80 Yota looking for new engine suggestions

Newman1 · Apr 20, 2011

I have an 80 yota that had a 20R in it, blew it last fall and the machine shop says it'll be $1150 to rebuild. I'm not looking to put a grand into an engine that is such a pansy, I'm working with a budget of about $1500 I've been thinking about putting a 22re in it, any suggestions that would get me a better bang for my buck? I have all the parts off a blown 22r, and have fuel injection off of a 22re. So essentially I'm working with a 20r that needs everything and a 22r that has already been bored .030....

flip · Apr 20, 2011

I would stay with the 4cyl and rebuild it with the 22r propane You can find a rebuild kit for them on ebay for pretty cheep.
I put a 4.3 vortec in mine and wish I would have stayed with the 4cyl and went with propane.

skinny_pedal · Apr 20, 2011

Buy Odies 18ru

WHITE TRASH1 · Apr 20, 2011

skinny_pedal said:
Buy Odies 18ru

Sold a long time ago.

For a grand pick up a EFI 2x and rob all the parts you need from it and resell the leftovers. By the time you're done you'll have little invested and a lot more power.

Mike G · Apr 20, 2011

I had this same problem when I repowered my wheeler. I came across a celica with a running 22r for $300. I pulled the engine and completely resealed it, and its still going strong today. I parted the celica and made my $300 back to boot. Im currently running propane right now and im very pleased with it.

FastEddy · Apr 20, 2011

3vze man 3vze...... not! 3x on an 22re

skinny_pedal · Apr 20, 2011

WHITE TRASH said:
Sold a long time ago.

For a grand pick up a EFI 2x and rob all the parts you need from it and resell the leftovers. By the time you're done you'll have little invested and a lot more power.

True, the price for a complete 22re setup is really cheap these days.

xtremetoyo · Apr 21, 2011

i have a 20r with 113xxx original miles on it. $300 if youre interested

2DoorRunner · Apr 21, 2011

Im digging the 4.3

No other yotas in the area can burn out with 36" swampers and stock gears:flipoff:

skinny_pedal · Apr 21, 2011

2DoorRunner said:
Im digging the 4.3

No other yotas in the area can burn out with 36" swampers and stock gears:flipoff:

Yeah cause a 4.3 is a horespower monster

ain'tstuckjustresting · Apr 21, 2011

skinny_pedal said:
Yeah cause a 4.3 is a horespower monster

In a Toyota it is. Mine is on 4d's and snorts.:FU1:

WHITE TRASH1 · Apr 21, 2011

skinny_pedal said:
Yeah cause a 4.3 is a horespower monster

Not all that bad especially compared to anything toyota put in them.

I'll keep my 1uz though. :flipoff:

Eric · Apr 21, 2011

Options

2rz - easy with the correct bell housing
3rz- easy with the correct bell housing
5mge - medium with the correct bell housing, radiator is the problem.
7mge - medium with the correct bell housing, radiator is the problem.
5vz-fe - medium differnt tranny and may require a body lift of some sort.
1 uz - Unknow at this point, ask White Trash

Those are all toyota options, there are more toyota options but those you can bolt things together, makes it simple.

crash2 · Apr 21, 2011

4.3---GREAT powerplant but not cheap.

2rz and 3rz are both great motors...

WHITE TRASH1 · Apr 21, 2011

crash said:
4.3---GREAT powerplant but not cheap.

2rz and 3rz are both great motors...

Agreed, the 4.3 is about as perfect of a match to the toyota drivetrain as you can get. The high cost of them is all in the adapters, I can pretty much fart out a 4.3 complete for $500. I WISH I could do that with 3rz's but their increased cost comes at the lack of adapter expense. I think it's a wash in the end overall.

84Toyota4x4 · Apr 22, 2011

Eric said:
Options

2rz - easy with the correct bell housing
3rz- easy with the correct bell housing
5mge - medium with the correct bell housing, radiator is the problem.
7mge - medium with the correct bell housing, radiator is the problem.
5vz-fe - medium differnt tranny and may require a body lift of some sort.
1 uz - Unknow at this point, ask White Trash

Those are all toyota options, there are more toyota options but those you can bolt things together, makes it simple.

Guy at my work has a 5 speed 1UZ in his 2nd gen 4Runner. Just got the exhaust done about 2 weeks ago. Pretty sweet, tight fit, but works out well for the most part.

~T.J.

tmill · Apr 27, 2011

Newman said:
I have an 80 yota that had a 20R in it, blew it last fall and the machine shop says it'll be $1150 to rebuild. I'm not looking to put a grand into an engine that is such a pansy, I'm working with a budget of about $1500 I've been thinking about putting a 22re in it, any suggestions that would get me a better bang for my buck? I have all the parts off a blown 22r, and have fuel injection off of a 22re. So essentially I'm working with a 20r that needs everything and a 22r that has already been bored .030....

if you have the early modle tall block put that 20r head on it and off set grind your crank and shave your piston to build a stroker(little more involved than that). found the machining specs on pirate a while ago and am getting ready to build one for myself. Run it on propane and build a race gas only motor and stomp on it!

Mallcrawler83 · Apr 27, 2011

I have a good running, complete still together 22re, couple of harness's a computer, new in box head gasket set, new in box timing chain, extra intake with 91 harness, few throttle bodies, fuse panel.... Most everything you would need. 500$ best option is 22re.