Im looking to swap out my 22re 1990 pickup for something??????? Been doing alot of re-search here and other places and i cant come to terms with what i want. I dont do ALOT of wheeling every ounce and a while any suggestions will help THANKS!!!!!

 

Well that's going to be a hard question to answer. Do you still intend on doing mild wheeling? What kind? Snow/rock/mud/sand? Do you have a family to take with you? Are you planning on staying with Toyota?

The list is endless.

In my case I bought an 89 4runner that I'll be working on to get it DD/trail worthy so I can take my boy (85lb Shepard mix) and the wife (not a Shepard mix) along on camping and wheeling days and still have enough room in the back for the gear and goodies. The 86 pickup I drive now is great for wheeling but doesn't have the room in the cab that I want. This may be an option for you as well.

 

Mild wheeling rock and mud and no family single got to be a dd ive heard alot of people put the 4.3 vortec in but i just dont know what road to travel

 

I might have misread your post. Do you want to swap out the 22re in your 90 pickup or swap out the entire vehicle for something else?

 

Check in here: https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f159/

This will contain any/all info you could ever want on engine swaps.

If you are looking at getting a different vehicle, i am not sure what your question therein would be.

 

Sounds like he wants to ditch the 22re. In that case, 2.7

But follow dc's directions as that would be the best place to start looking...

 

Yea swap out 22re for something else thanks for in the info

 

Something to consider is the implications of the phrase "daily driver". Not sure about the specific laws of NY regarding that so it would be the first thing I'd check into- the requirements and standards applied to swapping an engine.

California takes a stance which relatively easily allows an engine change IF the engine was offered in your particular make and model and all the emissions equipment for the new engine are installed and fully operational. So, that'd mean you'd have few issues going to a 3VZE. Beyond that, other options would be possible but then you are constrained by a few basic things: engine should be out of a vehicle same year or newer than the one it's being installed in, all the relevant emissions equipment pertaining to the engine being installed must be installed and it must meet the emissions standards of whichever is newer or more strict- the vehicle chassis or the engine.

I've done some searching into swaps and emissions requirements, etc. and have seen some NY state web pages that quote various California requirements as relevant to NY so... start with checking in to your state's requirements and what they allow.

Beyond that... DeathCougar has provided you a link to quite a bit of information.

 

3RZ
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index...c=19275.0;wap2
and
http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=4401.0