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The RZ swap is well worth it.
Depends on several things. Obviously the price of the donor motor. I purchased motor mounts, built cross member, new exhaust. I used the wiring from the donor Tacoma and replaced the stock harness with it. I have a build thread here. And of course tons of info here too. All the cool kids run a RZ. I rate it as one of the simpler swaps I've done.
Hey R.DesJardin,So... at the risk of being overly inquisitive can you say how much it cost you to do your conversion? And, have you done other Toyota to ? conversions? What are your thoughts on a 22RE to Chevy 4.3L Vortec conversion? Gnarls.
I worked my stuff out on parting out the donor and might have about $250-$300 in my 3rz swap but I also have a lot of parts trucks and stuff. I know many people that have swapped 4.3s. In my opinion the power is nice but it ruins a Toyota. A 3rz is the way to go.Sorry for the hijack jgraham.
.... I know many people that have swapped 4.3s. In my opinion the power is nice but it ruins a Toyota. A 3rz is the way to go.
I'm skeptical of the "more power" line. Not that power would not increase, but I wonder if that would be desirable. I look at this way: Toyota engineered the drivetrain for a certain amount of power transmission and to take a certain amount of torque. Adding whatever engine that exceeds this is certainly possible, but I wonder if it might put undue strain on other parts of the drivetrain if the swapper got too carried away.Lewis.
I'm skeptical of the "more power" line. Not that power would not increase, but I wonder if that would be desirable. ...
When adding HP to a stock vehicle strength of components affected should always be a consideration.Swapping engines with more power – torque – is going to add “strain” on the drive train. I believe it is a fact that the drive train of at least the early Toyota pickups is considerably stronger than other vehicles in its class. I believe the drive train on my 1986 Xtracab is plenty strong enough to handle a 225 HP Chevy 4.3L Vortec, for example. Or, the 276 HP of Toyota 4.7L V-8.Can you, at will, break something in the drive train of a 96 HP Toyoto truck? YES.Driving a vehicle with a significantly increased HP engine or high performance modifications doesn’t mean you have to be an idiot or foolish and abuse it.The guys that I know who have done engine swaps and the many posts in Toyota forums, I don't recall hearing or reading about having to upgrade drive train components because they experienced unusual failures.Gnarls.
Looking at the innards of Toyota 4x4 transfer cases, transmissions and diffs compared to domestics they are way, way over built. Similar sized, sometimes a little bigger components than most of your V8 half ton domestics.
...just for the better efficiency and the addition of fuel injection.
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