Which engine swap should I do??????

 

I DON"T WANT YOUR ENGINE!!!!!! Lol jk man I would want it but it's too long!

 

7mgte ftw!

 

planning on putting a 350 chevy in mine this summer. love the old muscle!!

 

Don't do it!!!!!! The chevy V8 is way too outdated and gets terrrible mpg!

 

put the 3.4 V6 from the Tacoma in the truck, and you can add the TRD supercharger to it!

 

I considered that one but it's really not cost effective and the V8 swap outperforms it in every way.

 

been looking at the swap thing for a long time now... My 93 2wd will get a v8 this winter... I would love to do an LS1, aluminum block v8 weighs the same as a steel block 22r
tons of parts for v8 toyota swaps to, like bolt in motor mounts...

 

this is my pickup http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9-fmEvcml4

1jzgte single turbo 348rwhp small injectors...bigger 440cc injectors is gaurenteed 400+rwhp....

28mpg!!!! thats with long idles (i baby it to warm it up every morning) and occasional boost hungry 7k+ rpm run. i think i could get 30 mpg if i really tried.

7m's are no doubt a worthy engine, easy to get, BUT the maintenaince!...spend the extra thousand and get a motor that will save you gas, you can have fun in, less cleanup, no old technology to worry about.

dont get me wrong, 7m's are proven to go 9's in the 1/4 in a mini truck and i believe th400 transmission(joli something on supraforums.com, but its a VERY picky engine. and if you want more torque, you can always throw the 2jz bottom end in or even get a complete 2jz...you can use the old 1jz wiring harness.

 

My concern with the 1jz is length. Did you have to cut the firewall to get it in? Also what tranny are you running?

 

see the nice thing about the 7mgte is it's nearly a bolt in affair after using some 5mge engine mounts and no cutting the core support. Then again I really like the 1jz engine. I want to know more about the intall of the 1jz though and I would want to keep it twin turbo. Also what rearend do you run?

 

Thats the route that I would go as well. Its a proven, reliable and fairly powerfull engine that should have more power than your truck can really put to the ground.
I personally wouldnt put a Chevy V8 in it. IMO, nothing is worse than have the brand of engine be different than the brand of the truck and I think that will make your truck too noseheavy.
The 22R-E would be a good motor, but a little underpowered.
IMO, a supercharged 3.4L is your best option. Even a 3.0L would be a good option, but IMO its not as good as the 3.4L because its less powerfull and has those headgasket issues.

 

i am in the process of a resto on my truck and I am rebuilding the original 22RTE motor. Once I strip it down I will make a decision of whether to replace the pistons or not. Only has 68k miles but I need to clean and paint it so while I am there time for new chain, wp. oil pump. seals, and what not. Everything else is new so why not this too.

Unless you plan on racing your truck think about keeping things simple and reliable, otherwise go all out and put a V8 in it.

 

It will be raced and as for the 3.4 swap in my opinion it's a waste of time and money the cost is too high and the results aren't worth it compared to other swaps. The truck will be street driven, raced, shown in that order so it has to do everything. As for getting the power to the ground there's a toyota pickup with a 2jz that runs 9.4 thats street legal. I would never swap a 3.0 in those engines are worthless even when compared to the 22re. They're too heavy and not mod friendly plus they take up at least as much room as a lexus V8.