exchange a 22RE for a V-6

The 22-RE is an excellent engine, I myself wouldn't replace it.

Assuming 2WD, and staying with Toyota, you'd be looking at:

3V-ZE (rebuild) $1700-$2100

You're also going to need a donor truck to get things such as the manifold, fuel rail, injectors, wiring harness, ecu, etc, etc.

You'd be better off (both $$s and power) doing a GM V6 or Ford V8 Swap. Do a google search for "toyota gm v6 conversion" and you'll find lots of reference pages. Most of the needed parts are sold through the Northwest Off Road catalog.

lycka till! GTr

Thanks for the info. I agree that the 22RE is an excellent engine (I had a

22R on my '87 PU). It just seems to lack power with the air conditioning on. Usually I have to disengage the compressor if I'm heading uphill. Maybe that's because the engine just needs fixing instead of replacing.

Bearman

You can do a decent 22RE buildup and have a good reliable engine for less than a swap would cost:

Otherwise motor mounts need to be moved as well as different tranny/bellhousing for the V6, possibly an adapter for the transfer case.

I've seen several articles where folks have fitted the Ford T-bird Turbo on the 22RE -- under $1k. Your compressor should shut off under heavy load -- there is a vacccume controlled switch that does the cut off. You're looking at $4k to swap out the engine --- trans too.

Check that place out. They seem to have the most complete setup. Other considerations include using a v6 with 4cyl diffs. The old diffs will probably hold up to the extra torque, but could eventually fail. And, under no circumstance consider sticking in the 3.0. It is probably the crappiest motor Toyota ever put out LOL! Chris whitewall junkie and variation dabbler Mfinja's Hot Wheels with Whitewalls

I don't think so. My 88 4x4 Pickup has 212k on the original 3.0 V6 and it still runs like a Swiss watch. Burns no oil and starts in sub zero weather after sitting for a month. No knocks rattles or anything else. Hardly a crappy engine.

Then again, I tend to make everything last a really long time. Got almost 400k out of a Suburban 454 (still ran good), got well over 150k out of several air cooled VW's, even my Kawasaki Police bike (ex-CHP) has 123k on it and it still kicks ass and doesn't use oil. None of these engines have ever been rebuilt at these mileages.

I'd say if you have to pick a crapy Toyota engine, it would be whatever they put in those tiny econoboxes (the model name escapes me at the moment, but they're tiny little hatchbacks) they made in the late 70's and early 80's. I see plenty of them in junkyards, but rarely on the road. I doubt it's because the doors won't shut right.

Cheers, - Jeff G

My brother and I refer to that type of little puddle jumper as a "GTU,"

(Generic Transportation Unit)... :>))

Tom - Vista, CA