I have a 1988 toyota v6 and it just does not have any power it has 90000 miles on it since engine has been redone but i have only owned it for about a month, it run good its just it has no power i have changed plugs wires cap air filter. i mean i have come time stand on the gas and it will just pull out with out even slipping a tire any clues

 

welcome to 3.0 0wnership. automatic?

 

yea its a auto

 

what size of tires are you running?

 

they are 235/75/15 i do not have a lift at all thats all stock

 

well, even when my truck was an auto, I could still roast em a little bit, you should have enough power especially in a truck with no weight in the back. There are so many ways that a 3.0 can lack power. Maybe you aren't getting enough fuel, possibly a dirty fuel filter?

 

well your forum name leads me to believe you have a wrx too? well that might be the problem right there haha

 

maybe the fuel filter?

 

after chasing more power with thousands of dollars, i have come to terms with the fact that i just can't go fast. make sure everything is working properly, especially what was mentioned above, but i think you should realize quickly that this is the weakest v6 you may ever own. Good luck with the new rig and welcome to the club. There's plenty of reading on here about how awesome our engines are!

 

LOL yea that maybe it im use to the Wrx its has just a little bit more under the hood..... ill change the fuel filter and i was thinking maybe the exhaust may be getting stopped up could that cause it. i know it could not help the cause any. Thanks for the replies

 

there's tons of info on here about this (weak) engine, there's a great write up on customtacos I think it is about the 3vz and maintenance, excellent write up. If I can find it again I will post the link up here.

Here's a great place to start also: https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...-first-214051/

If you can't stand the lack of power (I hear ya trust me...) then do a motor swap, the 3.4 is the easiest swap to do

 

any one know where at on the 1988 toyota pickup v6 3vez excab

 

Hi jmorganwrx, did you find the problem for the lack of power?
I have a 88 V6 4Runner with the same issue, and I have compare the same with others 4Runner and you can see the big difference, there 4Runner are more powerful.