Toyota motor upgrade talk...

[militaryota]

what do we all try to accomplish with changing our gear ratios etc? torque? why not start out with it in a simple to wire and maintain and almost indestructible power plant? especially the non-turbo version, less power but almost nothing can hurt it or go wrong with it. not to mention more torque out of a 3.9 than most 350s will make

 

[kyle1]

because putting 4.88s in and keeping my 300lb 22R was more painless than dropping in a 900lb oil burner.

 

[Totalled]

i dont think supras had the 7mgte untill the 90s.

it's been a few years since he sold it.. but I'm pretty sure the 87 supra my step dad had, was a 7mgte.

Does the straight 6 even fit in a toy truck?

I vote 4.3 or 5.0 HO ford. Easy wiring.

EDIT: here's the good link paulie posted: http://www.supracharged.com/other_trucks/john/

EDIT Again: After reading the link... I think a V8 swap would be less work and have more room..

 

[TacOffRd]

it's been a few years since he sold it.. but I'm pretty sure the 87 supra my step dad had, was a 7mgte.

Does the straight 6 even fit in a toy truck?

I vote 4.3 or 5.0 HO ford. Easy wiring.

It will fit in a Tacoma mini truck...

Linky...

 

[LWB Samurai Joe]

I'd throw a Cummins 4BT in her! But then Im an all diesel family!!!!

 

[Paulie]

5.0L is another good choice id go with, plenty power and they sound healthy

 

[JACKED944RUNNER]

A 22re is a fine motor just add gearing to match the tire size maybe 4.88 or 5.29.

 

[Paulie]

have 4:88s already. 4.7s are next on the gearing list.

 

[JACKED944RUNNER]

Still don't like the highway speed/power? What other upgrades have you done? Might want 5.29's instead of 4.88's.

 

[Not Jobless]

A 22re is a fine motor just add gearing to match the tire size maybe 4.88 or 5.29.

A finer motor for what? It's a great fuel effecient motor for a daily driver but aren't worth a **** for a wheeling rig...


...just ask Gash :flipoff:

 

[crash2]

A 22re is a fine motor just add gearing to match the tire size maybe 4.88 or 5.29.

Ya--I used to say that too--spent thousands of $$ trying to get enough torque out that motor----bla...

 

[skinny_pedal]

i spent the cost of a rebuilt longblock for my lc turd. pulled a vw rabbit from wyoming easily at highway speeds. it gets it awwwnnnn, and it blew up a toyota turbo tranny. its a nasty 4popper:flipoff: