3RD Gen 4runner threh

>>14260432
The pre 95 V6 sucks ass.
Pre 95 22RE's are hard to find and super under powered.
Post 95 4cyl has the same issue
Post 95 V6 is ok but still not great
Pre 89 22RE is really the best option because its the lightest and still fuel injected with a removable top. Although its hard to find an EFI version and hard to find with under 300k miles

I've also been researching the Xterra. It (so far) seems like a much better choice.
More HP
same capability
Good following
cheap parts
blah blah blah
still researching

>>14260432
STAAAHHP ITS TOO MUCH TOYOTA SPAMS TODAY SENPAI

>>14260477
>he saged
let me bump this for you friend

>>14260457
Why are Xterra's so much cheaper? (at least here in canada)

>>14260543
They are cheaper everywhere
Toyotas are expensive because they are toyotas

>>14260457
What is the ideal year range if I was looking for a 95 or newer? The year range of OP's pic? How are the ones with the V8?

>>14260599
>The year range of OP's pic
pretty much
like i said the 4cyl is weak for it though.
The 4th gen had the V8. I havent heard anything bad about them

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>>14260432
i own a 2002, its pretty stock except the radio, id like to do something with it someday.

>not my pic but its cool

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>>14260631
is there an ideal year for 6cyl 4runners? I read somewhere that 99 was optimal but I don't remember why. Are 3rd gen 6cyls decent engines?

>>14260917
Any after 95

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>tfw removable top

4runner has stowable seats?

>>14264332
Not that I'm aware of

>>14264392
:(

a supercharged xterra is better in every way.

avoid 3vz v6 at all costs it will pop a hg if worked hard.

>>14264412
Pretty sure they fold flat

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>>14260432
Yes/go pretty much everywhere/Its doable/22re is slow but reliable, 3vze is muh blown headgasket
>extra points if you paint it panda

>>14264486
if you get a late model 22R do the double row timing chain/steel guides retrofit. only weak link they have. You can mod to v6 power levels on the stock ecu and injectors. header, intake camshaft, ign coil, timing advance and afm mod should get you there

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>>14264509
Thx, will try that, right now my friend blew his 22r so we went into the headache of fitting a 2jz ge in it, cool project but take time and cash

>>14264332
the rear seats of the third gen 4runner fold down flat to allow for more cargo room

>>14264555
fuck yeah
home depot time

>>14264582
>home depot
Not having your mind go straight to camping sex

>>14264589
listen i have to make some racks and shelves

>>14264605
So you're not getting laid?

>>14264534
>Blew a 22R and swapped in a 2J
Should have told him that there are kits for slapping a 2/3RZ-FE (95-04 taco engine) into the toyota PU platform.
Besides the 2/3RZ-FE makes respectable low end power, and there are decent TC/SC kits out for it.

>>14264534
>2jz
Shoulda went 3sge

>>14264610
No.

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>>14264618
>>14264622
We kinda like the idea of a high rev 4x4 engine plus I must be a little mazo because I like complicated setup

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>>14264534
>cost more than my entire truck.
this has near 300k on it and and gets the shit beat out of it. you cant go wrong with a properly set up 2xR

a guy here has a 22r-e with r-te pistons and a 10psi supercharger that put down 240hp and 290tq on a trailer dyno. was going to do similar until I found out he paid $3500 for the kit.

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>>14260725
I also have a bone stock 2002. It's my DD and only vehicle though so i will refrain from modding it until I have something else to drive. It's road manners are definitely impressive for a truck.

>MFW 2002 is the lowest of all the third gens

I should swap in 99 highlander coils

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>>14265734
I already saw pic of your engine bay, its beatiful, i guess i never thought about tuning the 22r because everything on that engine cost si much because muh Toyota

>>14264742
What rpm you consider high Rev for a 4x4?

>>14266103
thanks, I dont see it as beautiful, I haven't even pressure washed it since I bought the truck, there's grime from the Reagan administration in there :)

If you go all lce it is. my carb kit was $350, cam was $215, header was $200. coil and wires were $110, magnaflow muffler, hangers and tubing was $70. the rest is all port work and removing stuff, a carbide bit and some scrap steel for block plates. pulls strong to 6500rpm and talks a bunch of shit.

>>14266076
02 is lower? what year did they change the height at all?

