Vote on my Motor!!!

[RODEOMAN]

you are welcome FFC and I did make typo, front axles is only 17 spline. feel  free to ask any questions and definetily check 4x4wire.com for more info than you need. will give you some good pointers. Adem

[*FFC*]

you are welcome FFC and I did make typo, front axles is only 17 spline. feel  free to ask any questions and definetily check 4x4wire.com for more info than you need. will give you some good pointers. Adem

I've looked a bit on 4x4wire.com just haven't dug real deep yet I've noticed they got a LOT of info on there can't wait to start diggin!


back to work!!!

[toyhatsu]

Daihatsu USA has quit stocking parts at the old dealerships and parts were just too expensive...$9.00 for a C clip to rebuild the Aisin hubs.  There was nothing wrong with the Daihatsu engine but I never went anywhere that I wasn't willing to have it towed.  Over two years I found deals and bought parts for an eventual all Toyota drivetrain swap.  I was looking for a 22RE at the time that I found the 3RZ.  I am REALLY happy with the 3RZ.  It gets as good of gas milage as the old 1.6L engine as long as I keep my foot out of it.  It has Nology HotWires and I can burn 87 octane gas and it has enough power to chirp the new 35" tires. Best of all the engine is made in Tennessee so I can go anywhere and not concern myself agout finding parts.

Just another happy 3RZ-fe owner    

[BigMike]

Yeah, why is the 3.slow an option on your list and not the 3RZ? I am going to cry....... I bet the 3RZ would be just as easy to swap in as a 3.slow. No matter what you do here, you are going to have to do wiring anyways (more so if you are putting in an EFI engine).

A 3RZ in that little thing would really be a screamer!

[*FFC*]

Yeah, why is the 3.slow an option on your list and not the 3RZ? I am going to cry....... I bet the 3RZ would be just as easy to swap in as a 3.slow. No matter what you do here, you are going to have to do wiring anyways (more so if you are putting in an EFI engine).

A 3RZ in that little thing would really be a screamer!

3RZ It's isn't on the list cuz I don't know what it is sorry, I'm old school Where would I find an 3RZ? And why would it be more if it's an efi engine? My 2.6 is efi, does that make a difference?

[Rocksurfer]

3RZ It's isn't on the list cuz I don't know what it is sorry, I'm old school Where would I find an 3RZ? And why would it be more if it's an efi engine? My 2.6 is efi, does that make a difference?

I believe the 3RZ came in the Toyota T-100 Trucks

[Duffil]

I believe the 3RZ came in the Toyota T-100 Trucks

and the Taco's/Runners after like 95 or 96

[Rocksurfer]

and the Taco's/Runners after like 95 or 96

I was thinking about those too, but wasn't too sure.

[*FFC*]

Thanks! I was wondering what came in them newer yotas

[FIREBALL]

Check out BigMikes buildups with the 3RZ. Good power and lots-o-room left over for goodies like OBA, and OBshower, etc.

[Nakht]

Maybe it was supposed to be the 3.0 from the supra?   

Yeah man go with a 3.0 supra TT motor!! =p

I have a '91 buick regal w/ the 3.8 N/A, that thing's got a hell of a lot of power, but sucks up the gas.... Hopefully this saturday im gettin an '87 Taco 22r 5 speed, but for your truck i would definately say 22R BAYBE!!!

[Duffil]

Hopefully this saturday im gettin an '87 Taco 22r 5 speed, but for your truck i would definately say 22R BAYBE!!!

they didn't have Taco's in 87

[Nakht]

by taco i meant pickup =p its basically the same just diff name

[*FFC*]

by taco i meant pickup =p its basically the same just diff name

from what I"ve heard, Taco is short for a Tacoma

[Nakht]

Whats wrong w/ calling a mini pickup a Tacoma? =D its not like there was another model called a Tacoma back then

[brainlessfool]

Whats wrong w/ calling a mini pickup a Tacoma? =D its not like there was another model called a Tacoma back then

To the Toyota purist it makes a lot of differacne. To do so is a kin to drinking with out your pinkie extended. (a big no-no )

just because there was no other truck in 87 other than what could be called a Hil-lux does not mean it's ok to call it a Tacoma.

