vegasrunner

hey yotas anyone know where the best place to buy a reman. 3vze 3.0 v6? or rebuild kit? blew a head gasket saturday and i WANT to keep my 4runner but i do not want to do the 3.4 swap any help is best thanks!

wyoming9

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Just Curious why not the 3.4 swap.

Are you able to do the pulling and install yourself ??

Do you want a warranty ??

vegasrunner

i do want the warranty its 50/50 pull or have someone else do it and the swap i hear is a pain in the ass since mine is at 4x4 with a.d.d http://www.offroadsolutions.com/tech...fe-conversion/ but i got quoted 6500 for reman. with labor

Gamefreakgc

$6500 seems a bit high. For that cost you'd be better off just have a 3.4 swap done.

If you have the tools to pull the engine and remove the pulleys (that's the hardest part I hear) it'll be way cheaper to do it yourself. But that's if you have the time and an extra vehicle in the mean time.

vegasrunner

can i have a shop do the 3.4? or is it diy? yeah no extra car and no time full time dad and work. or should i just rebuild what i have and call it good?

Gamefreakgc

There are a few shops that do it... you might want to first try calling around your local area and see if anyone does it. If they've never done it before then don't bother (some shops will SAY they can do anything but don't really know what they are doing). I've not done this personally but other users have reported a few shops that have done the job for them. When my motor bites the dust (284k so far) that's the route I'm going to take.

If not, it takes a lot of time and some welding/sautering skills to do it right on your own. But for $6500... that's a lot of money to dump into a 23 year old engine. I don't think it's worth it personally, but it's your truck and if it means that much to you then go for it. Just know that even if it's "Re-man'd" officially, that doesn't mean it's problem free.

You could probably buy a 3rd Gen 4Runner (96-2002) with a 3.4L for less... see below as an example.

http://palmsprings.craigslist.org/cto/4182072694.html

vegasrunner

thats what i was thinking just buy a runner with 3.4 already,yeah my runner means alot but i found a local guy who sells the block and heads for 1700 with low mileage 3.0 shes pushing over 310k atm i do want to keep it its fun as hell. the gasket blew and everything is worn out. any best places to buy rebuild parts? i go to rockauto.com alot for parts just seeing if theres any other great places to shop for parts

vegasrunner

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f158...4-swap-124055/ its 50/50 lmao

wyoming9

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I love my Toyota vehicles and have 4 street legal to drive .

If I had only one I would think real hard about getting something a lot newer .

You do the engine fresh and strong what next transmission one of the differentials ??

That is fine if you can have it parked till it gets fixed if it needs to get done right now it gets ugly fast at least for me.

vegasrunner

i do wanna get the tranny and tcase rebuilt and pretty much have a "new" runner lol its hard to give up i like the body style and interior

xtremewlr

Check these guys out, they seem to be doing a fair amount of 3.4 swaps.

http://www.toyonlyswaps.com/

vegasrunner

sounds better but if not near my zip cant go with them but ill call em see what i can work out thanks

Gamefreakgc

541 is Oregon, that'd be a drive!

vegasrunner

yeah thats a drive maybe take a vacation while out there lmao well found a shop in vegas that will do the swap just need $$$

Gamefreakgc

Nice, just out of curiosity, what are they charging?

vegasrunner

they said around 4500 to 5000 everything is done 3 to 4 week turn around atm. but i found some short block 3.0 sellers that have them with warranty for 1750 local. might hold off on swap til my truck atleast runs til i can sell the newish 3.0 later when its built

Gamefreakgc

That's not too bad, that's what I was planning on spending. Though if a deal comes up for a 3.4L 4Runner, I think I'd sell my truck off. I'd much rather have a full back row of seats than the jump seats in my truck. I hardly ever use the bed, only for hauling around camping gear.

vegasrunner

i wanted a pick up before but since i have a daughter i dont like the jump seat idea for carseats thats why i went with the runner. when its running again im gonna rip out the back carpet and bed line the back. but remember the more room you have you become the "people" hauler when off roading lmao my buddy has a 22re 83 single cab. but ill just stick with the 3.0 for now til saved alot of dough. my dream ideas with it :3.4,s.a.s the front and swap the 4 link rear to leaf,4 or 5 inch lift on 35s,lockers the works lmao one can dream

Gamefreakgc

Yeah, that would be sweet! You should check out the user Texas Ace, he put a supercharger on his 3rd Gen 4Runner (just bolts on) and a methanol injection kit and he dyno'd it for over 240 HP! There's a user on here that did it in one of our rigs (2nd Gen 4Runner I think) and it hauls.

I also have to think about carseats soon... so the truck is becoming more and more unattractive. The only downside is I like the metal frame of the 89-95's... not too keen on having to deal with plastic and carbon fiber stuff on the 96+. But for now it's all good.

vegasrunner

i also like the metal you can just bang it out lol but my wife chose my 4runner since she enjoys offroading as well. eh i dont need super chargers lol i just want it to run strong and last thats all i ask from my truck lmao and i love my runner too much cuz i know what is wrong and i know the ins and outs of it what i replaced and made it who i am lol