Firstly hey all, I'm brand spanking new here. Names Nick and I live in the wonderful NH. Now that I got that out of the way I have some questions I could help answering.

I have a '94 S10 Blazer Tahoe 4x4 V6. It just recently had some serious issues with what I believe to be the bottom end of the engine. It could be a cheep fix, or I could end up needing a new engine (we will find out when I tear it apart in the next few days) Here's my question.

I am home from college for the summer so I have some time to work on this, I am wondering if I should drop in another V6 in or move up to a V8. It is totally stock at the moment, except for some slightly larger tires. I want to give her a small lift (3-4in) in the future with larger tires so that's why I was thinking about the V8.

Does anyone have any recommendations? I am looking to keep this as cost effective as possible, It is used as a daily driver and also a bit in the woods whenever I get the chance. Also does anyone have a recomendation for where to get a rebuilt engine in the NH, MA, VT, ME area?

Thanks in advance for any/all help and I look forward to getting to know some of you peeps around here.

-Primo

 

v8 swap is obviously gonna cost more and take longer to do. 4.3 is plenty powerful enough for stock or slightly bigger tires. i got 33s and a 4.3 and its about perfect, anymore slower and it would be a turd. google around about the v8 swap see all the work that is involved and see if its something y ou want to do.

 

definitely a v8 swap is gonna be a lot more work. The 94 era v-6 are plentiful from junkyards and would be a lot cheaper and time consuming ( also a lot less of a headache)