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BaggedC10 · 02-24-2004, 09:34 PM

*rage'nrat638* · 02-24-2004, 09:47 PM

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Originally posted by BaggedC10

you liked that a

Big Paul · 02-25-2004, 09:41 AM

My S-10 weighed in at 2700lbs without the bed on it. Without me in it and about a 1/4 tank.

I loved my S-10. But going from a fullsize to a small truck you probably won't be happy. Although I did have more leg room in my truck, mostly cause it was ext. cab, then any fullsize i've been in.

If I was you, i'd keep the truck. You already have a V8, and you probably won't be happy with the power out of the V6s.

Trust me, I love first gen S-10s and still wish I had mine. BUT I love the feel of a fullsize and of course the V8 power.

TIMSPEED · 02-25-2004, 09:45 AM

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Originally posted by Big Paul
You already have a V8, and you probably won't be happy with the power out of the V6s.

I have 3 V8's, and a quick I4...I need a change, hahaha. These V8's get me into too much trouble

LOL!

Big Paul · 02-25-2004, 09:59 AM

The V8s are fun though.

I'm sure you are just getting bored with your truck. I felt that way about 2 thousand times with the S-10, but got over it. You only have 1 more year and your truck isn't under the sniffer. Man don't make a mistake!!!

S-10s are great little trucks. I'd like to have another. Like I said, you probably won't like the change. If you do, it'll probably wear off fast.

Go get something for your truck now, it'll make ya wanna keep it.

TIMSPEED · 02-25-2004, 10:02 AM

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Originally posted by Big Paul
only have 1 more year and your truck isn't under the sniffer. Man don't make a mistake!!!

What do you mean? 75's are exempt as of January 1st, 2004...So, I could PROBABLY sell it for pretty high, cuz it's exempt. Ehh, I'm gonna keep my truck...just modify it AND my driving habits, to give me at LEAST 15mpg around town...(drop down to 3.55 gears with my 28" tires and also drive VERY gas mileage friendly)

79Silv4x4 · 02-25-2004, 10:29 AM

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Originally posted by N2TRUX
Yes, please do. Then you can ask these kind of question on the S-10 forums. It will fit right in with all the other dumb questions on their site, like how do I put a V-8 in my S-10...

Yes, trade it!!!!

BowTieMan · 02-26-2004, 12:57 AM

I have heard of ALOT of people with v8's in S-10's. www.blazinlow.com has alot of s-10 blazers with v8's.

skillet · 05-12-2004, 06:50 PM

Wow, "remember back when gas was ONLY $2.00/gal.?"

hotrodhomi · 05-12-2004, 07:29 PM

I just parked my nice 97 s-10 so that I could drive a beater c-10. Although the c-10 is beat it still looks way better than that guttless wonder s-10. Don't do it! You will hate it!

Russ72C10 · 05-13-2004, 08:04 PM

I've got a '84 K20 & an '87 S10 (2.5L 4cyl 4spd manual)... I like driving them both for different reasons... however, I think the ol K20 will be along long after I end up selling the S10. It's bigger, meaner - and while it guzzles the gas - tailgaters don't bother me so much in it.

skillet · 08-12-2005, 10:47 AM

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Originally Posted by skillet

That's a very valid and practical question. Ask the folks in Europe about gasoline prices. The scary thing is that in the not so distant future we'll probably be saying stuff like "remember back when gas was "ONLY $2/gal?" One economist predicts that this summer the cost of gas will cause a "behavior modifying" change in our driving habits. Whether these gas increases are real or just greed at work, who knows what the real truth is. If I have to change to a smaller displacement, the engine layout will have to be designed to at least allow enough access to work on it.

"Remember back when gas was ONLY $2/gal?"

bigarmzz · 08-12-2005, 10:59 AM

yeah, this is obviously an old post....gas here now is $255 a gallon

i saved this pic of an s-10 awile back..thought it looked tough as hell

i'd like to have one like this

and still swing around 22mpg's

bigarmzz · 08-12-2005, 11:03 AM

i like this one too...

i've always been a fan of the "extremes"

i think its bad as hell

and 22mpg's

Slonaker · 08-12-2005, 11:13 AM

What happened to Tim? Did he sell his truck? I have not seen him around in a long time.

