Yes, the Vortec 4.3L V6 is a very torquey engine, as it is a GM 5.7L V8 with two cylinders removed. The reason it accelerates slowly is because the GM engineers installed an airflow restrictor under the throttle blade to limit torque off idle, to solve the wheel spin problem on wet or snowy pavement. Remove that restrictor and you will most likely spin the tires right off idle, even on dry pavement. I can't say the same for the TBI version of the 4.3L V6.
J N this is my truck in the video and I’ve already checked for the throttle blade restrictor on the TBI and there isn’t one. It will spin off the line on dry pavement though 😂
Tell Jackson I really like his truck. And you did a really fun to watch video review. Chevy s10 2wheel drive 4cilider 2002chevys10 329000 miles.the videos just keep on coming when I leave comments. It's like someone is paying attention to me.simply amazing video choices. It's mystifying.
The 2002 & 2003 models with the 4.3 were 180 HP in RWD version and 190 HP in 4WD version. Redline at 5200 RPM's. Also came with 3rd door for easy behind seat exit and or loading.
Hi Zach As somebody who owns a 2000 s10 with the 4 cylinder with the normal cab The bed is perfect for hauling engine parts and I get 30 mpg with an empty bed It’s a fine little truck for going around town and small loads But the 4 cylinder engine was poorly designed, and often develop low oil pressure (mine started knocking around 95k) And even post rebuild, these engines just don’t hold up over time Parts are cheap But if you get one of these trucks With the 2200 engine Be ready to source for another 2200, or throw in the v6 Great review as always!
K I own a 2001 with 230 000 miles and I haven’t heard knock out of it. If you have had it since new you must have neglected it and if you bought it used someone else neglected it. All it takes to ruin an engine is to be late on a service or oil change
The S10 is a light duty truck. It's not for towing cars... At all. Get a Silverado if you want to tow cars lol. Also, 4x4 is only available with the 4.3 v6... So a 4 cyl would be good for someone who wants good gas mileage and doesn't care about only having rwd or hauling much.
I have a lead on a 95 for 1200 it has camper pretty low miles 75000.I just need around town vehicle do you think it is a good bargain ?? I am poor so I need to make it last and I live in Montana I'm afraid the 2 wheel drive won't be good in winter
Have a 1995 S10 2.2 auto , got 72,000 miles and it blew a head gasket for the 2nd time , done with it, now it's getting a 5.3 swap, transmission and rear end. Would not recommend that 2.2 to my worst enemy.
Great review! I am thinking of buying on of these for a winter driver and use it to gather materials for working on my house. P.S. the jump seats were for kids. Totally useless.
*complains about the jump seats* Me who's had 6 people in my extended cab S10. I've had my buddies who are easily 6 ft 250 lbs in those jump seats. Not great nor comfy but when your the only friend with a vehicle and a licence...we made it work!
You should review a 98 to 04, S10 next. It was the last S10's before they moved on to the Colorado's. The final changes took place in 1998. You have your modern front with the headlights cars use today, so you can add Silverstar Ultra headlights, the final interior design changes took place in 1998 as well. No more ugly 80's handles. The glove box was changed and has a passanger air bag. The rear bumper was changed to a more sleak look. Updated emission systems came in around the second half of 2000 for the vin 5. The jump seats stayed the same. Also, I have a 2001 Chevy S10 with the inline 4, its an automatic. The gas mileage to that truck is not great, in fact I have a feeling the V6 gets better gas mileage, because that little 2.2L has to move a lot of its own weight, so the 6 would do it more efficiently, I wish mine had a 6. My father had the Sonoma (same truck) year 2000 with a manual, that got descent gas mileage, the automatic doesn't. Also the 4 cylinder cant get out of its own way when starting out from a red light, the 6 moves better, we had a 96' SS that really moved. Once the 4 gets going its fine, it burns a lot of fuel to get going. As far as the sound system. My Truck had a Delco with a Cassette. The dash on that truck comes out easily. I upgraded to the Delco for that truck with the CD player, got it at the junkyard for 10 or 15 bucks. That radio has a plug in the back for a separate cassette player commonly found in the blazer. I got one from the junkyard for 10 bucks, plugged it into my stock delco radio, it gives me cd and cassette and with the cassette I can use a cassette adapter and hook an MP3 player or my phone into the sound system, their by giving me modern music playing. The stock Delco radio sounds great in that truck and it looks right with the interior, vs sticking some ugly afternarket radio in. So for 25 bucks I have a fully modern good sounding stock sound sytem in my truck and can play whatever I want. The cassette is down near the floor in the center console. It a fits in nicely. These are great trucks. However I believe a 6 cylinder manual would probably get the best gas mileage of all of them or be very close with the 4 clylinder manual. The 4 cylinder automatic sucks on gas, from personal experience and what others have also said. If your gonna tow, get the 6. Out of all the S10's that were built I most commonly see the 98 and up the most still, all the others are getting older and are slowly dieing off.
