GMC/Chevy 4.3l owners (S10 and blazers) Talk to me..

[alxmlr789 10+ year member]

Well, i have been browsing around new cars and i came across thse hefty little guys.. But i have some questions about them..

What kinda gas mileage do they get.. city, and highway?

And how much can these trucks tow, we have a 4500-5k lb boat we tote around, and i would wanna make sure it could get it out of the ramp..

Any info would be greatly appreciated.. thanks

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[alxmlr789 10+ year member]

anyone?

 

[Blazin_Jason 10+ year member]

Not sure on the mileage part of it. I've read before that they can tow that much weight. If I were you I would look for a 4.3 vortec for the extra power. Also you will need to install an aux ****** cooler. Might also want to think about air shocks out back too.

 

[alxmlr789 10+ year member]

i found a 2000S10 extreme for 7500

It has 96,xxx miles on it though..

 

[Team H&K 10+ year member]

I have an Astro with a 4.3 vortec, it gets 26-28 on the highway, and 23-24 in town, without my system in, if I put my system in it drops to 20-21 on the highway!!!

 

[lilmaniac2 5,000+ posts]

my 98 blazer got 20 mpg it had the vortec 4.3

 

[Blove1991 10+ year member]

Wow......There must be something wrong with my 4.3 Vorte or my foot is too **** heavy......Im seeing like 15-16 thru town...it seems I run out of gas in no time :\

 

[alxmlr789 10+ year member]

i'm seein 9.8 through town.. and i have a light foot (00 durango 5.9)

 

[Ku-sama]

Well, i have been browsing around new cars and i came across thse hefty little guys.. But i have some questions about them..
What kinda gas mileage do they get.. city, and highway?

And how much can these trucks tow, we have a 4500-5k lb boat we tote around, and i would wanna make sure it could get it out of the ramp..

Any info would be greatly appreciated.. thanks

I get 17 city, 22 highway.... 93 octane....

anyone?

ME! me!

Not sure on the mileage part of it. I've read before that they can tow that much weight. If I were you I would look for a 4.3 vortec for the extra power. Also you will need to install an aux ****** cooler. Might also want to think about air shocks out back too.

my Vortech FTW

i found a 2000S10 extreme for 7500
It has 96,xxx miles on it though..

I have a 96 with that many miles selling for $6500?? with system....

I have an Astro with a 4.3 vortec, it gets 26-28 on the highway, and 23-24 in town, without my system in, if I put my system in it drops to 20-21 on the highway!!!

nice mileage...

my 98 blazer got 20 mpg it had the vortec 4.3

yup....

Wow......There must be something wrong with my 4.3 Vorte or my foot is too **** heavy......Im seeing like 15-16 thru town...it seems I run out of gas in no time :\

heavy foot, keep her under 3k RPM

i'm seein 9.8 through town.. and i have a light foot (00 durango 5.9)

5.9l not the 4.3 //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[bibby 5,000+ posts]

my dad has a silverado with the 4.3(nonvortec) and gets 15-25mpgs. it has 3xx,xxx miles on it, and still going strong. i also had an s10 with the same engine with 236,000 on it when I sold it. only because the truck was ragged, not the motor. same mileage.

 

[dbornotdb 10+ year member]

My 4.3 never seemed to be a gas guzzler or a sipper. It was avaerage.

 

The 4.3 will do over 300k miles n/p as long as you take care of them regularly.

 

As for that 2000 s10 xtreme, you sure it isn't a 2.2? (I know, an xtreme w/ 4 banger, funny isn't it?)

 

 

The 4.3 will pull that weight around. But as mentioned, you might have to watch the ****** heat and lets not forget about the brakes.

 

[alxmlr789 10+ year member]

My trailer has its own brakes, which is extrmely nice. and the 00 extreme has a v6 in it, so im assuming its the 4.3

 

[dbornotdb 10+ year member]

My trailer has its own brakes, which is extrmely nice. and the 00 extreme has a v6 in it, so im assuming its the 4.3

The v6 is the 4.3, so you are correct. I see alot more 2.2 xtreme trucks than I do 4.3s, so that is why I mentioned that.

 

And if the trailer has it's own brakes, your good to go i would say.

 

[Ku-sama]

I saw a V8 Vortech 1998 Xtreme...

 

[kpozr2 10+ year member]

my 4.3L with K&N full intake gets 15 city and around 20 highway i think. as far as towing go to zr2usa.com or s10forum.com and there is a whole load of info on the towing restrictions.