we take our 2004 chevy traillazer offroad to see what it can do. We make a few mods before hand. we will be ripping this thing more in the future possibly with some heavy modification
Goes to show that you don't need a stupid expensive off road rig to have fun like every other off road channel out there wants you to believe love from cali bros 🤙
You’ve got no idea how much I appreciate this video, I’m buying my parents 07’ blazer off them and wanted to know how well it’d hold up off road! Recently I got stuck on a camping trip in my ford focus and need something 4WD and I’m now super confident in it!
When I had mine that’s all tf I cld think about. I had fully stock exhaust with maybe a lil leak and god it sounded so good to me, and only takes $50 to fill these things up
Boy have I missed videos like these. Reminds me of before whistlin diesel went too big. Feels too artificial now. Love the raw camerawork and crazy stuff you guys do
I'm so glad there's an audience for it still! That was always one of my inspirations. Whistling diesel was one of my favorites to watch before he got to about 100k subs
I subscribed because I had a 2006 Chevy Trail Blazer it was a BEAST it took licks and kept on ticking then it threw a rod bearing last month but it also had 358k miles 😂
Great video! It's a Trailblazer -- so blaze some trails with it, take it through the woods, thrash it in the underbrush! Leave no straight sheet metal!
I've got a 2002 chevy trailblazer Lt 4wd Atlis 4.2l straight 6 I've done some work to it the past couple of days it was sitting in my yard for a little over 3 minutes but I love it it runs good for having 265,000 miles on it
great video - entertaining as always with the exhaust shots, boys - lovin' the XJ, best on the trail due to size, weight, wheelbase and well balanced 4.0 torque - not to forget the unique boxy classic design
They had so much potential front crossmember/control arm design makes dropping the diff to gain lift pretty impossible upper ball joint design limiting tire size CV axle goes through the oil pan 4l60e I absolutely love these things.
@@japhethbonnemathe ecu’s in the 02 to 05 don’t give you a bunch of tuning options the 06 to 09 have the better ecu’s and heads but the 02 to 05’s do have better low end tq.. if you end up buying more look for ones with g80 in the rpo code that’s the locking diff option
Shouldn't have messed with the rear lower control arms because it'll break anyways unless u take out a large chunk of the frame and redo it. Itll still do a lot
It takes at most 5 mins to remove the front bumper, also just use 4lo when you need to go through really this sloppy mud and really steap hills that you want to go slow on other than that just us A4wd
The best factory stock 4x4 setup on these are the ones with GT4 gear set with G80. Not giving away the best years for the best I6. I need to replace mine that was taken out by a drunk driver. So I need the market to still have them available for a reasonable price. Not the bloated price they are now.
only negatives with the Trailblzer that I've come across: shitty wiring will get electrical gremlins, the gas tank re-circulation line eventually wears through and leaks gas vapor into the cabin, the 4l60 will always slip like a wet pig.
