Alright, I have the oppurtunity to buy an 84 with the 22r or an 85 with the
22re. They are pretty close to the same price. The 84 is a little more beat up and the 85 is flawless. I would rather have something that's not immaculate so I don't feel horrible wheeling it. But whatever. Now, I know the differences between the two, I just don't know why everyone thinks the 22re is so much better than the 22r. Is it because of the constant maintaining of the carb? I agree the 22re might be a little less maintenance but it's my experience that the 22r gets a little better mileage and they seem to be able to take a beating a little better than the 22re......Any advice, comments, or opinions? Thanks.

 

go with the efi. will start better in the winter as well. also carbs suck. what part of NE are you in?

 

with the 22re its easier to trouble shoot IMO, Ive never owned a carbd vehicle, yet never plan it.

The EFI can take angles offroad better then the carb can as well..

id vote efi all the way, but good luck on your search..

 

Thanks so far guys. Looks like it is starting to add up for the EFI. The 22re transmission is better also. I'm on the fringe of Omaha, why do you ask?

 

i have family in Elkhorn, Wauneta, lincon, omaha, and Alliance.

 

lol Geez, big family man. Good to know.

 

Go with the carb motor, you get way better aftermarket parts, making hp and torque is way easier.

 

Is it possible to have a carb 22RE? Bought pickup off a guy that claimed it was rebuilt and had to replace front main seal and pulled the threads out of timing cover when I was bolting the water pump back on, bought new timing cover for 87 22RE and it was too short...any ideas?d

 

I looked for a clean truck with 22re for a while but settled for a 22r. I have only ever owned fuel injected vehicles so there's a learning curve with a carburated motor- (still learning). It's not a bad motor at all, just a couple less MPG and HP. There are some nice things such as changing the fuel pump requires popping the hood to get to it vs dropping the gas tank. There's no fuel injectors to stick or get clogged or replace. There's less sensors. You're trading a little bit of efficiency for simplicity. As mentioned, extreme offroading angles can starve the carb of fuel, causing the motor to stall and it may take a little extra cranking of the motor on cold winter days to start. I'd like my truck to have a 22re but I don't regret the 22r at all.

 

I've owned and wheeled both the 22RE and 22R. I would go carb every time. Mechanical system utilizing vacuum switches as opposed to an electronic system utilizing a computer, injectors, sensors, air meters, etc. Technically speaking, lots more can go wrong on an EFI than a carb. Most people's reluctance to a carburetor is because they are afraid of what they don't understand. Carbs need adjustments just like EFI's to maintain quality driveability.
This is a ongoing debate across all vehicle lines. Go with what your comfortable with. They both wheel the same.

 

Dude....EFI the whole way. I've gotten mine into situations where the carb just plain flat out sucks and starves for fuel. I'm gonna put mine on propane this week, cause i put mine on its side and climb straight up inclines all day long. I go through places most wont though. So its up to you.

 

Have a 84 22r and wheeling is a pain when the carb stalls out due to angles, even have a weber 32/36 so only craps out if off the gas while going uphill, makes it fun to do a steep uphill if I have to stop partway up. other than that, learning to tune it is easy and the simplicity compared to efi is a plus.

 

My '80 20R starts on the first crank whether it's -20F or 100F...tuning is key. With that said, mine's 2WD (pretty awesome, I know) so it doesn't see extreme angles.

 

its realy personal prefrence no matter how meany times it is argued efi vs carb import vs domestic turbo vs supercharging i say get what you thinks works best bring what you got and if i still beat you go home fab some stuff up and come out next week and we can do it again

 

I just bought a 85 for cheap. Ole boy said it had a vib in the tranny turns out that the tranny was garbage and I had to replace it. During this I decided to replace the clutch and now I don't have enough pedel to engage the clutch fully. I have bled the slave cyl. Has anyone had this problem???