Chevy Trailblazer owners?

[Anonymous Poster]

Fishman
The trailblazer is a well built truck, they do have the longer version of it and a third row seat, optional v8 but the I-6 is a nice package doesn't seem as heavey in the front as the v8, gives a better feel. When it first came out my friends would get some of the guys going at the bar and tell them about the "new" engine that you can drive around with a hole in the oil pan and see if they could get someone to bet some drinks on it. The pan has a tube running through it to help lower the engine for a better center of gravity. The things that the powertrain group come up with. Thats probably the truck my wife will get when she turns hers in.

Cheers
Tony

 

[hazmat]

A good friend has the Envoy, he loves it!

Regarding the rollover comment, I don't have scientific data, but my trained eye would put the center of gravity of this generation SUV much lower than the last one. Just look at the two side by side. Looks like they kept reasonable ground clearance, but then jammed the body down on top of the wheels a few inches.

 

[fishman]

My wife is driving her new Trailblazer today and is happy, so life is good. We couldn't find an acceptable 4wd (too many other options loaded on them), so we went with a 2wd and rear locking differential.

The only reservation I have about the vehicle is the aluminum engine. Perhaps you could shed some light on this Super7? I do remember the Chevy Vega /w3tcompact/icons/frown.gif, but have also replaced head gaskets (as have a couple of friends) on cast iron/aluminum head engines. It would seem that the all aluminum engine would eliminate the differential expansion inherent in two different materials and may provide better durability. My traditional self wants iron, but . . . not really a big deal.

Maybe the cylinders are sleeved?

 

[Anonymous Poster]

Fishman, just talked to one of the guys that was on the program when it started up. He basicly said the only typical problem that happened to that engine was on the very first ones that came out and that was that the front of the flywheel wasn't mashined rough enough and the front pully would come off. That was only on the very first ones and has not re-occoured. He has a very high opinion of that engine smoothness and hp per displacement. I'm a body stucture and interior engineer not powertrain, but when you ask the right people you can get the answers, kinda like this tractor site. His opinion don't worry about the aluminium vs steel expansion and keep the air and oil clean. From everyone I've talked to you have a very good truck and should last a lone time, not quite the same but my 94' k1500 suburban just pasted the 190,000 mile mark. Like anything take care of it and it should last even up here in the "winter salt belt".

Cheers
Tony

 

[fishman]

Thanks Super7, that helps put my mind at ease. I am initially quite impressed with the smoothness and quietness of the engine. Last night when my wife came home, all we could hear was the crunching of the gravel under the tires as she came up the driveway./w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif

 

[edt]

Hi fishman i have about 28,000miles on my t/b we love it. i tow a boat with it i love the automatic 4wd system we also got the dvd player in it for the kids they love it also. Now they complain
when we get to our location it's a great rig anti lock disk brakes front and side air bags auto 4wd mine has a bose 6 speaker 5 disk c/d player and onstar is awesome
go for it
EDT