These trucks are badass bro idgaf what nobody says. I beat the hell out of one for 6 months even ran the oil dry not knowing it was low and when I put oil back in it (to get back home) she cranked up just fine and did more donuts and drove it till one day I got hit and insurance totaled it, I’m getting another one. I had electric fan cooling in mine and the only time it overheated was when the water pump went out, if I still had it I guarantee it’d still be running fine
I don't know that Vortex has a lot of years to catch up to the Jeep Cherokee 4.0 I have an 87 Jeep Cherokee and it still has the original 4.0 l new head on because on the dial seats brought it out and it leaked pulling into a cylinder but put a new head on and still going so that Vortex has a long ways to go to out beat the pool leader Jeep engine
@rhecxx6941 idk why or how... but I discovered it while driving it at night. Not sure why I was pressing random buttons but I was on the phone and all the sudden heard my own voice talking back to me it was wild
@mcdxvid6139 I'm sure. We will probably mess with it more since we wanna drive it around town in the winter. We'll prolly cut the cats out and put the muffler back in
This video is good but one thing I don't like about it is when they went off-roading they just do not give it any gas and just go up slow well on the second Hill he kind of give it a little gas but I like when you just floored up a hill and then it'll go
@@japhethbonnema thanks I definitely have to head over there in the next couple of weeks I got a 1st gen mdx for a winter beater wanna see how it does on some hills and deep mud 😂
@@japhethbonnema 😂 been there a few times until I decided fuck or weld new frame in and mounts with new arms and 8.6in axle instead of the junky 8.0in gonna have it lifted on bilstein and smaxx can’t wait to rip it again
A cherry bomb makes the drone a little more bearable. I daily mine with a cherry+cold air intake, and it'll scream Edit: odd question. Would you be willing to sell the chrome part of the grill? Mine broke 2 clips off and its cracked
So I did this experiment myself my girlfriends whole family were jeep people all my girlfriends friends jeep people well I loved my trailblazers or gmt360 platform vehicles so I ended up getting into an argument with them over which was better it prompted me to take it out in the trails not even lifted at this point and it was going through everything the every cherokee was we ended up going through a revine and the trailblazer was the only one that actually crawled up it in 4 lo it was surprising and that's what prompted me to lift mine and run bigger tires and it's been an absolute blast
Two things I learned in this vid:
1) 4.2L Trailblazers are surprisingly good off road.
2) Minnesota is LIT.
I approve of this message. Had one for over ten years, reliable, and the inline six performance was impressive. Sadly a deer took to old girl out.
What a gem of a channel I've stumbled upon
Preciate it! More to come!
Right 😂 I love these dudes
Really good vid. Severely underrated.
Thanks man!
You said it best man
Good to see the trailblazer getting some love. I have an '08 and I love it
mom can we have a 2j?
we have a 2j at home!
2j at home:
Aye mom's got a point with this one!
The Vortec 4200 is actually really good engine there is quite a few people with stock block and crank, pistions, heads past 600whp
@@3n3ly7m9 for sure, got a few of them in my family the engineering is awesome, they just got overshadowed by the cheap and abundant v8's of the day.
Sounds like a mk4 Supra
Goes to show that you don't need a stupid expensive off road rig to have fun like every other off road channel out there wants you to believe
love from cali bros 🤙
You’ve got no idea how much I appreciate this video, I’m buying my parents 07’ blazer off them and wanted to know how well it’d hold up off road! Recently I got stuck on a camping trip in my ford focus and need something 4WD and I’m now super confident in it!
holy hell it sounds like a old gtr
Arguably better even! Just need to add the whistle sound
When I had mine that’s all tf I cld think about. I had fully stock exhaust with maybe a lil leak and god it sounded so good to me, and only takes $50 to fill these things up
it’s that 4200 inline 6
@@yaboiidrew3930I have an 02 rn and it does indeed sound good stock. I wanna put a better exhaust system but don’t know which one
@ I fkin love those trucks now ever since I had mine, I wanna build one, one day
You might not have a lot of followers yet, but your authenticity is perfect, and humour will always keep people coming back for more. Blessings
@masterdaveedwards I appreciate that! As long as we're having fun we will keep hitting that upload button
Boy have I missed videos like these. Reminds me of before whistlin diesel went too big. Feels too artificial now. Love the raw camerawork and crazy stuff you guys do
I'm so glad there's an audience for it still! That was always one of my inspirations. Whistling diesel was one of my favorites to watch before he got to about 100k subs
yall should pull a turbo of some random wrecked diesel, and slap it on the that thing!
I wonder if this comment was motivated from that wrecked 7.3 parts truck sitting in the backround...
I love my trailblazer, had it almost 5 yrs, stull running great!
I think we'll commonly see them around probably for almost a decade at least
@@japhethbonnema I’ve had mine over 20 years and it’s in great condition!
