Topic: ideal donor 3.4 for 3.0 to 3.4 swap

[dh12791]

Please bare with me as I like to consider myself extremely mechanically inclined but this is my first car and first toyota project and I am new to the forum thing.

I have decided to swap my 3.0 for a 3.4

The vehicle I have is a 1990 8254A (as printed on original bill of sale from dealership)
X-cab DLX
V6
2WD
5 SPD
R150 Trans

My question is, what donor should I be looking for that will throw me for AS LITTLE loops as possible.
Will a 4x4 donor have minor problems matching up with a 4x2 as far as ECU is concerned? or is it just a matter of having a donor with manual ECU. Can an automatic donor and ecu work in my 5spd if things are wired properly or do I HAVE to have a manual ECU? Am i able to use my 3.0 ECU if rewired properly or does the ECU HAVE to be from a 3.4 Will the closer the year to mine or a certain year donor be more compatible with my 1990 than others? Any and all thoughts are much appreciated. Somebody please lay this out straight for me so that I can purchase a donor and get this thing back on the road as soon as possible.

Thanks in advance to anyone who takes the time to read and reply to this. All help is appreciated.

[Snowtoy]

Easiest would be to find a 5-spd donor, and the ecu has to be for the 3.4.
A lot of your questions can be answered here,
Off-road Solutions Tech
4x4wire Tech

You can get a wiring conversion harness that will make the wiring plug-n-play,
Off-road Solutions
Toy Only Swaps

[dh12791 [OP]]

Hey SnowToy, Thanks for the response.

So i guess the bigger question to your answer is though a 5spd ecu would be ideal are there major differences between 4x2 and 4x4 seeing as a rwd donor is just a little harder to come across or so it seems. I have read through the sites you referred to and appreciate the links. I would rather find the closest donor and do any minor wiring on my own rather than dropping the money on a wiring harness. More money for beer!!

Thanks again for your response.

Keep the insight comin boys!!