Cool little read on improvements throughout the years on the Blazer

Chevrolet Blazer History

I didn't know the 2000 had roller rockers.. very nice

 

Yeah roller bearing rockers, not roller tip. 'Least my 2002 had roller bearings & not roller bearing & roller tip, not sure about others.
I say "had", because now it has these: COMP Cams: Ultra Pro Magnum™ Roller Rocker Arms: Chevy; 3/8" Stud, 1.52 Ratio

I'll check out the link you posted & post an edit comment

<Edit> That's quite the read although I thought they left out a bit about the ZR2's, the actual HP at the crank of the 4.3 is 190, not 200 but that's just splitting hairs.
I'm sure that link will give lots here some hindsight as to what the blazer they're driving is & how it came to be. Maybe they even have that black n gold edition & didn't know it.

 

Roller rockers? My 2000 doesn't have any rollers on the rockers maybe on the lifters?
And what is a roller timing chain?
Would that be a roller front crank and cam bearing?

 

The article got a few things wrong, like stating the Autotrac was the same as Smartrak. Its not even close. Were Blazer's ever all-wheel-drive? I've never heard of one. They did get the horsepower right kinda. The 1st Vortec 4.3L was rated at 200 HP and the later Vortec 4300 had 190. I don't know if any had 195 like they state

 

When I bought mine new in Oct 2000, the salesman told me it had 368 hp and 649 ft/lbs of torque?!?

Are ya'll say he lied???






lol

 

Blazers and jimmys both could be had with AWD. The bravadas are the most common, it seems the jimmys come in 2nd, but I have seen a small handful of blazers. They are normally fully optioned ones stealerships pushed on the soccer mom crowd.

 

Great no edit on mobile.....

Coulda swore the disk brakes didn't come out till 98 on all. Somebody with a 97 olds step up and say what ya got.

There was a trailblazer first gen also, GMC had a high country version. I've seen one of each and can confirm this.

They forgot the oil burners as an option in 1st gens. If all truck info includes the cameo version might as well add the dealer installed removable top (soft or hard) we had in the mid 80s.

 

[quote=AJBert;455655]When I bought mine new in Oct 2000, the salesman told me it had 368 hp and 649 ft/lbs of torque?!?

lol you got the duramax package.

That gives me an idea do you think one would fit in a 2nd gen.?