 a week. There's about 10 or so running around town. I've seen more of them than I have of the "great" new TITAN!

atomoverride · July 4, 2004

its the dead body they put in the trunk of every ssr. The funny part about a SSR is that I sat in one at a car show, the cup holder is the cheapest cup holder on the planet.

fmjcafe · July 5, 2004

And by the way, Cool Zr2, I did`nt keep up with him. I beat him.

Cool Zr2 · July 6, 2004

And by the way, Cool Zr2, I did`nt keep up with him. I beat him.

WOW THATS SOO COOL!!!

I've beat reg cab, short box, 2wd, 3.73, 5.3's before, and whooped them, I'm sure I wouldn't even have to hit the carpet to beat you.

Ozrein · July 6, 2004

Hey ZR2, I'll take you up on that. I cant say for sure that I'll whoop yur ars since I dont know what kind of times you actually run, but heck I'll give it a go. I'm pretty sure you'll be able to get a good look at my tailgate, btw I'm stock.

fmjcafe · July 7, 2004

Cool Z,

I can`t understand why you have a burr under your saddle. I started this thread, relating how I out ran an SSR and you reply that there`s no way it happened because an SSR is so light. So I guess you thought I was lying about it and thats fine but when I pointed out your error about the weight of the trucks do I hear, "Oh sorry. My bad"? No.

Since I don`t have any reason to lie and don`t like being accused if it, I reminded you that I won the race, you came back with some macho bs about how you out run trucks like mine all the time. So what? Till you`ve out run my truck it`s just talk.

Seems to me you just don`t like to be proven wrong.