I subscribed because I had a 2006 Chevy Trail Blazer it was a BEAST it took licks and kept on ticking then it threw a rod bearing last month but it also had 358k miles 😂
Why does it actually sound good/sound like a 2jz? Hell yeah brother!!!! Inline engines sound so good🤘🏻
Watching from Brazil, awesome channel i just found
COME TO BRAZIL
I grew up riding in one they are solid af 😂
100٪ agree 😂
Great video! It's a Trailblazer -- so blaze some trails with it, take it through the woods, thrash it in the underbrush! Leave no straight sheet metal!
ooh that recorder in the chevy is soo cool all the memories
I listened to all of them it was mostly country music lol
Holy shit i love that straight 6 sound, awesome fun as hell video btw keep it up!
Dude it sounds magical it just sings!
I've got a 2002 chevy trailblazer Lt 4wd Atlis 4.2l straight 6 I've done some work to it the past couple of days it was sitting in my yard for a little over 3 minutes but I love it it runs good for having 265,000 miles on it
great video - entertaining as always with the exhaust shots, boys - lovin' the XJ, best on the trail due to size, weight, wheelbase and well balanced 4.0 torque - not to forget the unique boxy classic design
I'm forever thankful that through the xj I'm able to own a nice example of an 80s vehicle without it being 40 years old
@@japhethbonnema this made me tear up a little. beautifully said
i have an 07 trailblazer with 260k miles and i have not had a problem with it one of the best rigs in my opinion
They had so much potential
front crossmember/control arm design makes dropping the diff to gain lift pretty impossible
upper ball joint design limiting tire size
CV axle goes through the oil pan
4l60e
I absolutely love these things.
so glad i stumbled across yalls video entertaining af
Glad to hear it!
Sadly my 2002 trailblazer had to be scrapped a few years ago, mabe I should get another 2002 trailbazer and do off-roading, nice vid by the way
Yeah git er done!
Yes and mabe dift and rev tap her a little lol
Great channel, I just found it a new subscriber. I bought a 2006 trailblazer and love it been a good suv .and it does good in the snow
You can trick the computer into taking the soft limiter off by holding the shifter in between p and r
May have to fire it up just to try! I also wanna figure how to get it to have a limiter limiter
@@japhethbonnemathe ecu’s in the 02 to 05 don’t give you a bunch of tuning options the 06 to 09 have the better ecu’s and heads but the 02 to 05’s do have better low end tq.. if you end up buying more look for ones with g80 in the rpo code that’s the locking diff option
@jordanbrandtner2745 that's some good information, although nowdays I kinda avoid g80s because they are harder to weld lol
always a good day when y'all upload.
Appreciate that man!
this is the best channel on youtube
Thank you and also I agree
Shouldn't have messed with the rear lower control arms because it'll break anyways unless u take out a large chunk of the frame and redo it. Itll still do a lot
Heavy Chevy...... He would love my 2004 Chevy Trailblazer EXT LS 5.3L Naturally aspirated Vortec V8 engine Overlander
I have a little s ten blazer. I ended up sticking a three fifty and. Everything bolted up to it
The engines in these are the american 2jz, heavily underrated
Dude honestly like new shocks, decent all terrains and maybe some sort of small lift kit maybe, then that thing would be a force to wrecker with!
nice adding more to the collection
Always smh
Good music choice for b roll
These videos are like what whistlindiesel isn’t anymore, just some dudes fuckin around with some cars having fun
@JustGuitarThings yuuup. I started watching whistling diesel before like 50k subs and and that's kinda the vibe I enjoyed the most
I love my tb. The rad is held in with 2 pins on the bottom. When gets knocked out it rubs the fan
Won't be a problem anymore...
