Damn I could have thrown you an engine cheap enough. Go buy another stat!

 

Benedict I'm sorry to read about your loss , but on the up side now you can throw a v8 in the old girl . Oops didn't realize I was on the first page and didn't read the hole story .

 

haha i almost did the same thing atvwarrior.

was just going to offer to give him the 4.3 i just yanked out of mine.

 

See what happens when you get rid of a blazer? Let that be a lesson to you, for when you get another one.

 

Don't think I'd get another blazer.... my toyota in better is just about every way. I don't think the engine was the only issue along with that blazer, maybe at the moment it is, but something else is wrong with it and I could never put my finger on it. It lasted me a good 3 years and 45,000 miles died a month before I paid it off...

 

are you liking the 4runner better then the blazer, performance wise?

 

At my blazers prime it had more power than the 4runner. From the factory the blazer has 10 hp more than the 4runner. Blazer has a 4.3, 4runner has a 3.4. The 4runner is "quicker" than the blazer but then again it has 4.10 gears, the blazer had 3.42 gears. Surprisingly my 4runner is slightly larger than my blazer but has a better turning radius as I found out wheeling at rausch creek. Also the 4runner has overdrive and a button called ECT power. Many refer to "extra power" however it stands for electronically controlled transmission and if you turn that on the transmission won't shift until its over 4000rpm's which is kinda cool I guess if you were street racing, I've only used it once to see it shift at higher rpms and it really does. The 4runner has much more suspension travel (coils work better than leaf springs). It rides a lot nicer than the blazer. My 4runner has an lsd in the front and rear so all 4 of my tires spin. I have a manual shifting transfer case (less things to break). It has more ground clearance than my blazer (not sure the exacts I'd have to measure again).

Bottom line:

4runner Pro's
-Rides nice
-Quick
-Decent Gas millage
-Superior 4x4
-Ground Clearance
-More interior space
-Decent amount of aftermarket parts available
-Reliability (mine has almost 170,000 miles on mostly original parts and theres a 200k mile club on the 4runner forums)

4runner Con's
-Doors, hood, and trunk don't feel very "solid"
-Lack of power
-More difficult to work on
-Doesn't look that great
-Body Rust

Blazer Pro's
-Power
-Solid (solid doors ect.)
-Looks good
-Easy to work on
-Cheap to fix (most of the time)
-4.3 is reliable (never had one problem with my engine and put almost 50k miles on it)
-Body holds up (mine didn't have any rust anywhere)

Blazer Con's
-Rough ride
-Lousy 4x4 (push button + open diffs+ torsion bars)
-Not a whole lot of interior space
-Gas hog
-Limited aftermarket parts available
-Sluggish (gearing should be at least 3.73's in all blazers)

Both has advantages and disadvantages.

A blazer is perfect for someone who doesn't feel the need to lift/mod his truck but needs 4 wheel drive and wants a dependable good looking car.

4runner is good for someone who enjoys off roading and refuses to buy a jeep.

 

Not ever owning a runner, but knowing those who have I can see and agree with your list. Only thing needed to improve the 4runner is to swap the engine!

 

I will take a real toyota hilux 2.4d 5 speed single cab over either all day. May allow a 4 door cab. When I was in africa we used thes to move marines to posts on base. Damn rugged and relible fo what we did to them
The blazer would be more fun for a month and then the climate would own it for sure. Hiluxes never die. Top gear proved it.

 

Loved that last bit, lol