Wallpaper Wednesday: LT4-powered 1957 3100

David Kinnison’s standout 1957 Chevrolet 3100 pickup is painted in a color called “Hot Rod Red.” It’s fitting for the truck. After all, the vehicle is powered by a Chevrolet Performance LT4 crate engine* – the most powerful in the LT family.

The 6.2L supercharged LT4 is rated at 650 horsepower and 650 lb.-ft. of torque. It’s strong, too, boasting a cast-aluminum block with six-bolt, cross-bolted main caps, forged internals and Rotocast A356T6 aluminum cylinder heads.

“The LT4 creates a lot of horsepower and the response is just amazing,” Kinnison said as he attended last fall's Goodguys Speedway Motors Southwest Nationals in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Kinnison’s engine is part of a factory-matched Connect & Cruise Crate Powertrain System, with his power plant mated to a SuperMatic 4L70-E four-speed automatic transmission built to handle high horsepower.

In addition to the components that come with each Connect & Cruise package, Kinnison used a wide range of General Motors parts to help minimize guesswork in the build and ensure everything went together properly.

The truck is photogenic both inside and out, and today we’ve picked out a couple of our favorite shots of the vehicle for a Wallpaper Wednesday download. It looks mean sitting atop a parking garage just a couple of miles from the Goodguys show venue at WestWorld of Scottsdale.

High-resolution desktop and mobile images are available below.

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Be sure to keep checking out The BLOCK for a look at many more Chevrolet Performance-powered builds.

*Because of its effect on a vehicle’s emissions performance, this engine is intended exclusively for use in competition vehicles. This engine is designed and intended for use in vehicles operated exclusively for competition: in racing or organized competition on courses separate from public roads, streets or highways. Installation or use of this engine on a vehicle operated on public roads, streets or highways is likely to violate U.S., Canadian, and state and provincial laws and regulations related to motor vehicle emissions.