Anyone have any real-world experience with the 3.7 I5 yet ??....I'm looking at buying a 2007 RCSB 2WD 3.7 Colorado and adding a turbocharger to it eventually. With 242hp and 242ft/lbs it's pretty strong already but I'd like to hear opinions....

 

is that a new motor for 07?

edit: i just checked and it doesnt look to be

it doesnt make peak torque until 4600rpm hmmmm

the colorado guys complain about em not being able to get out of their own way

 

it would be really easy to turbo that truck....but i dont know anything about them....i herd that they were strong thou!!!

 

Motor IS new of '07, it's available in the Colorado/Canyon and some different Saabs

I'd be throwing a ~3000rpm stall converter into it almost right away, a higher max torque rpm doesn't bother me too much

I'm thinking a custom turbo would be pretty simple....a single T66 would do the job nicely !!

 

wouldnt that be a bit big and have a good bit of lag on a i-5

im guessing more like a 52-58 mm

 

Yeah...it's a bit overkill, but it'd be fun , I'd probably use one of the T04B S-trim turbos that I have for my twin-turbo 6.0 project.

 

I want to know if anyone has experience with the 3.7 too. My dad just bought a 2007 2WD Colorado with the 3.7, auto, and 3.73 gears. He ordered it with the factory lowered suspension (ZQ8) and 18" Xtreme wheels. Should be a nice truck.

 

just get the new colorado SS ls2 6.0 400hp and 400tq lol

 

spray a 100 wet shot on it...

 

I'll make a serious mess on myself if they actually build one of those.....