I bought 91 yota 4x4 5speed from my brother who left it sit in a field for 4 years after putting a CRATE 22RE from trd in it because he got disgusted with working on it. after 2 months of replacing lines, wiring, and seals. im thinking i may want to add some power. Although i am not new to building wheelers or wrenching, i am very new to these little trucks. i see great potential in the truck but i don't want to follow in the trend of my friends by putting a small block v8 in it. any suggestion, do's and don'ts, or things i should know?? thanks guys

 

Your only limited by your budget!!!

I think if you want to stay in the Toyota family your best bang for the buck is to go with a 3.4 swap.

You can put big bucks into the 22rec engine and still not have the horse power of a stock 3.4

If your decided on staying with the engine you have the key to 22rec performance is in the head work cam, bigger valves and ported and polished .

Then a bigger exhaust system.

Forced induction you might need to lower the compression to prevent knocking. Then you need to source the manifolds and other parts.

I am no doubt forgetting something there are so many threads out there so just start reading.

Like I said just limited by your budget.

 

do a google search for 22rte. there are many trucks that came from the factory turbo'd. you can find all the info youll need.

 

Curious where you came up with the low mileage figure on the turbos and what was the cause of the failure??

I have 2 going strong over 150,000 miles I planned to upgrade if they fail still waiting.

 

Thanks guys for all the input. After pricing short block 3.4. As well as all the conversion parts I understand why buddies put sbc in their trucks. Might not be a bad idea considering I have 4 in my garage. Any takers on a brand new 22re complete with ecu and wiring harness??

 

try posting it in the classifieds thread, and youll probably find someone interested.

 

Better off finding a donor truck than buying a brand new motor.

 

Every junkyard donor truck or running truck i found is 2500 hundred and up. And i found shUsually blown up. Not really on a real tight budget but

 

Every junkyard donor truck or running truck i found is 2500 hundred and up. Usually blown up. And I found a few short blocks for 1500. Not really on a real tight budget but having a few motors already put together in my garage is sounding like a decent idea. Anyone know where I can find adaptor plates or bell housing to match my tranny to a sbc? Thanks again

 

Too bad, I wish I was in Ohio, I could always use another 22RE to nurse back to life!

 

Hahaha that's the thing rasta, there's not a thing wrong with it. Crate 22re. Only parts I reused was ecu, valve pan cover, oil pan, and intake manifold. Everything else is brand new. That's why I was hoping to use it. Motor is crisp. Less then 1k miles.

 

i been looking around at rear disc brake conversion, any suggestions guys??

 

Front Range Off Road Fabrication.

They have a complete kit.