Slonaker

hobbz · 08-12-2005, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by apstguy

If you trade it for a S10 I'll come over there and beat you with plastic sporks until you bleed out of your hair folicles.

i'd kinda like to see that

bigblock73 · 08-12-2005, 12:10 PM

Wow, bringing a old post back from the dead.

Slonaker, Tim got expelled from shop talk, and appears to have left town.

live85 · 08-12-2005, 12:13 PM

Timspeed, I had a '99 s-10 blazer, 2-door. I really liked it, but it rode like crap and wasn't that fast even with the 4.3. The best mpg I could get was 16 driving like grandma, that's not that great. I sold it and got an old camry

to drive to work and try to drive my '85 c10 lwb on the weekends. Please, Don't do it.

Slonaker · 08-12-2005, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by bigblock73

Slonaker, Tim got expelled from shop talk, and appears to have left town.

Well, that explains it.

What's shop talk?

Slonaker

bigblock73 · 08-12-2005, 01:20 PM

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Originally Posted by Slonaker

Well, that explains it.

What's shop talk?

Slonaker

Go to GD, and look for the shop talk link. It is a "adults only" type of GD board on this site. I go in there once in a while, but it really isn't my cup of tea.

87 STEPPER · 08-12-2005, 03:32 PM

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Originally Posted by bigblock73

Wow, bringing a old post back from the dead.

Slonaker, Tim got expelled from shop talk, and appears to have left town.

Tim hangs @ FSC now i saw him post over there last time i was over there but thats been awhile.

bigarmzz · 08-12-2005, 03:51 PM

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Originally Posted by bigblock73

Go to GD, and look for the shop talk link. It is a "adults only" type of GD board on this site. I go in there once in a while, but it really isn't my cup of tea.

whats "GD"?

bigblock73 · 08-12-2005, 04:06 PM

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Originally Posted by bigarmzz

whats "GD"?

General Discussion

skillet · 08-12-2005, 05:10 PM

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Originally Posted by live85

Timspeed, I had a '99 s-10 blazer, 2-door. I really liked it, but it rode like crap and wasn't that fast even with the 4.3. The best mpg I could get was 16 driving like grandma, that's not that great. I sold it and got an old camry

to drive to work and try to drive my '85 c10 lwb on the weekends. Please, Don't do it.

Have you been happy with Camry and do you think it is the best midsize overall?

CHEVYE · 08-12-2005, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by live85

Timspeed, I had a '99 s-10 blazer, 2-door. I really liked it, but it rode like crap and wasn't that fast even with the 4.3. The best mpg I could get was 16 driving like grandma, that's not that great. I sold it and got an old camry

to drive to work and try to drive my '85 c10 lwb on the weekends. Please, Don't do it.

i had a '98 jimmy w/4.3 and it got the same gas mileage as my '88 1500 with a 350/700r4

. going to a 4.3 S10 is not gonna save our pockets from hurting all that much.

02-24-2004, 09:34 PM	#26
BaggedC10 Under construction! Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: NorCal Posts: 1,065	__________________ 2001 Silverado bagged on 22's. Sold

02-25-2004, 09:41 AM	#28
Big Paul Iamnotanofficerofthelaw Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Turlock, California Posts: 352	My S-10 weighed in at 2700lbs without the bed on it. Without me in it and about a 1/4 tank. I loved my S-10. But going from a fullsize to a small truck you probably won't be happy. Although I did have more leg room in my truck, mostly cause it was ext. cab, then any fullsize i've been in. If I was you, i'd keep the truck. You already have a V8, and you probably won't be happy with the power out of the V6s. Trust me, I love first gen S-10s and still wish I had mine. BUT I love the feel of a fullsize and of course the V8 power. __________________ ~Paul~ '96 C1500 Silverado- Vortec 5.0L/Exhaust/Stock '87 S-10 Ext Cab- 2.8L/700r4 KIA Caught fire 12/7/03

