my srt

12 wheel bearings
3 axles
2 motors
2 spindles
bushings
fuel pump
coilpack
3 turbos
2 exhaust manifolds
brakes about once a year

mods as of now
(performance)

worked head
ported and clipped turbo
ported intake and exhaust manifolds
ported throttle body and spacer
return fuel line setup with 750 injectors
3" turbo back
balance shaft delete
mopar performance clutch
kinetic wastegate actuator
msd coilpack and wires
champion 570 coppers @ .036
k&n drop in filter
drilled and slotted rotors
goldline springs
tokico struts
pt cruiser sway bars (a little thicker)
~300hp/~360ft/lbs

gets about 15city and 20highway

the blazer is getting around 20 overall and its mostly stock....

hoping to do the fuel injector upgrade and new upper and lower gaskets on the intake manifold and get a little better gas mileage.

after you factor in all the parts i am constantly replacing the blazer is WAAAAAAAAY easier on the wallet.

 

well i was comparing it to my dads truck, which is the same age and zero problems currently. my dads never changed the stock plugs on his or wires. now his truck is rusted from all the salt, yes but the body still looks decent. we're thinking either my buddy has a head gasket, intake manifold gasket, or worst possible cracked block. not sure whats to common on the dodges not a big fan of them so i don't follow them to closely. on his bumper it was black and now its purely brown. so its quite a bit of rust+its been painted once. not sure how well, but i'll probably have to help him when he redoes it. and the analogy....about once a week we fill his coolant up about half a gallon to a gallon.

**this is like the worlds biggest hijack in the history of forums lmao

 

nah, you could stay. it'd probably shut you up on the "Wish i had a F-something to compare my Blazer to" speal we keep hearing.

and FYI, my '95 Buick Reagal has over 275K kms (171K miles) on it-never had the engine/trans replaced/repaired. and the only thing it's ever had done to the suspension was the front struts. original bj's & tie rods.

oh yeah, i replaced the pressure side power steering line 'cause it was "sweating" fluid a little.

and all the work i just mentioned was only done in the last 8 to 9000 kms.

purr's like a kitten, flies like a Cheetah.

a friend has a '93 SC Park Avenue, has over 402K kms (250K miles) and other than the bearings in the SC needing replaced, it too runs like a champ (and passed it bi-anual etest in January with flying colours).


ok, you can shut up now.

 

I can say this...first I LOVE MY JIMMY and dangit...I'll replace it with another Jimmy or Blazer when need be...but by FAR the best vehicle I have ever owned....1976 Ford F-150 6cyl......it either ran or it didn't and when it didn't it was OBVIOUS as to what it was..when something broke it was EASY to fix...if it was the engine...HECK crawl up into the engine compartment and start working...changed stuff from carbs to rear end all on my own....now for the 97 Jimmy...LOL...I'm scared to open the hood and It surely isn't easy to work on...course that is for ANY vehicle now days...just too many wires and computer crap....conversely...the WORST vehicle...1986 Dodge Ram with a slant 6...wanted to hook the trailer up to it, back it down a salt water marine ramp and let it go!

 

my dad has a 3/4 ton dodge its awesome it just has a programmer and its got more power than u can hardly get to the ground the diesel never fails i will say the trans isnt perfect tho

 

heres some proof that dodge can take a good beating and keep on going with out problems

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pttOddcJxMI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mf2KGpzn5tM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VQ2y4E-bASQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pASLJKeikRU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sLd6yKIe8Hw

 

[quote=RolingKCBlazer;313990]heres some proof that dodge can take a good beating and keep on going with out problems

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pttOddcJxMI


that just proved that a ford will run laps around a dodge.
-no idea why its randomly underlining

 

Yeah, I still like the one that ISN'T smoking like a ***** for the first 45 seconds of the video.

 

you do realinze that guy in the Ram doesn't have the best tires for mud, you blue oval luvin'................

if you watch all the vid's, it seems like he's always spinning more than the other guys.

i was waiting for one of those 1st gen's to get swallowed up by that strip of marsh in the last vid.