I have an 89 pickup with a 4cyl 22re. My top speed is about 70 on a good day, and I was wondering if there is anything I can do to make it a little faster. Anything helps!

 

Headers, cat-back exhaust (or full exhaust if you remove cat), K&N air filter, ISR mod...some basic stuff.

Or 2JZ-GTE swap and do some 4WD burnouts

Nothing is going to make anything with a 22RE or 3VZ-E "fast". Shouldn't need to go over 70 mph anyway...

 

There are things to help it. Driving with a tail wind. LOL.
It is a 22re, never had a lot of horsepower. You can do the AFM swap, header, a small cam. All depends on your tire size, gearing, good tune-up. It will never be a speed demon but you can help it out. If you have a lot of miles on it, it may need a rebuild. That would be a good time to do some head work and cam.
All depends on you I guess. Good luck

 

alright thanks for the help

 

I can reach up to 80 pretty easy on the freeway, my 22re is all stock except for a cam.

 

You could also take any unnecessary weight out of the truck. It might help a bit.

 

My turbo 22R could do 90 with an automatic.

Stepping down to a shorter gear (4.30->4.56, or 4.10->4.30) would help assuming you don't mind spinning the motor a little faster.

If you're running an auto, a manual transmisison will get you some more out of that too.

 

Can you give a few more details like mileage and maybe tire size and gearing.

I have an '85 xtra cab with 35" MTR's and 5:29's with a completely stock 22re engine.

I can hit 70 easy. Fastest I've been is 80 and I had power to spare. If your truck is stock it sounds like the engine is just worn out.

 

87 4Runner/22RE/SR5(5spd) Does 90 mph(85mph with the AC on) Hwy without high head winds! haha...

Stock Air intake w/Toyota Filter, 261 CAM and some other mild head work, 4.30 Gears with 31x10.50's with 2.5" lift, STOCK exhaust at the moment---could do 92mph with the header and 2.25" exhaust, but off the line is better with the Stock Tri/Y cast-factory manifold into 2" and 2.25" after muffler. (Verified Speed with GPS)

My first recommendation would be CAM/LEAVE THE 4.10'S if stock tires/clean up the Throttle body and intake/... BUT, if the motor is fairly tired... I'd hold off on the CAM and wait til you rebuild.

 

When my 86 22RE automatic was 10 years old and had 68,000 I could get to 90, but it took me forever. That was on 225 Desert Duelers. I did a little better with aluminum rims and passive tread tires-Goodyear Eagles designed for Lincolns and Caddys.

My suggestions-aluminum rims and keep it tuned up.

 

Dig really deep in your pocket.... the deeper you get,the faster you'll go

 

As said before K&N, headers, your choice of high flowing muffler, and a hotter cam. The 22R doesn't make lots of power, but you can help wake it up a bit. You could also do a turbo if you have lots of money that you have nothing better to spend it on.

 

Stickers add 10 HP

 

the only way to make 22re fast is to put it in a go-kart.....

 

Lol, and fart cans add 20

 

how much power do these add

 

when my truck had the stock 22re with 263k miles i drove it 6 hrs each way to pick up my 450 yz at 80 mph, except the bigger hills.
it had a cold air intake, Downey header and 2.5" exhaust,
pulling 31's.

the 22re is no speed demon but it should do fine if you are not in a hurry.
have you checked the valve clearance and tuned it up ever?

 

X2 intake,headers,catback, also gears as said,nothing big(22rte$) to be done,a bunch of little things and every bit helps. I top out at 80ish on 33"s n 4.88 3200rpm but its comfotable at 70mph... Dually i like the stacks, 22re warp speed go cart, stickers add 10hp n flames add 20!

 

in all seriousness gears and tires and transmission will have a lot to do with how your truck feels and performs on the highway

 

We need to know what combination you're running. I mean, if you have 33s with factory 4.10 gears, then that's the problem. But we don't know since you didn't post details about your rig.