I clicked this because i had 4 cylinder 2wd 1999 sonoma with 7 foot bed i loved that truck was white, really miss it ,got stolen year so ago ,really sucked because it was a clean truck garage kept, i worked gard for it, only to have it stolen by some low life
I have the 96 GMC Sonoma SLS ext. Cab highrider edition V-6 and a 4 door 02 GMC Sonoma SLS V-6 great little trucks . Dropping a tranny is no fun 2 bolts are impossible to get you have to drill two holes in your floor board .
@@katapinesxc6477 I'm looking at one now on Craigslist a local guy has one with 156k V6 5 speed 4.3 engine mint interior and 7/10 exterior small sound system ready to go $1500 what do you think?
The only thing you may want to do if it's not done yet is change the low intake manifold gaskets if you get one with the 4.3. They are known to blow. other than that, they are great trucks
That truck usually has a 3rd door behind the driver side with a small latch inside the 3rd door it’s easy to miss a lot of people don’t even see them lol
I looked at buying a S10 extended cab 4x4 back in like 1995 as they were really popular at the time. I remember it was expensive-like $25K at the time which is like $44K today. They were way overpriced. I also remember the interior looked cheap with big plastic buttons. I'm glad I passed on buying one. I went with Ford and never looked back.
cej23 I have a set of 32x11.50r15 mud terrain extreme traction radial tires on Amazon. As he said my truck is on stock suspension. Rear clears fine but slightly rubs on stock exhaust. Front tires rub on any decent bump. I would recommend to do a body lift and torsion keys with rear shackles. Front tires also rub on sway bar and frame at full lock.
Pretty sure the 4.3 is 175 hp and 240 torque. All credible sources I looked online in the past lists those numbers. Close enough on the torque but horsepower is misleading. This guy is clueless.
@@fivenightsatgoldenfreddys4912 I don't drive it that often, primarily camping trips but this put video injected carb cleaner in my intake! I'm firing her up today!
@@fivenightsatgoldenfreddys4912 Haha I would but mine only has 3 seats but I have two kids and the lady... Not enough space unfortunately... She actually drives the truck more than I! I primarily drive my car. Until today!
Yes, the Vortec 4.3L V6 is a very torquey engine, as it is a GM 5.7L V8 with two cylinders removed. The reason it accelerates slowly is because the GM engineers installed an airflow restrictor under the throttle blade to limit torque off idle, to solve the wheel spin problem on wet or snowy pavement. Remove that restrictor and you will most likely spin the tires right off idle, even on dry pavement. I can't say the same for the TBI version of the 4.3L V6.
J N this is my truck in the video and I’ve already checked for the throttle blade restrictor on the TBI and there isn’t one. It will spin off the line on dry pavement though 😂
I wouldn’t mind having one with a carburetor on top, and a manual behind :)
Now i have to put Chevy before S10. DAMN YOU SAMSUNG!
😂 I’m so glad I asked you to do the backseat review 😭
I just got me a 96 4cyl 2.2 manual. Man It sounds strong when I start it up. My very first truck. I’m liking it. Everything looks stock.
Ah! The perfect balance between personal opinion and mechanical expertise! Lovely review buddy! Keep it up.
