Trailblazer Offroad Test

[@cmawhz]

mom can we have a 2j? we have a 2j at home! 2j at home:

[@japhethbonnema]

Aye mom's got a point with this one!

[@3n3ly7m9]

The Vortec 4200 is actually really good engine there is quite a few people with stock block and crank, pistions, heads past 600whp

[@cmawhz]

@@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.

[@MarylandResident]

Really good vid. Severely underrated.

[@japhethbonnema]

Thanks man!

[@BingoDobber06]

You said it best man

[@somedude97101]

yall should pull a turbo of some random wrecked diesel, and slap it on the that thing!

[@japhethbonnema]

I wonder if this comment was motivated from that wrecked 7.3 parts truck sitting in the backround...

[@Potatofarmer1898]

Two things I learned in this vid: 1) 4.2L Trailblazers are surprisingly good off road. 2) Minnesota is LIT.

[@masterdaveedwards]

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.

[@justvibingman]

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 😂

[@kalebg5489]

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!

[@masterdaveedwards]

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

[@japhethbonnema]

@masterdaveedwards I appreciate that! As long as we're having fun we will keep hitting that upload button

[@thegamingraccoon2002]

Good to see the trailblazer getting some love. I have an '08 and I love it

[@TeaMollie11]

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

[@japhethbonnema]

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

[@billbong156]

I love my trailblazer, had it almost 5 yrs, stull running great!

[@japhethbonnema]

I think we'll commonly see them around probably for almost a decade at least

[@That08Stang]

Why does it actually sound good/sound like a 2jz? Hell yeah brother!!!! Inline engines sound so good🤘🏻

[@JohnnyD1993]

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.

[@tonydetwiler2624]

ooh that recorder in the chevy is soo cool all the memories

[@japhethbonnema]

I listened to all of them it was mostly country music lol

[@chevymontmarlo]

Guys should find a first gen Sport Trac to try and offroad! Also I really don't hate these trailblazers!

[@japhethbonnema]

That would be sick! We are always on the lookout

[@enzotulio38]

Watching from Brazil, awesome channel i just found

[@japhethbonnema]

COME TO BRAZIL

[@Logan-pr5pv]

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

[@japhethbonnema]

Yeah git er done!

[@Logan-pr5pv]

Yes and mabe dift and rev tap her a little lol

[@ChummiaChan]

Holy shit i love that straight 6 sound, awesome fun as hell video btw keep it up!

[@japhethbonnema]

Dude it sounds magical it just sings!

[@billyhighfill]

Full send 🏆🏆

[@arifeenaushad9287]

We need more of these

[@DCC_ZEUS]

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

[@JoeVizethum]

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

[@japhethbonnema]

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

[@lunch_meats8738]

@@japhethbonnema this made me tear up a little. beautifully said

[@hammertime1621]

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

[@SamFBM]

xc70 and 90 .... best off roader

[@NYRM1974]

Heavy Chevy...... He would love my 2004 Chevy Trailblazer EXT LS 5.3L Naturally aspirated Vortec V8 engine Overlander

[@m7geo360]

Keep going with the trailblazer put more videos

[@paladinkhan]

Good music choice for b roll

[@franciscrescimanno4231]

I love my tb. The rad is held in with 2 pins on the bottom. When gets knocked out it rubs the fan

[@japhethbonnema]

Won't be a problem anymore...

[@uPilot]

you're gonna be famous

[@japhethbonnema]

As long as I'm famous in your heart

[@Diggixx]

fellow minnesotans! gives me a second reason to subscribe lol

[@japhethbonnema]

💪

[@UncleVenz]

hell yeah brother 🤘

[@fazechunky4049]

absolutely amazing 11/10

[@landondonofrio5308]

I drive an 04 envoy and let me tell you man, it’s got over 200k and it’s a fucking tank

[@Virion123]

Sounds better than BMW 6 cylinders.

[@markiusgalfordii9248]

I have a little s ten blazer. I ended up sticking a three fifty and. Everything bolted up to it

[@yaboiidrew3930]

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

[@tcfauto]

Dude, you have inspired me to by a shitbox with my friends. Awesome channel, this is better than Donut.

[@japhethbonnema]

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

[@zephaniahbonnema9503]

Was gonna buy a side by side I changed my mind now trailblazer it is

[@DONAngeles-w2f]

Hi guyz COOL VIDEOS Of Trailblazer 💪💪💪is it GOOD ON OFFROAD?

[@AkiiwanMedia]

guy named Levi? a trailblazer?! shitty cars??!!! MINNESOTA??? This man is literally me except extremely awesome.

[@japhethbonnema]

@@AkiiwanMedia hey now I'll have you know these are some extremely fine automobiles

[@AkiiwanMedia]

@@japhethbonnema true! my bad big steppa.

[@lunch_meats8738]

Society as a whole is sleeping on the trailblazer platform

[@robbinsjake530]

i need that trailblazer

[@4x4rcoff-roadtractors54]

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

[@Gratitude6ixty9ine]

Add a turbo to the TRAILBLAZER

[@IsaiahClark-p3t]

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

[@hines1005]

Minnesota gang💪🏼

[@japhethbonnema]

Rise up fr fr

[@billbong156]

I need to check mine for that recorder

[@japhethbonnema]

Keep us informed

[@rhecxx6941]

me too

[@japhethbonnema]

@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

[@NickToutant]

It’s sounds just like a 4.0 jeep engine

[@japhethbonnema]

Def a bit more top end ring to er but down low they both sound like mini cummins

[@300ex_daddy]

Me and my dad did the same thing to an 07’ envoy it’s on my channel

[@lunch_meats8738]

I watched your video 👍

[@lunch_meats8738]

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

[@ArmedAndIndigenous]

I want to swap a 4.2 vortec in a few things.