My fellow Minnesotans ❤
fellow minnesotans! gives me a second reason to subscribe lol
💪
It takes at most 5 mins to remove the front bumper, also just use 4lo when you need to go through really this sloppy mud and really steap hills that you want to go slow on other than that just us A4wd
It takes less time to just offroad till it falls off
Probably the first Trail Blazer to live up to the name 😂
Hi guyz COOL VIDEOS Of Trailblazer 💪💪💪is it GOOD ON OFFROAD?
i love both my tbs cant wait to turbo my 4200 there animals check out J whitt and his turbo trailblazer things sick
They are awesome I wanna start stocking up on these things!
Makes me want to straight pipe mine now 😂
Did you know there was also sports version of the trailblazer the ss that thing was crazy . It had a corvette engine
@@RayyanRains-im2vt yeah I would love to own one
xc70 and 90 .... best off roader
The 4.2L inline 6 cylinder Chevrolet Trailblazer similar to the GMC Envoy.
Sounds better than BMW 6 cylinders.
We need more of these
Keep going with the trailblazer put more videos
absolutely amazing 11/10
I just bought another 02 trailblazer a few days ago 337k miles no warning lights and drives like a new car
Another one eh, good man
The best factory stock 4x4 setup on these are the ones with GT4 gear set with G80. Not giving away the best years for the best I6. I need to replace mine that was taken out by a drunk driver. So I need the market to still have them available for a reasonable price. Not the bloated price they are now.
only negatives with the Trailblzer that I've come across: shitty wiring will get electrical gremlins, the gas tank re-circulation line eventually wears through and leaks gas vapor into the cabin, the 4l60 will always slip like a wet pig.
These trucks are badass bro idgaf what nobody says. I beat the hell out of one for 6 months even ran the oil dry not knowing it was low and when I put oil back in it (to get back home) she cranked up just fine and did more donuts and drove it till one day I got hit and insurance totaled it, I’m getting another one. I had electric fan cooling in mine and the only time it overheated was when the water pump went out, if I still had it I guarantee it’d still be running fine
Yooo that turtle came for a lil ride
Society as a whole is sleeping on the trailblazer platform
I drive an 04 envoy and let me tell you man, it’s got over 200k and it’s a fucking tank
Guys should find a first gen Sport Trac to try and offroad! Also I really don't hate these trailblazers!
That would be sick! We are always on the lookout
Esos carros son un velero monstruo para subir Sound clásicos y 4 × 4 lo mejor de Car del blazer todo el mundo quiere tener una de esas
Dude, you have inspired me to by a shitbox with my friends. Awesome channel, this is better than Donut.
Dude it's some of the cheapest fun around. Split the cost, thrash it then scrap it. You'd be surprised how many times you can break even
you're gonna be famous
As long as I'm famous in your heart
I want to swap a 4.2 vortec in a few things.
Me as well
@@japhethbonnema cool video man, hope you do a swap project!
@@ArmedAndIndigenous stay tuned!
Ok, kittyo at 53 seconds an y'all slept on that?!?
Full send 🏆🏆
Minnesota gang💪🏼
Rise up fr fr
the 20 year old offroader seeing its new owners (4 teenagers with tools):
hell yeah brother 🤘
Was gonna buy a side by side I changed my mind now trailblazer it is
I love mine 260,000 it's fast never had engine problems or tranny I wax it once a week do you have a different exhaust best car I ever had
Next time you need a quick tire on the bead and aired up spray some starting fluid in tire and light with lighter
@@GraywolfStacker been there done that lol
Did you install a locker or is it stock? Great vid guys!
@@jimmyisright2919 welded rear is all!
starter fluid for that tire
@@MXstar189 next time
is the trailblazer still running and alive
It is!
@@japhethbonnema yay make more vids on it please
Will do 100%
@@japhethbonnema tysm W
I don't know that Vortex has a lot of years to catch up to the Jeep Cherokee 4.0 I have an 87 Jeep Cherokee and it still has the original 4.0 l new head on because on the dial seats brought it out and it leaked pulling into a cylinder but put a new head on and still going so that Vortex has a long ways to go to out beat the pool leader Jeep engine
I need to check mine for that recorder
Keep us informed
me too
@rhecxx6941 idk why or how... but I discovered it while driving it at night. Not sure why I was pressing random buttons but I was on the phone and all the sudden heard my own voice talking back to me it was wild
Old bronco will be good for off-road.
