This crazy build could easily have been sold, but it didn’t.
Did you ever see a classic building that you loved so much, you wanted to buy it? You’d know what we mean if you have spent so much time on online auctions such as Bring A Trailer.
A 1998 Tahoe was listed on the online auction site. The listing appears to be a routine one, a 20-year-old truck in near-perfect condition. The listing title included three alphanumerical characters that sound eerily similar: LS9.
Chevrolet offers LS9, a crate engine. It was first seen in the Corvette and the C6 ZR1. The 6.2L supercharged engine can produce 638 horsepower and 604 pounds-feet torque.
Other LS9-powered cars
The Corvette’s LS9 engine has been fitted to the Tahoe. The owner is quite proud of the build. He jokes that no one believes him until he opens the hood. In case you were wondering, the Tahoe can also do burnouts. Crazy. It’s like the 1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Trackhawk, a.k.a. The fastest way to be coolest parent in school parking lots.
This engine, along with upgraded parts such as a strengthened 4-speed automatic transmission of 1-ton, upgraded Baer brakes and Superlift lowering suspension and a 35-spline Dana60 rear end with Detroit Locker rear differential and upgraded cooling, is it any wonder that this Tahoe was not sold?
The comments on the listing indicate that the seller wanted more than $100,000 for the build. Although it is not exact, we are going to base this on the seller’s comment that he had spent more money to build this car. This explains why the highest bid, $43,000, for the car didn’t meet the seller’s requirements. Too bad.