3.0 3vze WANT MORE POWER! HELP! how much $? for swap

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    93EXTRACAB Member

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    I have a 1993 toyota pickup with the 3.0 3vze. I need help with how to get power out of this engine! give me any information you have! Also how expensive is a 3.4 swap?how much more power? how hard? how is the 22re compared to the 3.0? in power? also how hard/much money is it to do a 22re turbo. how is the 22re turbo compared to the 3.0? all information needed! please help!
     
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    That is a lot of info that you're asking for. Did you search yet? I know that all of those questions have been covered here over the last couple years.
     
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    if you are going to do a swap swap in something BIGGER then what you have. the 22re has less power then the 3.0 but the 3.0 is SLOOOOW for being a 3 liter. either swap in a 3.4 or if you are looking for bang for the buck power drop in a 1uz ( 4.0 v8 )

    yes they make kits to drop the 1uz, yes its expensive and yes its difficult. if there was such thing as cheap easy power everyone would be doing it...

    nobody on this site is going to baby you and show you every link, and step by step explain how to do the swaps, this is something you are going to have to seach for on your own. people have done these swaps, google and the search button here are your friend.

    good luck
     
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  5. Raffaelli

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    3vze is pure rubbish. Sorry anybody it offends...:lol:

    Gas drinking, head gasket poppin, no power makin, hard to work on...Everything bad.

    A 22RTE runs just as strong as a 3vz. Wouldnt be worth swapping in honestly. A v6 will slightly walk a 22RE truck.

    A 5vz is a good motor. Add a blower and they run really good. But they are tall engines and may have hood clearance problems.
     
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    5.3L GM engine couple of mounts and driveshaft .. little custom wiring to make some guages work 1200ish... the 5.3 half cut trucks can be found here and there for around 500.
     
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    or buy a new yota with a v8 in it ? :shrug:
     
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    But to be fair, no one has mentioned that for a little money, the 3vze can be very reliable and make more power. I would totally keep the v6 before down grading to the 22re.

    First, there are a couple places to get new head studs that will eliminate the head gasket "issue".

    Then, run a MegaSqirt engine management system and delete a bunch of the factory crap, and you've got yourself a reliable and peppy motor.

    This can be done for much less than the cost of any swap for which you have to buy an engine and tranny.
     
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    I would swap a 3.4 in, or a 1uz if you can afford it.

    And litneon i never knew of those options. Glad to see someone did some research and there are actually possibilities for this engine.
     
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