Just Acquired a Free 94 4X4 Blazer, Woot!

[Tommy]

Only problem is it has a rod knock developing (V6 Vortec ) So what our my options as far as swaps go? it has the 700R4 Transmission in it. Should i just go get another V6 or try to cram a 350 in it? or do i have other options???

[blk240]

I spun a bearing in our 97 and we just got a short block from jasper. Came with like a 3k mile warranty and was reasonably priced.

[SuperSquid]

well...if you have it caught before it develops badly.....pull the motor and do the bottom end at the machine shop.

If you want to buy new parts....order parts for a 350 and throw away 2 pistons worth of parts.

[JSR95621]

Only problem is it has a rod knock developing (V6 Vortec ) So what our my options as far as swaps go? it has the 700R4 Transmission in it. Should i just go get another V6 or try to cram a 350 in it? or do i have other options???

What year blazer, im not trying to do any dealings but we have one here that last I checked ran great but the tranny was shot..

[Tommy]

its a 1994. your also in MO lol

well...if you have it caught before it develops badly.....pull the motor and do the bottom end at the machine shop.

If you want to buy new parts....order parts for a 350 and throw away 2 pistons worth of parts.

I think i'd rather swap can this 700R4 Hold up to a FI 350?

[blk240]

its a 1994. your also in MO lol



I think i'd rather swap can this 700R4 Hold up to a FI 350?

Doubtful they had issues holding up to the 4.3.

[Tommy]

Is there different 700R4's because i got a 700R4 Trans in my camaro with a 350

[BoostedMan]

the bellhousing is different

[Tommy]

the bellhousing is different

ok sweet i didnt know that so there is a different 700R4 Transmissions V6/V8 Right?

[Lt. Dangle]

Not trying to be a dick in any way, shape, or form...but, that being said, here is what I think.

You need to stop thinking about modding every vehicle you possess. I mean honestly, in the end it will only leave you like a puppy chasing his tail, trying to nickel and dime fix the problems that each of these modded vehicles will have. You want to twin turbo your camaro, make your probe quick, then ALSO swap a v8 in this blazer? You better have tons of expendable cash, cause you're talking about AT LEAST $10k, spread across 3 vehicles, each which will have it's own lengthy amount of downtime.

So, I say stick with the V6, fix it, and either drive it, or sell it and make a profit... That's what I would do at least.

And I'm talking FROM EXPERIENCE. In 2008 I had these cars;

01 GTS celica, I/E/ Clutch/FW/ Suspension...broke the trans.
87 Mustang LX notch, Caged, 306 10:1 comp, H/C/ carbed, etc...broke CONSTANTLY.
97 GTS Turbo-still not running lol, long time ongoing project.
93 Civic LS turbo- Most reliable out of the bunch, ran great, then sheared 3rd gear, then 5th, then blew the motor early this year.
93 PGT- I/H/E/ Ze intake/ 50 shot. First time I sprayed it, the car dropped a valve onto a piston, and killed the motor.

Try owning ALL of those cars at the same time, paying insurance, tags, etc...just for ONE of them to run. It will piss you off in a hurry.

Now, if I would have just left the 93 stock, and/or the celica stock I would have been fine...but no, I had to mod everything.

Like I said just trying to be realistic, not be an ass in any way.

[JSR95621]

its a 1994. your also in MO lol



I think i'd rather swap can this 700R4 Hold up to a FI 350?

Well I only told you because I will be within a reasonable distance with a truck and trailer sometime soon anyhow.. The one we have up here is the same as yours, its white and the engine was just rebuilt prior to it being parked for the bad trans. Truck is Immaculate otherwise.

[craigandrews]

Not trying to be a dick in any way, shape, or form...but, that being said, here is what I think.

You need to stop thinking about modding every vehicle you possess. I mean honestly, in the end it will only leave you like a puppy chasing his tail, trying to nickel and dime fix the problems that each of these modded vehicles will have. You want to twin turbo your camaro, make your probe quick, then ALSO swap a v8 in this blazer? You better have tons of expendable cash, cause you're talking about AT LEAST $10k, spread across 3 vehicles, each which will have it's own lengthy amount of downtime.

So, I say stick with the V6, fix it, and either drive it, or sell it and make a profit... That's what I would do at least.

And I'm talking FROM EXPERIENCE. In 2008 I had these cars;

01 GTS celica, I/E/ Clutch/FW/ Suspension...broke the trans.
87 Mustang LX notch, Caged, 306 10:1 comp, H/C/ carbed, etc...broke CONSTANTLY.
97 GTS Turbo-still not running lol, long time ongoing project.
93 Civic LS turbo- Most reliable out of the bunch, ran great, then sheared 3rd gear, then 5th, then blew the motor early this year.
93 PGT- I/H/E/ Ze intake/ 50 shot. First time I sprayed it, the car dropped a valve onto a piston, and killed the motor.

Try owning ALL of those cars at the same time, paying insurance, tags, etc...just for ONE of them to run. It will piss you off in a hurry.

Now, if I would have just left the 93 stock, and/or the celica stock I would have been fine...but no, I had to mod everything.

Like I said just trying to be realistic, not be an ass in any way.

I completely agree with him. I have enough probes and keeping two in good condition is expensive enough for me. And I only have one insured at a time and just swap them whenever I need the other.
On top of the bills that they require, modding gets expensive FAST. And when you mod. You risk breaking something else which racks up the bill. If you plan a budget for this kind of thing, it will be more clear how unrealistic your goals are.

You were saying before IIRC, you are unemployed? Maybe it wasnt you and correct me if Im wrong, but owning ONE car while being unemployed would be hard enough. But trying to mod three cars WHILE driving one in the meantime would be almost (if not) Impossible to do.

