The Ford F-150 Raptor has some serious off-roading chops, and for the moment, General Motors does not offer a direct rival. However, PaxPower out of Houston, Texas has a solution, offering something it dubs the “Jackal” conversion for the GMC Sierra 1500 and Chevy Silverado 1500, blessing the Light Duty pickups with a serious dose of capability. Now, we’re taking a walk around this upgraded GMC Sierra in the following brief feature video.
This particular GMC Sierra appears to be the AT4 trim level, which is already quite capable in the rough stuff. However, PaxPower takes all that goodness and turns it up to 11 with a selection of high-quality parts and tuning.
Let’s start outside, where PaxPower offers things like flared fenders and a functional vented hood, both of which can be seen equipped on this particular GMC Sierra. The company also offers new front and rear bumpers, as well as exterior lighting upgrades from Rigid Industries.
This GMC Sierra was also fitted with Venomrex wheels wrapped in Toyo Open Country tires, plus an extensive graphics package with “442” declared on the flanks, contrasting black and gray on the hood, and the Jackal logo on the rear fenders.
Of course, looking the part means nothing if the bits under the skin can’t back it up. To that end, the PaxPower Jackal is offered with a wide variety of suspension refits, including upgrades from BajaKits, King Shocks, and Deaver Springs.
Further goodies are found under the hood. This GMC Sierra is running the 6.2L V8 L87 gasoline engine, which is rated at 420 horsepower at 5,600 rpm and 460 pound-feet of torque from the factory. However, as indicated by the graphics, this particular example is throwing down 442 horsepower thanks to upgrades like a Borla exhaust. More muscle can be had with the PaxPower supercharger upgrade by Whipple, boosting output to a stout 650 horsepower, if desired.
Check out a walkaround on the PaxPower GMC Sierra Jackal below:
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Comments
Nice looking truck! This subject has been beat to death, but I still think GM is missing the boat by not building a full-size truck like this. Hoping to be wrong, but I have a feeling the new Silverado ZR2 is only going to get us about 70% of the way there. GM’s response would most likely be “but we have the Silverado EV coming out and you should all be excited.” These trucks are not about big sales numbers, they are about building brand image. Pretty sure it can also be done at a profit, Ford wouldn’t have continued building the Raptor all these years if it wasn’t paying off!
GM has always supported the aftermarket industry more the any other manufacturer, in my opinion. Along with providing it with solid platforms that has always kept things exciting and affordable. It would be great to see GM them selves put out a brutal desert blaster to compete with the Raptor and TRX (fans would celebrate the world over). It’s obvious what we are going to get is a true off road “wheel’in” machine the likes of the Colorado ZR2.
I will be fine with that, what I want to see is the revival of the Hummer HX concept to do battle with the Wrangler and Bronco!
I’d like to know how their doing the supercharger on the new trucks since it’s my understanding GM has the ECU encrypted. So how are they tuning the new trucks with the supercharger? If I understand right even the new C8 corvette can’t be tuned and GM doesn’t plan on helping.
The E90 ECU in the 2019+ has been cracked to an extent by HP Tuners back in late 2019. It’s the Global B system in the 2020+ SUVs and C8s that hasn’t been defeated yet. The E90 ECU is very different than any other GM ECU that I know of, though. We don’t have normal 20×30 tables for tuning like you’d expect. Instead, we only have a handful of values and we give the ECU limits, it handles spark/fuel/etc with what has been described to me as artificial intelligence. So far, this has translated into excellent drivability and reliability, so we are fans.
Hi this Abdulla ,i wonder if you have branch in Dubai
Abdulla, yes, we have a dealer in Dubai. Please contact Mohsin Raza Mughal at Al Ghandi Auto. There are actually 5 GMC Jackal trucks on the way to Dubai now that are available for sale.
If you have any questions about the trucks, please give me a call at 832-369-6852.
Looks awesome!