[@japhethbonnema]

Me as well

[@ArmedAndIndigenous]

@@japhethbonnema cool video man, hope you do a swap project!

[@japhethbonnema]

@@ArmedAndIndigenous stay tuned!

[@howdtis5088]

This is in South Dakota MN Appleton

[@howdtis5088]

Thay got some good water/mud trails

[@cesargomez1637]

30" inch off-road tires

[@rhecxx6941]

fyi your gonna kill that factory 5 link

[@japhethbonnema]

Yeah uhhhhh..... it's been repaired once lol

[@rhecxx6941]

@@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

[@japhethbonnema]

@@rhecxx6941 oooooh sounds rowdy

[@Chevyssboy138]

Imagine swapping this LSI6 in a 240sx hahah and boost it 😂 it’s like the LS swap for JDM CARS 😂😂😂😂

[@dolins_design]

let me get that cat 🐱

[@627miko]

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

[@monkeywentbananas]

Chevy Trailblazer never had a straight 6 engine! Came standard with the Vortec V6!

[@japhethbonnema]

It's so beautiful seeing everyone live their own truths 🥰

[@Tl-Micah]

Bro is not @whistlindeisel

[@Gratitude6ixty9ine]

Yall need to make a poor mans supra get a 4th gen camaro and take out the v6 and put in a LL8 turbo it and there you go a poor mans supra

[@japhethbonnema]

@Gratitude6ixty9ine man that would be the MOVE

[@lunch_meats8738]

Have you seen NIVLAC57's build? He's doing just that but with a 5th gen

[@sniffyincorporated3596]

holy hell it sounds like a old gtr

[@japhethbonnema]

Arguably better even! Just need to add the whistle sound

[@yaboiidrew3930]

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

[@kgiraffe2667]

it’s that 4200 inline 6

[@robertarmitage2005]

What a gem of a channel I've stumbled upon

[@japhethbonnema]

Preciate it! More to come!

[@sethcrawford6219]

Right 😂 I love these dudes

[@inspiration2284]

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 🤙

[@jordanbrandtner2745]

You can trick the computer into taking the soft limiter off by holding the shifter in between p and r

[@japhethbonnema]

May have to fire it up just to try! I also wanna figure how to get it to have a limiter limiter

[@jordanbrandtner2745]

@@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

[@japhethbonnema]

@jordanbrandtner2745 that's some good information, although nowdays I kinda avoid g80s because they are harder to weld lol

[@rhecxx6941]

i love both my tbs cant wait to turbo my 4200 there animals check out J whitt and his turbo trailblazer things sick

[@japhethbonnema]

They are awesome I wanna start stocking up on these things!

[@hammertime1621]

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

[@japhethbonnema]

It takes less time to just offroad till it falls off

[@boostedkidproductions9719]

I just bought another 02 trailblazer a few days ago 337k miles no warning lights and drives like a new car

[@japhethbonnema]

Another one eh, good man

[@davidpassage2768]

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!

[@sethcrawford6219]

I grew up riding in one they are solid af 😂

[@ThisisForTheTV]

Never get against an XJ.

[@tonydetwiler2624]

nice adding more to the collection

[@japhethbonnema]

Always smh

[@mij_muse7711]

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

[@crystalortiz7364]

6:39 how did you do that if it’s two high

[@japhethbonnema]

How did I do what?

[@cookedmarbles4888]

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

[@superchargedautism7693]

always a good day when y'all upload.

[@japhethbonnema]

Appreciate that man!

[@bobg69]

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.

[@molotov5000]

this is the best channel on youtube

[@japhethbonnema]

Thank you and also I agree

[@paladinkhan]

Yooo that turtle came for a lil ride

[@GoMaddogbassboost-zh4vo]

is the trailblazer still running and alive

[@japhethbonnema]

It is!

[@GoMaddogbassboost-zh4vo]

@@japhethbonnema yay make more vids on it please

[@japhethbonnema]

Will do 100%

[@GoMaddogbassboost-zh4vo]

@@japhethbonnema tysm W

[@altefffuor9606]

so glad i stumbled across yalls video entertaining af

[@japhethbonnema]

Glad to hear it!

[@jimmyisright2919]

Did you install a locker or is it stock? Great vid guys!

[@japhethbonnema]

@@jimmyisright2919 welded rear is all!

[@grizzlyridgerunner]

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

[@LearningWithTitus]

Change the name of the channel

[@japhethbonnema]

To what

[@LearningWithTitus]

@@japhethbonnema Off-road Official, OFF-ROAD Solutions, Rev-limit All Out

[@japhethbonnema]

@LearningWithTitus but then what If my next video isn't about offroad

[@LearningWithTitus]

@@japhethbonnema just a thought.

[@japhethbonnema]

@@LearningWithTitus ok subscribe and turn notifications on

[@Gratitude6ixty9ine]

LL8 > 2JZ