My 04 turbo colorado (build, destroy and rebuild thread)

**Mad Monkey** · 06-15-2011

Get well soon, then get the truck well again too!

**BLKGP** · 07-10-2011

so i tweaked the timing a bit and got it running decently under boost now with minimal knock, i think it's burst knock (sudden increase in air mass).. so anyways it's running but theres still some stumbling under part throttle.. but rather than risk blowing it up again im gonna have it tuned by a pro on my vacation in 2 weeks

**boostedcompg** · 07-10-2011

Awsome. Can't wait

**Kejross** · 07-10-2011

Same here... Can't wait to see some more vids!

**BLKGP** · 07-13-2011

i'll have some vids of it on the dyno this time lol

**Mad Monkey** · 07-13-2011

Excellent!!

**JoRoW99** · 07-26-2011

2 weeks?

**BLKGP** · 11-07-2011

so a little update. i took the turbo off and sold that ****.. next up LSX V8

**boostedcompg** · 11-07-2011

No turbo vids?

**f3racer** · 11-07-2011

quit screwing around and just drop an ls9 in the damn thing and be done with it.

**BLKGP** · 11-07-2011

tuning the turbo was a nightmare, i got tired of screwing with it and wasting money.. so it's gone, im on the hunt for an LS3

**Hippo Machine** · 11-07-2011

I vote LS9 lulz

**z3r0** · 11-07-2011

ls6

**dpzelenak** · 11-07-2011

LG8

no no i kid i kid, but realy an ls2 is where its at

**matt5112** · 11-07-2011

Originally Posted by Hippo Machine

I vote LS9 lulz

No

Originally Posted by BLKGP

tuning the turbo was a nightmare, i got tired of screwing with it and wasting money.. so it's gone, im on the hunt for an LS3

Yes

Originally Posted by z3r0

ls6

No

Originally Posted by dpzelenak

LG8
no no i kid i kid, but realy an ls2 is where its at

No. Might as well skip it and go LQ4/LQ9 and LS3 top end with a GMPP hot cam. Real mild, real cheap, plenty powerful. For a start that is.

**blueguy** · 11-08-2011

For the money I'd just do a heads cam LS1 and be done...

**NegativeOne13** · 11-08-2011

What Matt said.

**matt5112** · 11-08-2011

Originally Posted by bluegtp91

For the money I'd just do a heads cam LS1 and be done...

You'd be doing it wrong.

LS1's are still worth 1500-2000.

LQ4's are $800-1000 all day long.

You get more cubes for less money, able to use cheap heads that flow better.

Whats not to like?

Iron block.

**BLKGP** · 11-08-2011

an ls9 would be a joke in my tiny truck and i can't afford a $23k engine, let alone all the work it would take to get the power to the ground

there's an 07 TBSS in the local yard with 57k on it, complete engine, trans, transfer case and all accessories for $6k... Hmmmmmmmmmmm