A friend of mine had a 2.8 in his 94 S-10, it was abused plenty and kept going. With the 5 speed the acceleration was decent and he got right around 28 mpg. I am going to go out on a limb but I would be willing to bet that the cab and box from the 54 doesn't weigh that much more than the S-10 cab/box combo. I drove a long box 4x4 S-10 with a 2.8 and an automatic. It was pretty much the heaviest combination you can get. The acceleration wasn't great but it wasn't horrible either. Heck if you already got a good running 2.8 might as well use it. Drive it till it blows and save some dough to put in a bigger motor later.
Last edited by That One Guy; 01/28/2009 12:47 AM.
