The Holden Colorado is a good starting platform. Equipped with a 2.8L Duramax engine, the Colorado is one of Australia’s top diesel utes. Just a few upgrades and an ECU remap can produce close to 500nm of torque at the wheel, which makes it a pleasure when towing heavy loads.
A custom ECU remap on your Holden Colorado 2.8 diesel can get great returns with our tunes, on average, seeing around 40%-50% gains in torque. This can be further improved by upgrading your performance package tier, which can include accessories such as turbos, injectors, intercoolers and even clutch upgrades.
Factory Figures
Stock standard from Holden, your Colorado has 330nm of torque and 145hp at the wheels.
ECU Remap Figures
Based off package 1, our master tuners see average gains of 500nm of torque and 185 hp of torque.
The standard exhaust for the Holden Colorado Duramax platform is fitted with a restrictive exhaust from factory, so upgrading your exhaust to a 3” system from Just Autos will not only help with performance gains but also the overall efficiency of your engine. We can also customise the tune of your exhaust to get the sound you desire.
All exhausts come fitted with a high flow muffler and a catalytic converter.
The Colorado’s 2.8 diesel engines can make substantial gains with the torque, power and engine efficiency. Upgraded turbos are almost a requirement when chasing serious performance gains.
Working with Gturbo, we have a range of turbos suited for every application and desired performance levels.
The Holden Colorado comes fitted from the factory with a front-mounted intercooler and is utilised in standard and performance-tuned setups. However, for the sake of reliability and engine efficiency, we recommend upgrading to a larger front-mounted intercooler when pursuing serious performance increases.
The automatic transmission for the 2.8 Holden Colorado platform can be adjusted and tuned accordingly through the ECU. Our master tuners can change shift pressures, shifting patterns and even convertor lockup to your desired outcome.
The clutch fitted from the factory on the 2.8 Holden Colorado can handle quite a bit of torque for a factory clutch. However, the dual mass flywheel is a known weak point.
When chasing performance over the 200hp mark, we recommend replacing the clutch and converting to a single mass flywheel and heavy-duty clutch.
Package 1 for the Holden Colorado includes a stainless exhaust system and a custom ECU remap, this package is your base entry into carrying out upgrades on the 2.8 platform, this package is best suited for day to day driving and towing.
Package 2 is designed to replace the factory injectors nozzle which are the limiting factory when tuning the 2.8 engine is standard form, the factory fitted turbo can handle sizeable increases in boost while retaining high reliability.
Package 3 for the Holden Colorado has the torque and hp of some of its big V8 counterparts, when producing over 240hp & 700nm the little 2.8 engine is capable of getting you out of any tricky situation. With a G260 turbo and options to replace intercooler and airboxes this package can be designed to suit your needs and application
Do you Dream of power? Ask us about our Package 4 details for your Holden Colorado.
