robert1965

my truck is a 93 xtra cab 5 speed with 203.000 miles on it, and im researching building the 22re or get a 2.7 or 3.4 for it, what is all needed in a swap and what would be the best option in your opinion. thanx

vital22re

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are you trying to keep it street legal? is the motor still running? will be towing with it?

whats your mechanical/fabrication background?

robert1965

yes I want to keep it street legal, yes it is running & not happy with the power of this engine. Its all stock now, I have installed starters, altinators, brakes, headers, tune- ups, etc. that's about the most I've done. I have had the 2.7 engine it a previous Tacoma that was ok.

ckblum

Well you can dump money into your 22re and maybe make 160hp or you can get a 2.7 which makes around 160hp stock and will get better mileage and reliability over a highly modified 22re.

What kinda driving do you mostly do?

hilandfrog

I'd guess getting a 2.4 would rock, paying for it not so much.

Just came back from the machine shop this past fri, the smart guy there stated one could somewhat easily get an extra ~30% out of rebuild tricks....
~30 % on a 4 cyl 115 HP engine is a huge gain but not really that big of a deal in overall HP.

For the $$, it might be better starting w/ something that has what one is looking for prior to starting machine work.


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robert1965

would you build the 22re with that many miles. or would you swap. will I be happy with a hopped up 22re or should I just swap engines. the 3.4 sounds good. what are the pros and cons of what I want to do.

robert1965

what is the cost difference between building the 4 or going to the 3.4 thanx

toyota4x4907

building a 22re to make the power a 5vzfe makes would cost more than swapping a 5vzfe into a vehicle with a 3vze. Since yours is a 22re powered rig, it will cost more, especially if you dont/cant do your own work, than swapping it into a 3vze powered rig. Both will be expensive. You could turbo a 22re and get decent power, especially if you built it to breathe better, but you would have to build it to the 22r-te spec or chance blowing stuff. Stock 22re bottoms ends can stand like 5-6 psi boost.

robert1965

is swapping a 3.4 into a 1993 22re rig the same as swapping a 3.4 into a 1993 3.0 truck. is the swap the same, what is the difference and what will I need. there is so much info on swapping 3.0 to 3.4 but hardly any 22re to 3.4 are they the same?