2007 Chevrolet Silverado - Fantastic Four

We got a hold of an '07 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Vortec Max during our ongoing efforts to bring you examples of quick and easy bolt-on modifications. The new Silverado is the latest example of how manufacturers are making trucks look and perform better than ever. We've shown you several new Chevys lifted, but this time the Bow Tie gets dropped. We went to 714 Motorsports in Westminister, California, to shoot the installation of a K&N cold-air intake, Borla aftercat exhaust, Belltech drop spindles and leaf-spring shackles, Toyo Proxes tires, and 24-inch Echelon Rolexx wheels. Read on for the details.

This was what the truck looked like after we installed everything. It's A street-savvy change from the factory look, With a 2/3 drop on 24s.

From the Driver Seat:Intake: It's an intake, so this part of the job was pretty simple. The only somewhat annoying aspect was having to slide the rubber padding onto the heat shield, and there seemed to be a few more steps involved with putting the kit together than we had anticipated. Other than that, the whole setup looks pretty good and benefits from the strong reputation of the brand.

Exhaust: Exhausts are simple affairs. While most of the kits we install don't require welding, as this one doesn't, we often weld the exhaust pipes together to ensure that the pipes are strongly fitted. We chose not to do this with the Borla kit, instead we clamped them together as Borla had intended.

Here are the K&N air intake and filter laid out before we started installing them.	Here's a before shot of the engine compartment with the factory airbox, inlet tube, and hoses removed.	The shorter factory grommets that insert into the airbox tray were replaced with longer, threaded bolt mounts.
	Air ducting and mass airflow sensor assembly was mounted to the aftermarket heat shield.	Another bracket was bolted to the aftermarket intake tube. It secures the radiator hose.