Here is what i'm looking for. I am going to be tearing the engine apart for a cleanup and replacement of all gaskets etc.... I would like to do a 5vzfe swap within the next couple years, but I would like to get my truck running well and a little more power until I have time to do the swap. Most likely a couple years from now. I have an 84 engine that is stock. Not sure if I can efi it, but if so then that may be an option. Otherwise I'm looking at rebuilding the original carb or throwing a weber on there.

Opinions?

 

you can do an efi conversion try emailing the guys at www.calminitruck.com and see what kit they can put together for you to do the efi swap

 

Propane. Just wanted to toss that out there.

 

sounds like its driven on the street, so propane may be out of the question for him.

in which a $60 napa rebuild kit for your stock carb would be cheapest.

im trying to find a carb on craigslist cheap so i can rebuild that then swap carbs onto my truck instead of having my carb off for a day or 2

 

well I'm not too worried about forking out the money for a weber if it's really gonna be a big difference or worth it. If not then I'll probably just do the rebuild. I'm thinking efi is going to be out of it. That's getting up there (in price) for a couple year solution until I have time to do a 5vz-fe swap. I'm not too fond of the stuff bought at napa. Usually not too good of quality. Anyone know of a better rebuild kit. Not to worried if it costs a little more.

 

Do you wheel much? If so EFI is the way to go. It's overrated for on road IMO. A weber carb will give you gas mileage and power. I'm a carb guy thats the way i would go i like the simplicity of them

 

Oh and rebuilds dont always help. Any kit i've been able to find kinda sucks, it only includes half of the jets and lacks basic parts. Unless you can find a good quality kit i would avoid the rebuild its a waste of time

 

I just put a weber 34/34 on my 82 and it runs way better, has more power, but I still havn't driven enough to see what the mileage has done.

 

You guys are convincing me of the weber! efi is going to be too spendy for what I'm doing this for. I'm not to familiar with the different weber carbs out there. Any advice on which ones to get?

 

double post

 

32/36 for gas saving
34 is best all around
38 is for "raw power"

Check out jtoutfitters.com They claim to be experts of toyota weber carbs, and sell the most.

 

i went from a crappy, still passing ca smog stock carb, but ran terribly, to a weber 38DGAV the improvement is awesome, although they dont recommend using it on a comletely stock engine because its a little rich. i get a little black smoke when i start it but other than that i havent noticed much else. i got mine from johns foreign engines, i think for like 320 or something. really cheap in comparison, also if you go weber order the viton needle and seat with it that way you can get rid of that damn regulator crap. i was getting when my stocker was good 17.5 ish mpg everywhere, now i get 16.5 but if i keep my foot at a reasonable spot i can get as good as 22mpg!! but once my stocker went south i was getting around 9-12mpg i hated it.

 

so a 38DGAV would work best with header and cam?im also woundering wich weber to get, cuz ive also rebuilt a stocker without all the parts to a bad conclusion lol

 

Oh jeez, this is a hard decision on which to get. Is there a way to get it so the 38/38 doesn't put out black smoke?

Anyone wanna share their experiences with these different carbs? Performance gains, mileage, etc...

32/36
34/34
38/38

 

how well do the weber carbs do for trail driving.

 

I ran a 32/36 a few years back i loved it got some good power and great gas mileage

I have some buddy's running 34's and since they are not progressive, their gas mileage has suffered but they LOVE the power

My buddy ran a 38 a few years ago and said it was a beast.... thats about all there is to it lol tons of fuel going in there

They provide about the best performance you will get from a carburetor running gasoline as far as off camber situations are concerned

 

Ive got a 32/36 on my runner.It works really well(even uphills to my disbelief).Its got an lc engineering cam and header.Wont pass smog but will way outperform my old efi system

 

well I live outside city limits and mines an 84 so it doesn't have to pass it anymore. What kind of mileage are you guys experiencing with them.

32/36
34/34
38/38

I'm not too concerned with it but I don't want to get too low on mileage either. Just lookin for a ball park all around mileage.

 

Mileage is heavily dependant on a number of things but i've heard the 34 gets around 12 or so (generally) and you can probably guess what the 38 would get

 

It doesn't seem this guy gets 12mpg with his 38/38, unless I'm missing something here.