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Diesel and Dust
- Location
- Smithfield Utah
I have a 79 Toyota Pickup with the factory 20R, and overall I am more than happy with it. The engine is stock aside from a few carb "tweeks" that have made it perform very well off-road. I have 4.375 R&P's with 35" tires and a G52 Trans, and 4.7 T-case gears.
Here's my problem: 4:37 R&P's are sweet when combined with 35's they put my RPM's right where I want them on the highway, but the whopping 90 horse under my hood is becoming irritating. I have really considered 5:29's, but even with the gearing a little lower than stock it's still going to be really gutless. I really like the 20R because of it's simplicity and reliability, but I am thinking that it might have to go via an engine swap.
I decided that I'm not going to swap in a 22RE because I don't feel as though 10-15 extra horse will justify the time spent changing it over. And I don't think V8 power is worth the extra weight for MY application. As "cool" as it would be I am also going to steer away from superchargers, turbos, diesels, and anything that won't easily adapt to a Toyota 5-speed Transmission.
I'm pretty serious about doing a swap, and have been saving for quite awhile. My goal is around 150ish HP, and not too much extra weight. Here is a few that are at the Top of my list, and that should swap in without too much trouble (so I've heard :sick: ) here it goes:
1. Toyota 7M-GE (3.0L inline 6) @ 199HP/188FT/lbs.
2. Toyota 2RZ-FE (2.4 inline 4) @ 142HP/160FT/lbs.
3. Toyota 3RZ-FE (2.7 inline 4) @ 150HP/177FT/lbs.
4. Isuzu 3.2 V6 (Rodeo, Amigo ect..) @ 205HP/ ?Ft/lbs.
5. GM rolleyes: Have to explore my options...) TBI 4.3L V6 150HP/?FT/lbs
6. 20R/22R Hybrid (Rumored) 135-155HP/?FT/lbs.
7. Buick V6 (aluminum) Really don't know much about it....Info?
With a few of these I'll need a little more strength than my G52 transmission will provide, and to deal with that I have access to a good W56 trans and/ or for the Isuzu 3.2L idea (which I think would be REALLY cool) I could track down a R151F Turbo pickup/4-Runner trans.
Does anyone have any personal experience with any of these engines? Or should I just deal with my problem free although very gutless motor? Let me know what you think, thanks
Andrew
Here's my problem: 4:37 R&P's are sweet when combined with 35's they put my RPM's right where I want them on the highway, but the whopping 90 horse under my hood is becoming irritating. I have really considered 5:29's, but even with the gearing a little lower than stock it's still going to be really gutless. I really like the 20R because of it's simplicity and reliability, but I am thinking that it might have to go via an engine swap.
I decided that I'm not going to swap in a 22RE because I don't feel as though 10-15 extra horse will justify the time spent changing it over. And I don't think V8 power is worth the extra weight for MY application. As "cool" as it would be I am also going to steer away from superchargers, turbos, diesels, and anything that won't easily adapt to a Toyota 5-speed Transmission.
I'm pretty serious about doing a swap, and have been saving for quite awhile. My goal is around 150ish HP, and not too much extra weight. Here is a few that are at the Top of my list, and that should swap in without too much trouble (so I've heard :sick: ) here it goes:
1. Toyota 7M-GE (3.0L inline 6) @ 199HP/188FT/lbs.
2. Toyota 2RZ-FE (2.4 inline 4) @ 142HP/160FT/lbs.
3. Toyota 3RZ-FE (2.7 inline 4) @ 150HP/177FT/lbs.
4. Isuzu 3.2 V6 (Rodeo, Amigo ect..) @ 205HP/ ?Ft/lbs.
5. GM rolleyes: Have to explore my options...) TBI 4.3L V6 150HP/?FT/lbs
6. 20R/22R Hybrid (Rumored) 135-155HP/?FT/lbs.
7. Buick V6 (aluminum) Really don't know much about it....Info?
With a few of these I'll need a little more strength than my G52 transmission will provide, and to deal with that I have access to a good W56 trans and/ or for the Isuzu 3.2L idea (which I think would be REALLY cool) I could track down a R151F Turbo pickup/4-Runner trans.
Does anyone have any personal experience with any of these engines? Or should I just deal with my problem free although very gutless motor? Let me know what you think, thanks
Andrew