{"id":1545,"date":"2010-11-14T19:13:58","date_gmt":"2010-11-15T00:13:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1545"},"modified":"2010-11-14T19:13:58","modified_gmt":"2010-11-15T00:13:58","slug":"colorado-speed-with-1000-horsepower-ls7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=1545","title":{"rendered":"Colorado with 1000 Horsepower LS7"},"content":{"rendered":"

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MBRP Inc has built probably the fastest Colorado on earth. The truck was created for drifting with some road racing and drag added for fun. The LS7 motor was built by Dustin Portmess at Exotic Performance Plus. The motor had to be upgraded to handle the supercharger’s 22 lbs of boost. At that level the motor will produce an estimated 1,000 horsepower. <\/p>\n

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Make sure to check out the entire LSX Colorado build thread<\/a>. There is a ton of pics and great info.<\/p>\n

Source: Autoholics<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MBRP Inc has built probably the fastest Colorado on earth. The truck was created for drifting with some road racing and drag added for fun. The LS7 motor was built by Dustin Portmess at Exotic Performance Plus. The motor had to be upgraded to handle the supercharger’s 22 lbs of boost. At that level the… Read More »Colorado with 1000 Horsepower LS7<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1545","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":134968,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=134968","url_meta":{"origin":1545,"position":0},"title":"GT3RR’s Porsche 997 with a LS7 V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"July 23, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"GT3 Road & Race is a collaboration between BC Fabs, LSX Performance, and VAD Design focused on building GT3-style cars for the street. 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