Tell Jackson I really like his truck. And you did a really fun to watch video review. Chevy s10 2wheel drive 4cilider 2002chevys10 329000 miles.the videos just keep on coming when I leave comments. It's like someone is paying attention to me.simply amazing video choices. It's mystifying.
Thank you!!
Bro this is the best S10 review on the internet. Thanks!!
The 2002 & 2003 models with the 4.3 were 180 HP in RWD version and 190 HP in 4WD version. Redline at 5200 RPM's. Also came with 3rd door for easy behind seat exit and or loading.
A front wheel drive s10? Come on now
@@bradleymenezes6196 ??
Sitting in the jump seats must be a religious experience.
Fr, wish I could get a chance to ride in one.
I bought a 2003 zr2 yellow s-10 and it runs good I love owning it
Hi Zach
As somebody who owns a 2000 s10 with the 4 cylinder with the normal cab
The bed is perfect for hauling engine parts and I get 30 mpg with an empty bed
It’s a fine little truck for going around town and small loads
But the 4 cylinder engine was poorly
designed, and often develop low oil pressure (mine started knocking around 95k)
And even post rebuild, these engines just don’t hold up over time
Parts are cheap
But if you get one of these trucks
With the 2200 engine
Be ready to source for another 2200, or throw in the v6
Great review as always!
K I own a 2001 with 230 000 miles and I haven’t heard knock out of it. If you have had it since new you must have neglected it and if you bought it used someone else neglected it. All it takes to ruin an engine is to be late on a service or oil change
Agreed, my 1995 couldn't even pull a hill with the AC on. Engine is a money pit
Wow this is the second obscure regular car review of yours I’ve seen definitely earned a sub
The S10 is a light duty truck. It's not for towing cars... At all. Get a Silverado if you want to tow cars lol. Also, 4x4 is only available with the 4.3 v6... So a 4 cyl would be good for someone who wants good gas mileage and doesn't care about only having rwd or hauling much.
You are right about that. I have the 4 cylinder and it serves me well for what I need.
I have a lead on a 95 for 1200 it has camper pretty low miles 75000.I just need around town vehicle do you think it is a good bargain ?? I am poor so I need to make it last and I live in Montana I'm afraid the 2 wheel drive won't be good in winter
My 95 s10 4 cylinder is great for hauling motorcycles and quads. 300,000 plus miles and towed cars heavier than the pickup
I have a 95 with 5 speed. Is yours a auto or manual?
@@madebydade305ify manual
Have a 1995 S10 2.2 auto , got 72,000 miles and it blew a head gasket for the 2nd time , done with it, now it's getting a 5.3 swap, transmission and rear end. Would not recommend that 2.2 to my worst enemy.
@@barbiesawada5916 you had to change the coolant and water pump to the green coolant and the hoses with radiator. Would have lasted much longer.
Three 12v outlets, only one of them (top) for a cigar lighter. I have a '96 S10 RWD Xcab, 4.3 auto and I love it, despite not having 4x4.
Backseat review 👌 I faintly remember this as a kid 🤣
Great review! I am thinking of buying on of these for a winter driver and use it to gather materials for working on my house. P.S. the jump seats were for kids. Totally useless.
The 4.3 S10 is also great on gas mileage. It’s also have been a workhorse in the S series
Yes I like your pick up
Yea I have the jump seats in my 96 I plan on removing them and putting in
subwoofers . And amp. behind the back shelf below the window .
RUST!!!! You know what they say rust never sleeps! Better do something about that quick before it eats your doors and eventually your floor
😂 the floor was gone. After he reviewed it I had to replace the shifter cable and the floor was only the carpet
My father purchased an s10 and lord when i sat on the back seat i got stuck i could NOT get out 😂 but is it possible to like put seats back there ?
*complains about the jump seats*
Me who's had 6 people in my extended cab S10. I've had my buddies who are easily 6 ft 250 lbs in those jump seats. Not great nor comfy but when your the only friend with a vehicle and a licence...we made it work!
