demolishionc4

i have a 89 toyota pickup with a 22re and 4wd. and im surious if its possible to put a rotary engine in place of the little piston engine?

DupermanDave

Where are you going to get a rotary engine?

Anything is possible if you want to cut and weld.

ILLINOISYOTADAWG

anything is posible with the right amont of $$$$ only thing you'll need to check is if you can get an adapter from like advanced adapter to bolt up engine.

mic

that would be interesting
just one question will there be enough torque output

demolishionc4

haha i dont think they have any torque at all but i do remember being in a 2008 rx8 and that was fast so .. i want one in my truck.. im already havin engine or electrical problems so why not haha.. but im sure ill have a good ol time tring to weld up somethin to get it to fit.. or even to get the engine to connect to the tranny cause i wanna keep my 4wd

shaeff

7mgte

demolishionc4

but thats a v6, if im gonna go with a v6 i would get a 4.3 vortec engine

shaeff

It most certainly is NOT a v6. LOL. Its a straight six. Trust me.

demolishionc4

o haha, would that even fit cause i know that theres a strait 4 and not tooo much room in there

mic

if you are going to do this swap please take plenty of pics i'm curious on the outcome.

shaeff

Read here:
www.supracharged.com

For what it's worth, I have every part needed to complete my 7MGTE swap, but I have no time to build the motor. I'm using 7MGE (n/a) pistons to bump the static compression ratio for more low end grunt/torque. I'm expecting 300-320rwhp when I'm done. I'm also very familiar with the 7M, as I've been building a 7MGTE powered Supra for years.

demolishionc4

hmm sounds good but i think i have the w series tranny... im not too sure. but i think itll be sooo kool to have a rotary toyota XD. so if the splines do match, then i think i can get everything fabricated... and ill defidently take pics if i do it

shaeff

If your truck had a 22re, you have the w series, which makes the swap even easier. Motor mounts from a 5M, w58 bellhousing from a MKIII Supra (86.5-'92), and a modified oil pan makes it literally bolt right in. Source a 7M harness and ECU (also easy), splice about 5 wires, and you're done.

Rotary would be a waste of time, they're gutless. For less cost and fabrication, you can have 300rwhp out of your pickup.

demolishionc4

hmmmm that sounds like a plan.. much better then gettin a vortec engine

stormin94

A turbo rotary wouldn't really help out with torque, but it would be really quick!

demolishionc4

well what i was thinkin is, i could have it quick for 2wd high and when i want power i could put it in 4wd low.. but idk if it quite works that way

shaeff

Quick with no torque? That's not fun at all... A 7M swap would blow it out of the water.
Nah, don't waste your time. Seriously.

Mild bolt ons with a 7mgte, and you're pushing 300rwhp, 300rwtq. That's in 2hi. If you slap it in 4lo, you'll have more power than your truck will need, or your axles can handle. With a rotary, even with 4lo, you're not going to get that torque that a truck needs.