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  • PSiedTSiP Offline
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    PSiedTSi
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    S10 with 4.3?

    At first I did it for fun, then I realized I made the investment and had to do it!

    92 Talon AWD 6/4bolt [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
    95 240SX SE SR20DET [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
    1993.5 Supra Hardtop...Sold
    Next project? 6cyl, 6spd?

    > spanish-rice;237125 wrote:
    > at first i thought the title said beer truck drivers needed... In which case i accidently put my two weeks in at work.

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    • JimJ Offline
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      Jim
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      Lexus RX400h 🙂

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      • BlueSRT0483B Offline
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        BlueSRT0483
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        Considering SUVs(Mid-size) at all? or do you need the box for shipping stuff?

        www.fivezeroseven.com "Southern Minnesota Sport Compact Community"
        2004 Dodge SRT-4
        1994 Chevy K1500 (Winter Beater)
        ...Formerly "A853"...

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        • amichezeA Offline
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          amicheze
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          #5

          PSiedTSi wrote:
          S10 with 4.3?

          yup.

          2006 Audi A3 2.0T

          "My country, right or wrong." is like saying, "My mother, drunk or sober." - G. K. Chesterton

          > Fargostreet Trolls wrote:
          > i must be stupid

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          • Afsil80A Offline
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            Afsil80
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            #6

            PSiedTSi wrote:
            S10 with 4.3?

            I got one for sale....needs a little work.

            -Peter

            1991 240SX
            legacy image

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            • JoelJ Offline
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              Joel
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              my dad has a 98 v6 tacoma and hes clocked 27 mpg before on the interstate

              no race car? becuz homeowner...

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              • MisterCMKM Offline
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                MisterCMK
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                #8

                a 5spd ranger gets 24mpg in the city and 28 on the highway. The 2.3 is a reliable motor.

                FASTER THAN DUBBSY

                > thrash;315544 wrote:
                > I noticed that the new 5.0 valve covers say "Ford Motorsport" or something on them. Instead, the valvecovers should be a big bald eagle, holding a rifle in one talon, an american flag in the other, eating apple pie, and shitting on the outline of europe.
                >
                > Ford is back :)

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                • JoelJ Offline
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                  Joel
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                  MisterCMK wrote:
                  a 5spd ranger gets 24mpg in the city and 28 on the highway. The 2.3 is a reliable motor.
                  but you couldn't tow car if your life depended on it!

                  no race car? becuz homeowner...

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                    I was kind of interested in a blazer, but my parents just bought my sister a blazer.

                    Chris - You and your fords... shit on you 🙂

                    wannabe - Nice. I may have to do some looking.

                    PSiedTSi - S10's are nice, but kinda small. Kinda lookin' for something a lil bigger.

                    Jim - You paying for it? 😉

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                    • MisterCMKM Offline
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                      wannabe wrote:
                      but you couldn't tow car if your life depended on it!

                      You can't do that in any small pickup.

                      S10 with the 4.3? Laugh.

                      FASTER THAN DUBBSY

                      > thrash;315544 wrote:
                      > I noticed that the new 5.0 valve covers say "Ford Motorsport" or something on them. Instead, the valvecovers should be a big bald eagle, holding a rifle in one talon, an american flag in the other, eating apple pie, and shitting on the outline of europe.
                      >
                      > Ford is back :)

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                      • K Offline
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                        KA-T_240
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                        we towed a car from the cities with a s10 with a 4.3L at 70mph no problem.

                        colorados are extremely overated as far as what the are suppossed to get for gas mileage.

                        our old 98 sanoma zr2 got just over 18 back and forth to sioux falls with the cruise set on 80. get one with a 5-speed that isnt the off road addition and it would probably be decent

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                        • 91nbtsi9 Offline
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                          91nbtsi
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                          MisterCMK wrote:
                          You can't do that in any small pickup.

                          S10 with the 4.3? Laugh.

                          I pull shit all the time with my S10. Pulled my car down to Sioux Falls and back, pulled a guys car home from Salt Lake City, UT, pulled a car to Iowa, etc. Only had problems in the mountains...slowed down to like 50 on some of the big climbs;) Works great. I get 19-20 mpg pretty much all the time.

                          If you are going fullsize though, GM is going to get the best mileage.

                          [email protected] -- DSM
                          07 Mega Cab 5.9 CTD

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                            I dont do much towing... so an S10 would be fine

                            I actually do like them, but I like the fullsize trucks to. But S10's will get much much better gas millage than a fullsize.

                            Thanks, I'll keep the S10's in mind 😉

                            BTW - do s10's get expensive to fix?

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                            • Afsil80A Offline
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                              Depends.

                              I shelled out $1800 for a new 4.3 long block. I just got back from a deployment so it was no biggie.

                              -Peter

                              1991 240SX
                              legacy image

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                              • RidinRailsR Offline
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                                RidinRails
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                                s10's are cheap to fix...find a zr-5 or a zr2

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                                • PSiedTSiP Offline
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                                  PSiedTSi
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                                  MisterCMK wrote:
                                  You can't do that in any small pickup.

                                  You can easily with a Dakota...

                                  An S10 isn't that small really. 91nbtsi drives one and he's not short... Just get one with 4 doors or an extended cab...

                                  Our V8 Durango gets 18mpg on the highway because its full-time 4wd, so I know if you got a Durango/Dakota that was switchable 2wd/4wd, it'd easily get in the 20s...

                                  At first I did it for fun, then I realized I made the investment and had to do it!

                                  92 Talon AWD 6/4bolt [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
                                  95 240SX SE SR20DET [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
                                  1993.5 Supra Hardtop...Sold
                                  Next project? 6cyl, 6spd?

                                  > spanish-rice;237125 wrote:
                                  > at first i thought the title said beer truck drivers needed... In which case i accidently put my two weeks in at work.

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                                  • MisterCMKM Offline
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                                    MisterCMK
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                                    #18

                                    Dakotas are pieces of shit. If you like driving trucks that have shitty balljoints, trash heater cores every 20k, and are just plain pieces of shit, then yeah, get a Dakota.

                                    FASTER THAN DUBBSY

                                    > thrash;315544 wrote:
                                    > I noticed that the new 5.0 valve covers say "Ford Motorsport" or something on them. Instead, the valvecovers should be a big bald eagle, holding a rifle in one talon, an american flag in the other, eating apple pie, and shitting on the outline of europe.
                                    >
                                    > Ford is back :)

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                                    • PSiedTSiP Offline
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                                      PSiedTSi
                                      wrote on last edited by
                                      #19

                                      Our Durango has been good to us...

                                      At first I did it for fun, then I realized I made the investment and had to do it!

                                      92 Talon AWD 6/4bolt [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
                                      95 240SX SE SR20DET [EMAIL="[email protected]"][email protected][/EMAIL]
                                      1993.5 Supra Hardtop...Sold
                                      Next project? 6cyl, 6spd?

                                      > spanish-rice;237125 wrote:
                                      > at first i thought the title said beer truck drivers needed... In which case i accidently put my two weeks in at work.

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                                      • K Offline
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                                        KA-T_240
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                                        My Jeep is an awsome vehicle. but isnt the easiest to work on. well put together. hasnt ever broken down, its a 97, but the AC is ghey, and i dont care to fix it, we the flapper that goes from hot to cold doesnt close the hot side all the way and its 26hrs labor to do the job not including the parts. GHEY

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                                          lol Jeep. That sucks.

                                          PSiedTSI, whats ur S10 get for milage in town/interstate?

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