I hope this sort of distasteful thing can be avoided in the future as it give all toy lover a bad taste in there mouths.

[Rocksurfer]

Whats wrong w/ calling a mini pickup a Tacoma? =D its not like there was another model called a Tacoma back then

Maybe because if you say Tacoma, everyone in the whole wide world will assume you are refering to the latest edition of Toyota's line up of truck not an earlier model like a hil-lux which by the way is an earlier version of the Toyota mini's. If you call it a Tacoma nobody is going to think that you would even be refering to lets say an 85, 86, 87, 91, 92 or the like.

[brainlessfool]

 Here ya go rocksurfer, wash that taste out with this! 

[Rocksurfer]

Here ya go rocksurfer, wash that taste out with this! 

Thanks, gargle, gargle, gargle......

[*FFC*]

[houlster]

If you swap the motor, you're going to need a new tranny/driveline too.  What do you have planned?  man/auto?  toy/something else?

I think for the largest driveline options, stick with the GM 60 deg v6/fwd bell housing.  3800 f-body, 3800 SC fwd motor, northstar, 3.1/3.4 will all work as well.  With this, you can run:

Isuzu MUA 5-speed & t-case
Toy R150/151 & t-case/crawler

For autos:
Toy A340-F & t-case/crawler
Jeep AW4 & Dana 300
TH700/4L60-E & Dana 300/NP241 or whatever

Other's I'm sure too.  The T5 manual, AX-5 (or 15?), 4L30-E, etc.  Lot's of stuff is available using factory bell's for the 60 deg V6 pattern.

I'm biased towards the 3800.  Currently I'm running a 3800 SC motor with a Lightning M112 SC, AW4, 4:1 Klune-V and Dana 300.  It all makes for a short setup that fits the Amigo no problems.  Lots of power and stupid low gears.

--Dan

[Crawler677]

Buy std cab chevy truck w/ solid axle...remove body. Take one amigo, remove body...(unless amigo is unibody?). Place migo body on toyota frame...wire it up...drive.

a chevy std cab with a yota frame? 

what about a 5VZFE?

[*FFC*]

right now.. I'm more focused on a front axle before a motor since my halfshafts just grounded my Migo... Still can't decide which axle to go with...

[wa4x4]

3RZ Swap! Man I can just image it. 500:1 crawler in an isuzu. Why dont you start with a civic instead?

[CTENG in KS]

How bout a 3 cyl deisel...this would be a cool tiny buggy motor.

[CTENG in KS]

FFC, is the motor in the migo bad?  Why do you need to swap it out, you should be able to use it.  Take some picks of the underside ofthe migo for us...I betyou could set her up with a divorced toy case and a new axle up front and be good to go!

[CTENG in KS]

Never mind bout the case..I did not realize the migo was already set up like a truck.

[Rocksurfer]

The early migo engines were so so, but later they did have a V6 option that gave you GM's 4.3, now that's a nice setup. I have debated going with either a migo or Rodeo before, and did a lot of research on them. The have a fully boxed frame and most come with a d44 rear axle. They would be #2 on my list right behind a Toyota.

[houlster]

The early migo engines were so so, but later they did have a V6 option that gave you GM's 4.3, now that's a nice setup.

No 4.3.  They used the GM 2.8 and 3.1, then later the Isuzu built 3.2 & 3.5 motors starting around the early/mid 90's.

--Dan

[*FFC*]

FFC, is the motor in the migo bad?  Why do you need to swap it out, you should be able to use it.  Take some picks of the underside ofthe migo for us...I betyou could set her up with a divorced toy case and a new axle up front and be good to go!

Motor ain't bad yet.  It makes tons of noises and runs funny, but it's still goin. This is all just to get some ideas for when it does finally go out.

How bout a 3 cyl deisel...this would be a cool tiny buggy motor.

Hmmmm....... that's a thought