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Which is the better motor for a 87-89 4runner?

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Old Sep 27, 2008 | 12:24 PM
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Which is the better motor for a 87-89 4runner?

I have been looking around to buy a 87-89 4runner and have noticed that several of them have v6's in the instead of the 22re 4cyl. What kind of v6 do the 87-89 4runner have? Do they have the 3vz-e? I know from experiance that for some reason these motors are junk and they always blow up.
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Old Sep 27, 2008 | 12:33 PM
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they have the 3vz in them. if your gonna go for the 22re, might as well go for an 84-85 with they solid axle.

I would go for one with the 3vz, and then swap in the 3.4 making an aweosme runner.
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Old Sep 27, 2008 | 02:53 PM
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it is a 3vz motor i would cahnge it out for either a 4cyl or 6cyl taco motor
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Old Sep 27, 2008 | 03:28 PM
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I dont think I would be able to find any decent 84-84 runners. For about how much would a 3.4 swap run you?
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Old Sep 28, 2008 | 12:24 PM
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