Your best thing to do IMO is drive the drivable vehicle to every place of employment around and get a job and put away 10% or whatever is left, in a bank account and dont get a bank card. And dont take ANY of that money out. And after One year, see how much you have in there. After the year, You probably wont even want to Twin Turbo the camaro or 350 the blazer anymore.

[BoostedMan]

ok sweet i didnt know that so there is a different 700R4 Transmissions V6/V8 Right?

Yep so you would need a different 700R, or go with a turbo350

[Tommy]

Well I only told you because I will be within a reasonable distance with a truck and trailer sometime soon anyhow.. The one we have up here is the same as yours, its white and the engine was just rebuilt prior to it being parked for the bad trans. Truck is Immaculate otherwise.

how much you want for the truck?

Not trying to be a dick in any way, shape, or form...but, that being said, here is what I think.

You need to stop thinking about modding every vehicle you possess. I mean honestly, in the end it will only leave you like a puppy chasing his tail, trying to nickel and dime fix the problems that each of these modded vehicles will have. You want to twin turbo your camaro, make your probe quick, then ALSO swap a v8 in this blazer? You better have tons of expendable cash, cause you're talking about AT LEAST $10k, spread across 3 vehicles, each which will have it's own lengthy amount of downtime.

So, I say stick with the V6, fix it, and either drive it, or sell it and make a profit... That's what I would do at least.

And I'm talking FROM EXPERIENCE. In 2008 I had these cars;

01 GTS celica, I/E/ Clutch/FW/ Suspension...broke the trans.
87 Mustang LX notch, Caged, 306 10:1 comp, H/C/ carbed, etc...broke CONSTANTLY.
97 GTS Turbo-still not running lol, long time ongoing project.
93 Civic LS turbo- Most reliable out of the bunch, ran great, then sheared 3rd gear, then 5th, then blew the motor early this year.
93 PGT- I/H/E/ Ze intake/ 50 shot. First time I sprayed it, the car dropped a valve onto a piston, and killed the motor.

Try owning ALL of those cars at the same time, paying insurance, tags, etc...just for ONE of them to run. It will piss you off in a hurry.

Now, if I would have just left the 93 stock, and/or the celica stock I would have been fine...but no, I had to mod everything.

Like I said just trying to be realistic, not be an ass in any way.

Yea your right but i thought putting V8's in these things was easy, but will probably stick with the V6. and LT I will have decent cash flow starting next month im not worring and im not spending 10,000 in parts between the probe and the camaro it will cost me initially 1,500 to go cheap turbo on the camaro. and the probe will never be turbo unless i hit the lotto because its like 4,000 dollars in parts and modding just to get it to work right im kool with that shit

I completely agree with him. I have enough probes and keeping two in good condition is expensive enough for me. And I only have one insured at a time and just swap them whenever I need the other.
On top of the bills that they require, modding gets expensive FAST. And when you mod. You risk breaking something else which racks up the bill. If you plan a budget for this kind of thing, it will be more clear how unrealistic your goals are.

You were saying before IIRC, you are unemployed? Maybe it wasnt you and correct me if Im wrong, but owning ONE car while being unemployed would be hard enough. But trying to mod three cars WHILE driving one in the meantime would be almost (if not) Impossible to do.

Your best thing to do IMO is drive the drivable vehicle to every place of employment around and get a job and put away 10% or whatever is left, in a bank account and dont get a bank card. And dont take ANY of that money out. And after One year, see how much you have in there. After the year, You probably wont even want to Twin Turbo the camaro or 350 the blazer anymore.

I dont have insurance on any of my cars but my van i dont drive the other ones enough to care about insurance call me wrong i dont give a what.
plus i am Legally un employed, but between being a Full Time Student and working on cars on the side i do pretty good

Yep so you would need a different 700R, or go with a turbo350

im going to stick with the v6 i just kinda figured if i could get a 350 for the same price of a v6 it would of been kool

[boostin'xr4]

Not trying to be a dick in any way, shape, or form...but, that being said, here is what I think.

You need to stop thinking about modding every vehicle you possess. I mean honestly, in the end it will only leave you like a puppy chasing his tail, trying to nickel and dime fix the problems that each of these modded vehicles will have. You want to twin turbo your camaro, make your probe quick, then ALSO swap a v8 in this blazer? You better have tons of expendable cash, cause you're talking about AT LEAST $10k, spread across 3 vehicles, each which will have it's own lengthy amount of downtime.

So, I say stick with the V6, fix it, and either drive it, or sell it and make a profit... That's what I would do at least.

And I'm talking FROM EXPERIENCE. In 2008 I had these cars;

01 GTS celica, I/E/ Clutch/FW/ Suspension...broke the trans.
87 Mustang LX notch, Caged, 306 10:1 comp, H/C/ carbed, etc...broke CONSTANTLY.
97 GTS Turbo-still not running lol, long time ongoing project.
93 Civic LS turbo- Most reliable out of the bunch, ran great, then sheared 3rd gear, then 5th, then blew the motor early this year.
93 PGT- I/H/E/ Ze intake/ 50 shot. First time I sprayed it, the car dropped a valve onto a piston, and killed the motor.

Try owning ALL of those cars at the same time, paying insurance, tags, etc...just for ONE of them to run. It will piss you off in a hurry.

Now, if I would have just left the 93 stock, and/or the celica stock I would have been fine...but no, I had to mod everything.

Like I said just trying to be realistic, not be an ass in any way.

That sounds like you modded incorrectly, drove incorrectly, or modded a poor condition vehicle. That's not the outcome of simply modifying. A stock 01 Celica breaking the trans? That's not from your 10hp in mods.