Xi Bowhunter

I have a basic stock 95 4runner, and I need some more power! My runner has the v6, and I wanted to know how to get more power out of it and not have it put me in the poor house. Any suggestions?

ChickenLover

Use the search feature.

WATRD

More important than the year is which engine. From there, the yellow "search" button at the top of the forum will likely give you a lot of leads from deckplates to superchargers. From there, you can narrow down what fits your budget and ask more specific questions.

Xi Bowhunter

I have the 3.0 v6. I am pretty new to this, and my search didn't come up with much

WATRD

You are going to find there is not much you can do for a 3.slow, but there are multiple threads discussing the few options you do have.

Bob_98SR5

moved to newb section. like watrd said, not much for the 3.slow.

Elton

i had the 3.slow and it sucks compared to the 3.4

AxleIke

Money. That is what you need to make your truck have more power. You need a 3.4 swap. Plenty of power there, and plenty of money to do it.

Fo by Fo

I feel your pain brother, I own a 3.0 91 4runner and I have to keep the pedal floored just to try and keep up with normal traffic. Intake and exhaust are your only real option not much of and after market for the V6. You could get a new air filter or a whole intake system. Headers are also very popular, but if you dont wanna spend that much you can get a catback system for it. google downey. Your engine will last forever but unfortunatly toyota forgot to give it any power or get decent mileage.

Churnd

Save your time and money... either be happy with the 3.0 or sell your truck and get a 3.4. If you spend over $500 on performance mods, you're wasting your money.

ldivinag

get smaller tires... really...

tc

Let me guess - you have an automatic.

Toyota did a really poor job of matching these engines to the automatic transmissions - the overdrive is just too damn tall. Going down one diff gear size (up numerically) will make a HUGE difference. Or do a manual tranny swap. Schooler has a good write up.

First thing to look into is normal tuneup maintenance. Check the timing. Should be AT LEAST 10*BTDC (search for 3VZE timing to read up about advancing it past that). Seafoam can help. Plugs/wires/cap/rotor, etc. Fresh fluids in the tranny, transfer case, and diffs (if you don't know when they were changed last, do it now). Some people have reported good results from changing the O2 sensor, even though they didn't have a CEL.

Headers reportedly make a big difference and also can help improve the reliability of these engines by getting the heat away from the #6 exhaust valve.

Otherwise, the price/benefit ratio for doing much on these motors doesn't seem to pay - a 3.4L 5VZFE swap is cheaper and has a helluva lot more potential ...

881stGenRunner

Wow i freaking laughed like crazy when i saw that. Brilliant.