I have a 99 extended cab 2wd with the 2.2L 4 cylinder and its my first truck
Has the auto transmission went bad yet? Is it slipping in and out of 3ed and 4th gears?
You should review a 98 to 04, S10 next. It was the last S10's before they moved on to the Colorado's.
The final changes took place in 1998. You have your modern front with the headlights cars use today, so you can add Silverstar Ultra headlights, the final interior design changes took place in 1998 as well. No more ugly 80's handles. The glove box was changed and has a passanger air bag. The rear bumper was changed to a more sleak look. Updated emission systems came in around the second half of 2000 for the vin 5.
The jump seats stayed the same.
Also, I have a 2001 Chevy S10 with the inline 4, its an automatic. The gas mileage to that truck is not great, in fact I have a feeling the V6 gets better gas mileage, because that little 2.2L has to move a lot of its own weight, so the 6 would do it more efficiently, I wish mine had a 6. My father had the Sonoma (same truck) year 2000 with a manual, that got descent gas mileage, the automatic doesn't.
Also the 4 cylinder cant get out of its own way when starting out from a red light, the 6 moves better, we had a 96' SS that really moved. Once the 4 gets going its fine, it burns a lot of fuel to get going. As far as the sound system. My Truck had a Delco with a Cassette. The dash on that truck comes out easily. I upgraded to the Delco for that truck with the CD player, got it at the junkyard for 10 or 15 bucks. That radio has a plug in the back for a separate cassette player commonly found in the blazer. I got one from the junkyard for 10 bucks, plugged it into my stock delco radio, it gives me cd and cassette and with the cassette I can use a cassette adapter and hook an MP3 player or my phone into the sound system, their by giving me modern music playing. The stock Delco radio sounds great in that truck and it looks right with the interior, vs sticking some ugly afternarket radio in. So for 25 bucks I have a fully modern good sounding stock sound sytem in my truck and can play whatever I want. The cassette is down near the floor in the center console. It a fits in nicely. These are great trucks. However I believe a 6 cylinder manual would probably get the best gas mileage of all of them or be very close with the 4 clylinder manual. The 4 cylinder automatic sucks on gas, from personal experience and what others have also said. If your gonna tow, get the 6.
Out of all the S10's that were built I most commonly see the 98 and up the most still, all the others are getting older and are slowly dieing off.
Im a square body guy, by I enjoy the more fancy feel of my 03 extended cab 4wd.
There is actually 3 cigarette/ac power outlets but you wouldent know because they are hidden below the visale ones with covers
I clicked this because i had 4 cylinder 2wd 1999 sonoma with 7 foot bed i loved that truck was white, really miss it ,got stolen year so ago ,really sucked because it was a clean truck garage kept, i worked gard for it, only to have it stolen by some low life
you actually 3 , pull those two flaps back. I the 1996 LS S10
It actually Has 3 12v cigarette outlets 👀 pull the plastic down. On the left and right. Where the middle cigarette lighter is.
I have a 1995 s10 😜
Nice review! I always wanted one of these little guys. Cool little trucks
the v6 is the way to go. one day i wish to do a 4.8l vortec max v8 swap
I have the 96 GMC Sonoma SLS ext. Cab highrider edition V-6 and a 4 door
02 GMC Sonoma SLS V-6 great little trucks . Dropping a tranny is no fun 2
bolts are impossible to get you have to
drill two holes in your floor board .
I'm planning to buy a Chevy s10 for my first car or should I say truck.
I bought one 3 years ago, love it, its a tough powerful truck, that v6 is no joke
@@katapinesxc6477 I'm looking at one now on Craigslist a local guy has one with 156k V6 5 speed 4.3 engine mint interior and 7/10 exterior small sound system ready to go $1500 what do you think?
ivan caminero if it’s 4x4 I’d say hell yeah dude that’s a steal
@@Cito_Fiytb_617 do it , ive hauled tractor trailers with that engine and the parts are dirt cheap
The only thing you may want to do if it's not done yet is change the low intake manifold gaskets if you get one with the 4.3. They are known to blow. other than that, they are great trucks
Great review man thank you!
