Yenko Silverado: Price, Power and What 1,000 HP Costs

Last updated: November 10, 2026 · By Sports Car One Staff

A Yenko Silverado is a new Chevrolet that you order through a regular GM dealer and Specialty Vehicle Engineering rebuilds with a supercharged V8. The only Yenko truck with a published price, a 1,000-hp manual street truck, came to about $150,000 all in. Our view: unless you specifically want four-digit horsepower and a truck built in batches of 50, a factory F-150 Raptor R gets you 720 hp for less money.

Quick answer: The 2026 Yenko Silverado is a supercharged Chevy Silverado built by Specialty Vehicle Engineering and sold through GM dealers. Off-road versions come with 700, 800 or 1,000 hp, capped at 50 trucks per power level, and SVE hasn’t published their prices. The 1,000-hp manual street truck’s package costs $89,995 on top of the truck.

What is a Yenko Silverado?

Yenko/SC is Specialty Vehicle Engineering’s badge for its supercharged Chevrolets. You don’t buy one from SVE directly. You order through a GM dealer, and SVE lists a phone line for questions about the build.

The engine work goes well past bolting on a blower. SVE’s 2026 off-road page lists a blueprinted aluminum block, a computer-balanced rotating assembly, a forged crankshaft, forged aluminum pistons and upgraded cylinder heads, topped by SVE’s high-output supercharger. The crank is 1538MV steel on the 5.3-liter and 6.2-liter builds and 4340 steel on the 6.8-liter.

Boost-By-Wire is the part worth understanding. Instead of the supercharger delivering the same boost whenever it spins, SVE’s patent-pending system scales boost with how far you press the accelerator. That’s what lets a 1,000-hp truck creep through a parking lot without surging. A separate serpentine belt drives only the supercharger, with 33% more belt surface area than many kits, since a slipping belt costs boost.

Which Silverado can become a Yenko Silverado?

SVE is strict about the donor. For the 2026 Yenko/SC Silverado Off-Road, it has to be a 4WD crew cab or double cab with the 10-speed automatic, in LTZ, RST, ZR2 or LT Trail Boss Z71 trim, with a short or standard bed. SVE ties output to engine: the 5.3-liter version makes 700 hp, the 6.2-liter version 800 hp and the 6.8-liter version 1,000 hp.

Here’s the trap at the order desk. SVE requires the factory dual exhaust because its stainless system replaces it. A truck on the lot without that option doesn’t qualify, so check the window sticker before you sign. Our guide to getting a Chevy window sticker by VIN shows how to confirm it.

Fuel is the running cost people forget. SVE calibrates for 91 or 93 octane, so every fill-up is premium. The donor engines also carry their own history, which we cover in our look at Chevy Silverado engine problems and reliable years.

Heavy-duty buyers get one choice. Equipment World reported on February 19, 2026, that the Silverado 2500 and 3500 HD Off-Road come only at 1,000 hp. GMC buyers get the same power choices under SVE’s Supercharged Sport Edition Sierra name.

How much does a Yenko Silverado cost?

SVE’s 2026 off-road page lists no prices, and Chevrolet Forum reported that pricing hadn’t been revealed. That leaves one public data point. The Drive’s Byron Hurd reported on November 10, 2025, that SVE’s 1,000-hp single-cab Silverado street truck carried an $89,995 package price on top of the truck.

That truck swaps the 10-speed automatic for a six-speed manual and runs rear-wheel drive. Add-ons pushed the price further: $1,495 for a rear brake upgrade and $495 for side stripe paint. The Drive put the all-in cost at about $150,000.

The street truck starts as a 2026 Silverado with GM’s L87 6.2-liter V8. If you’re buying a 6.2-liter donor for any Yenko build, check its recall status first; our story on the L87 oil spec change in GM’s owner’s manual recall explains what changed.

Our reasoning, not SVE’s figures: the off-road builds start from crew-cab LTZ, RST, ZR2 or Trail Boss trucks, which cost more than a single-cab work truck, so don’t expect the off-road version to land below the street truck. Ask the dealer for a written quote that separates the truck, the SVE package and dealer fees.

Yenko Silverado vs Ford Raptor R and Ram RHO

Truck	Horsepower	Price	Price per hp
Yenko/SC 1,000-hp street truck (2026)	1,000 hp	About $150,000 all in	About $150
Ford F-150 Raptor R	720 hp	$113,525 (last listed; 2027 not announced)	About $158
2027 Ram 1500 RHO	540 hp	$78,085	About $145
2027 Ford F-150 Raptor	450 hp	$77,790	About $173

Run it per horsepower and the Yenko looks better than its sticker suggests. At about $150,000, the street truck works out to roughly $150 per hp. The Raptor R at its last $113,525 price is about $158 per hp, and the 2027 Ram 1500 RHO at $78,085 is about $145, per AutoGuide’s August 21, 2026 price report. Our Ram RHO vs TRX comparison covers that truck in depth.

Price per horsepower isn’t the whole story. SVE’s off-road page lists no suspension changes, so the off-road hardware is whatever came on your ZR2 or Trail Boss donor. The Raptor R and RHO come from Ford and Ram as complete factory trucks, and you can buy one off the lot without a separate build program.

Is a Yenko Silverado worth it?

It depends on what you value. Production is capped at 50 trucks per power level, per SVE, so you’re paying partly for rarity. If you want 1,000 hp from a Chevy dealer’s order desk, this is the way to get it.

What we can’t tell you yet: off-road pricing, warranty terms and torque figures. None appear on SVE’s page or in the coverage we reviewed. Get the warranty terms in writing from the selling dealer before you pay a deposit.

Yenko Silverado questions

The figure that should drive your decision is about $150 per horsepower for a 1,000-hp Yenko Silverado, against roughly $158 for the last-priced Raptor R. If that math works for you, call the dealer before SVE’s 50-truck caps fill.