GM Authority initially reported on Lingenfelter’s upcoming supercharger upgrade for the Chevy Blazer crossover in December of 2019. Then, last week, we were the first to bring you further details about along with the very first photos of the vehicle. Now we can exclusively show the first installation of the kit in our exclusive video.
The clip shows the Eaton R1740 TVS supercharger mounted to the 3.6L V6 LGX gasoline engine, which the Chevy Blazer produces 308 horsepower and 270 pound-feet of torque in stock form. Starting at the air filter on the passenger side of the vehicle, a large pipe leads across the front of the engine, then turns across it at around the mid-point of the V6 before heading back in the original direction.
A further turn allows the pipe to enter the intake side of the Eaton unit, where air will be compressed. The engine will therefore produce far more power than stock.
Exactly how much more has not yet been confirmed, but Lingenfelter’s initial estimates put total output at around 450 crank horsepower. That’s an increase of 46 percent over the standard figure.
The Eaton R1740 TVS is the same compressor used for the supercharged 6.2L V8 LT4 engine, which GM has fitted to the Chevy Corvette C7 and the Chevy Camaro ZL1. It will also be used in the upcoming 2022 Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing ultra-high-performance luxury sedan.
Lingenfelter already uses the Eaton unit for another supercharger kit, one designed for the 3.6L V6 LGZ used in the 2017-2020 Chevy Colorado and GMC Canyon pickup trucks. Although those vehicles also have a V6 engine, the kits are quite different because of the powertrain orientation: longitudinally in the trucks and transversely in the Chevy Blazer.
The 2021 Chevy Blazer is also available with the naturally aspirated 2.5L I4 LCV engine, which makes 193 horsepower and 188 pound-feet of torque, and the turbocharged 2.0 I4 LSY, which is rated at 227 horsepower and 258 pound-feet of torque. The Lingenfelter kit will not be suitable for either of these motors, as it’s developed specifically for the atmospheric six for the 2019 and newer Blazer.
To see how it fits under the hood of the V6 Blazer, check out our video here:
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GM authority must have been listening…they hid the plastic engine cover! But this is a nice upgrade to an already great vehicle…this type of thing should have been done to the Dodge Journey R/T….my wife has owned one since 2014 it’s been a great vehicle no the only choice you have at Dodge is the overpriced Durango. Not that the Blazer is cheap but for what you get it’s worth it!
Dodge did the same thing lmao the SRT versions. This blazer is probably an added $15k to the price.
….because the Blazer isn’t unreliable enough.
You want garbage buy a Hyundai… notice how you don’t see 20 or 10 year old Hyundai’s and Kia’s on the road…must the liberal kool aid lol!
Hyundai’s recent models from the last 10yrs have been more reliable than most GM models, with a lot less recalls if we’re going to be honest. The resale value of a Hyundai is Astronomically higher than GM’s…
When can I get this for my 2018 impala premier?
I wonder why that supercharger wouldn’t also fit on the Chevy Traverse/GMC Acadia too. It’s the exact same engine mounted the exact same way. Even to the point of putting out the exact same factory hp specs.
Provide some follow ups with actual sound and performance, and not the dumb music please.
I currently own a 2020 Blazer RS, if I were to install the Lingenfelter supercharger on my vehicle will the installation void my factory warranty? Who installs it and ballpark figure of price, out the door? With the installation of the supercharger, is it required to add all the advertising logo and striping all over the car? Maybe just the Lingenfelter emblem on the sides where the original Blazer letters are would be acceptable.
2020 blazerRS owner.. where is my supercharger kit!
WHEN can we buy it?! 2019 Blazer RS owner.