About to day why is the s10 you are driving is lifted and mine is lowered
Jump seats are not terrible, if you’re 6 foot tall you better just have the whole back to yourself
2:08 red Chevy/Geo Tracker spotted in the back
Where I cant see it
@@norisyanes3465 on the right half of the screen
My 2003 zr2 yellow. s-10 also had the 4.3 vortex motor run good but the zr2 is not good on gas milage 17 mpg
Hey can you tell me what size of tire you have on the truck
32x11.50r15 on stock wheels. Rubbed on factory exhaust tip, sway bar, and frame
That truck usually has a 3rd door behind the driver side with a small latch inside the 3rd door it’s easy to miss a lot of people don’t even see them lol
Optional in 96..became standard in 02 on up...
You can tow a car with the 4 cyl
How. Literally how lol
Rear frame rail. Towed my buddies Altima after his clutch went out
Those inline fours last 250k miles all day i did not expect it
I looked at buying a S10 extended cab 4x4 back in like 1995 as they were really popular at the time. I remember it was expensive-like $25K at the time which is like $44K today. They were way overpriced. I also remember the interior looked cheap with big plastic buttons. I'm glad I passed on buying one. I went with Ford and never looked back.
This is obviously a long lost cousin of mine because we both have the same F it sticker
😂 I bought it from the Wisconsin boarder. Sold it about 1 1/2 years ago
There is three cigarette lighter the 1996S 10 the two flaps under the first cigarette lighter
my 4w drive buttons area fell off 💀💀💀
What are the tire specs it has on?
cej23 I have a set of 32x11.50r15 mud terrain extreme traction radial tires on Amazon. As he said my truck is on stock suspension. Rear clears fine but slightly rubs on stock exhaust. Front tires rub on any decent bump. I would recommend to do a body lift and torsion keys with rear shackles. Front tires also rub on sway bar and frame at full lock.
What is the name and size of the tires
32x11.50r15 extreme traction mud terrain tires on amazon
cool video man
Come on!!!
The dash is the same as the Chevy Astro van.
Exactly the same. Minus the four-wheel drive
i have an 85 s10 it’s got 350 in er
bout to get a 94 s10 v6
Thats the same exact radio thats in my tahoe
190 horsepower and 260 foot pounds of torque
nope. i have tbi not mpfi.
TwinkieVille225 ?
Exactly! I don't know what that guy is smoking. 191HP/260 FP
I own one and she she ain't slow.
www.edmunds.com/chevrolet/s-10/1995/review/
Pretty sure the 4.3 is 175 hp and 240 torque. All credible sources I looked online in the past lists those numbers. Close enough on the torque but horsepower is misleading. This guy is clueless.
You sound like Matt Farrah from the smoking tire show haha awesome!!
Nah man 5 speed all the way for that engine
gang of notifaction
my s10 is awesome
the 4.3 was 175 hp
Did u lift it?
@Peyton Durbin nope it is just a 4wd model. not the zr2. i only cranked the torsion bars, and put 32" mud tires on it
Zr2 was not a factory 6” lift 🤦🏼♂️
the 4.3 made 195bhp
95 s10 235k miles
I am looking for a s10
Wow i was hoping you didn't get stuck back there in jump seat, just joking i toatally hoped you would lock front seat an get stuck back there lol
Do the 94 s 10
I have a small block 350 94
I have a s10 and it's a 97 model
Me too! V6 vortex.
@@thalegacy6 yeah V6 vortex is awesome
@@fivenightsatgoldenfreddys4912 I don't drive it that often, primarily camping trips but this put video injected carb cleaner in my intake! I'm firing her up today!
@@thalegacy6 you mean i shouldn't drive it very often
@@fivenightsatgoldenfreddys4912 Haha I would but mine only has 3 seats but I have two kids and the lady... Not enough space unfortunately... She actually drives the truck more than I! I primarily drive my car. Until today!
They made 2.2 4 cylinder 2.8 6 cylinder and they made a 4.3 6 cylinder
😡👎
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