02-25-2004, 09:59 AM	#30
Big Paul Iamnotanofficerofthelaw Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Turlock, California Posts: 352	The V8s are fun though. I'm sure you are just getting bored with your truck. I felt that way about 2 thousand times with the S-10, but got over it. You only have 1 more year and your truck isn't under the sniffer. Man don't make a mistake!!! S-10s are great little trucks. I'd like to have another. Like I said, you probably won't like the change. If you do, it'll probably wear off fast. Go get something for your truck now, it'll make ya wanna keep it. __________________ ~Paul~ '96 C1500 Silverado- Vortec 5.0L/Exhaust/Stock '87 S-10 Ext Cab- 2.8L/700r4 KIA Caught fire 12/7/03

02-26-2004, 12:57 AM	#33
BowTieMan Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Glendale Arizona Posts: 747	I have heard of ALOT of people with v8's in S-10's. www.blazinlow.com has alot of s-10 blazers with v8's. __________________ "A true hotrodder wouldn't be content untill he had created a car so violent, so hairy, so totally sick that the very act of dropping the hammer would result in instant death. Anything less results in the need to go faster." - Tony DeFeo

05-12-2004, 06:50 PM	#34
skillet Registered User Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: denton, tx, usa Posts: 176	Wow, "remember back when gas was ONLY $2.00/gal.?" __________________ 69 SB GMC LWB Fleetside 350, 09 Pontiac Vibe 2.4 liter

05-12-2004, 07:29 PM	#35
hotrodhomi Registered User Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Sacramento Posts: 3,737	I just parked my nice 97 s-10 so that I could drive a beater c-10. Although the c-10 is beat it still looks way better than that guttless wonder s-10. Don't do it! You will hate it!

05-13-2004, 08:04 PM	#36
Russ72C10 Four Wheeler Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Decatur, IL Posts: 101	I've got a '84 K20 & an '87 S10 (2.5L 4cyl 4spd manual)... I like driving them both for different reasons... however, I think the ol K20 will be along long after I end up selling the S10. It's bigger, meaner - and while it guzzles the gas - tailgaters don't bother me so much in it. __________________ '84 K20 4x4 350 V8 - Weiand intake - Headers - 4" Tuff Country lift - 35x12.50 ProComp M/Ts on 15x10s

08-12-2005, 10:59 AM	#38
bigarmzz Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Elkins, West Virginia Posts: 2,542	yeah, this is obviously an old post....gas here now is $255 a gallon i saved this pic of an s-10 awile back..thought it looked tough as hell i'd like to have one like this and still swing around 22mpg's Attached Images __________________ 1987 350 TBI lowered 5/7 Last edited by bigarmzz; 08-12-2005 at 11:00 AM.

08-12-2005, 11:03 AM	#39
bigarmzz Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Elkins, West Virginia Posts: 2,542	i like this one too... i've always been a fan of the "extremes" i think its bad as hell and 22mpg's Attached Images __________________ 1987 350 TBI lowered 5/7

08-12-2005, 11:13 AM	#40
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08-12-2005, 12:10 PM	#42
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,824	Wow, bringing a old post back from the dead. Slonaker, Tim got expelled from shop talk, and appears to have left town. __________________ Jeff 73-87.com 73-87.com Facebook page 73-87 cab corner 6x9 speaker brackets for sale 67-72 cab corner speaker brackets for sale 47-54 cab corner speaker brackets for sale Last edited by bigblock73; 08-12-2005 at 12:10 PM.

08-12-2005, 12:13 PM	#43
live85 Registered User Join Date: Dec 1999 Location: Minor, AL Posts: 91	Timspeed, I had a '99 s-10 blazer, 2-door. I really liked it, but it rode like crap and wasn't that fast even with the 4.3. The best mpg I could get was 16 driving like grandma, that's not that great. I sold it and got an old camry to drive to work and try to drive my '85 c10 lwb on the weekends. Please, Don't do it.

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