@@Lukephillips-wl9jf if only they were 400 dollar too
Hahaha! I’m laughing so hard!! Subbed G
@@jimskatr103 glad you you enjoyed!
guy named Levi? a trailblazer?! shitty cars??!!! MINNESOTA??? This man is literally me except extremely awesome.
@@AkiiwanMedia hey now I'll have you know these are some extremely fine automobiles
@@japhethbonnema true! my bad big steppa.
i need that trailblazer
6:39 how did you do that if it’s two high
How did I do what?
Add a turbo to the TRAILBLAZER
El que tiene esos carros tiene una joya
My envoy with the 4.2 has 235k ans going strong! Slap a turbo on that bad boy, they can make like 500whp on stock internals
Calvin made 800 with stock internals.
what's the exhaust specs on the trailblazer? I want to make mine sound just like that. love the video by the way
@mcdxvid6139 lol it's just chopped at the muffler. It's way louder in person and it drones bad
@ would a resonator help with the setup perhaps?
@mcdxvid6139 I'm sure. We will probably mess with it more since we wanna drive it around town in the winter. We'll prolly cut the cats out and put the muffler back in
Me and my dad did the same thing to an 07’ envoy it’s on my channel
I watched your video 👍
I always have a vehicle sitting around with no real purpose, and then one day the diff ends up welded and the exhaust magically gets chopped. Crazy
This video is good but one thing I don't like about it is when they went off-roading they just do not give it any gas and just go up slow well on the second Hill he kind of give it a little gas but I like when you just floored up a hill and then it'll go
What all paperwork do you need to go off roading there ? it’s about two hours away from me
@EjPrince23 trail sticker from your local dmv, otherwise pretty sure you can buy online. Should be a dnr page for it
@EjPrince23 otherwise as long as you don't go on a holliday it's usually empty lol
@@japhethbonnema thanks I definitely have to head over there in the next couple of weeks I got a 1st gen mdx for a winter beater wanna see how it does on some hills and deep mud 😂
Wtf how did you do a wheelie on that thing 🤣🤣
Is that 4.3 I have a 07 trailblazer
@@ValerieSimpson1962 nope 4.2
This is in South Dakota MN Appleton
Thay got some good water/mud trails
Guau la Steve blazer son 4 × 4 están de moda carros clásicos
It’s sounds just like a 4.0 jeep engine
Def a bit more top end ring to er but down low they both sound like mini cummins
fyi your gonna kill that factory 5 link
Yeah uhhhhh..... it's been repaired once lol
@@japhethbonnema 😂 been there a few times until I decided fuck or weld new frame in and mounts with new arms and 8.6in axle instead of the junky 8.0in gonna have it lifted on bilstein and smaxx can’t wait to rip it again
@@rhecxx6941 oooooh sounds rowdy
A cherry bomb makes the drone a little more bearable. I daily mine with a cherry+cold air intake, and it'll scream
Edit: odd question. Would you be willing to sell the chrome part of the grill? Mine broke 2 clips off and its cracked
let me get that cat 🐱
30" inch off-road tires
Why is there cats in your car
@Liam-o2c why aren't there any in yours?
I don’t know
So I did this experiment myself my girlfriends whole family were jeep people all my girlfriends friends jeep people well I loved my trailblazers or gmt360 platform vehicles so I ended up getting into an argument with them over which was better it prompted me to take it out in the trails not even lifted at this point and it was going through everything the every cherokee was we ended up going through a revine and the trailblazer was the only one that actually crawled up it in 4 lo it was surprising and that's what prompted me to lift mine and run bigger tires and it's been an absolute blast