Some recent footage of Tom’s GMC Syclone #354 was featured at the Street Car Takeover in Maryland where Youtuber BigKlieb34 takes a few minutes to speak with Tom about how he got his truck and how it came about to be an LSX swap rather than keeping the stock 4.3 V6.
His iron-block 6L stroked out 408-cubic inch V8 powered beast, appropriately named “JOYRYDE”. With the help of his brother Daniel and their father, Syclone #354 was outfitted with a Turbonetics 91 compressor/101 turbine, Edelbrock intake and fuel rails, 317 cast heads, custom cam, complete with Callies stroker kit. A built 4L80E gearbox with a Moser 12-bolt rear resides between the frame rails. And the answer is yes, this Syclone is still AWD. Recently added is a custom fabricated carbon fiber flush tonneau cover and rear wing to help with stabilization when clocking 140+mph passes.
Check out the video, enjoy some go-fast big block turbo noises, and check back for a future feature on Tom’s truck!