Quote Originally Posted by Captain-Obvious™ View Post
It's most likely a d16y7. 1.6 non vtec. I have the same engine in my car and I get 37 MPG. I also have 200k+. I'd say ride out till it blows. Then pick up another y7. Not fast at all, and really long gears, but it gets me from a to b and You cant beat going around 400 miles on 1 tank.

that's what i was thinking it had a y7 in it and my girl had a 96 LX with the same motor and it got great MPG's esp for a DD. keep the oil changed every 3k miles or so, if you get behind it you can see if it burns oil by taking it up to redline or a little less and it should be good to go. if anything goes wrong a replacement motor won't cost much esp if it's non-vtec. actually it would not cost alot to put a vtec motor in it if it does not have enough get up and go for ya, even by putting a vtec head and an ecu the y7 block is the same as a y8 and parts are cheap used and even a little machine work would not cost much. in the long run it will cost way less on gas than an S10 for sure.

one more thing, if the cat converter is on the header that will suck if it cracks because nobody has them used really, but it can be changed for cheap to pass emissions still. i know where a good one is but i cant get to it in the tow yard lot b/c i want the header b/c it is rare that way.