>>14264486
>>14264416
>>14260457

Are we not talking about 3rd gen runners here? Aren't those 2nd gen engines senpai?
5vz = v6
3rz = 4
yall niggas confused or am I?

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>>14266132
I'd love 6-8k but Honestly i'll be happy if it run, we decided to plug the jz on a r150 tranny with a custom bellhousing and jeep ax-15 input shaft, now trying to find a clutch and fork that will fit, tuning will be phase 2
>>14266185
Exhaust line must be clean as fuck, where did you fit the vaccum line that are usually on the top engine head? Im curious.
>>14266322 you sir are right we where talking about first-second gen engine, third gen v6 are not single cam?(corect me if wrong) and they fixed the
blowngasket problem, i dont know much about third gen except that you can fit a first gen rollbar like >>14261473 in the back

>>14267466
the egr and air injection were canned. the pcv (red hose) goes to the egr inlet location on the intake through the egr adapter that came with the carb kit. everything else is gone. it only has 1 manifold vacuum line for the brake booster and 1 ported vacuum from the carb for the distributor advance. yes the header goes into a reducer, the muffler and turns out the side right behind the cab. not much to it.

2 vacuum lines, starter, alternator, oil and coolant senders, spark leads and the signal wire from the igniter to distributor is the complete setup. 1950's tech with electronic ignition.

>>14267568
Fucking saved thx anon, i will probably buy a carb kit and try it this summer

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>cheaper
>more hp, especially 2nd gen (261 hp, 281 lb·ft)
>higher ground clearance stock (9inchs vs 10.x inches)
>disgust..I mean nice plastic interior

Is an Xterra not better in just about every single way?

>>14266285
Almost every year the height changed, 2000-2002 are the lowest. the 2002 is the lowest of the 3. The highest is the 99 with the highlander trim, i believe,

>>14268205
is this bait?

>>14268237
no

>>14268205
i would take a s/c xterra over any 4 runner

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>>14260917
>is there an ideal year for 6cyl 4runners? I read somewhere that 99 was optimal but I don't remember why.
'99 has the tallest springs, followed closely by '98. '98 doesn't have the fat lip pedestrian-safe bumper, but has shitty cupholders.

>>14269873
Oh not sure why I thought it was engine related, thanks anon.
>>14268488
Why not a n/a 2nd gen? aren't they better in every single aspect?

>>14271953
i like the engine and when I rolled it I could build a drift hardbody with it. personal preference I guess.

>>14271953
I have a second gen and i love it, but I have the 6spd manual so I don't need to worry about the radiator/transmission issue.

>>14260432
Too expensive. Better options:
>isuzu trooper 4x4 (I had one, it was fucking FANTASTIC. just harder to find parts for)
>Xterra 4x4 (engine is a bit shit though)
>Jeep (too many things to mention)
>land rover (early/mid 90's)
>toyota FJ
>Tons of trucks
>Cherokee
>SAMURAI!!!

People who think an xterra is better than a 4runner have clearly never owned or driven either. I would never own a Nissan product made after the mid nineties.

>>14273071
4runner is too expensive but an fj is a better option? mate wat

>>14273156
Explain why please?

>>14260432
My 1992 4Runner has almost 350,000 miles on it and it off roads as well as some brand new Jeeps. I love daily driving it and its got a ton of room in the rear for car parts or camping.
Best car I've owned honestly.

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What do you guys think of 4th gen 4runners, specifically v8 ones before the hp increase? (2005?)
>no manual
>shit plastic interior
>no lockers?
>tpms issues?
>fucking plastic

but

>better mpg
>better on road
>better seats
>significantly better engines, both v6 and v8
>still has pretty good aftermarket support
>can tow much more
>no strawberry milkshake

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looking for a 4runner for a DD

please find me one u fagg/o/ts

http://newhaven.craigslist.org/
http://newyork.craigslist.org/
http://boston.craigslist.org/

>>14273726
What year? What is your budget u fucking shit? Auto? Manual?

>>14273703
2UZ is possibly the smoothest engine I've ever driven/owned. I believe you can't put headers on the post-VVTI update 4.7's, but I might be wrong about that. I think it also coincides with the move to a 5spd instead of a 4spd. I don't think the interior is bad, and I can't remember the specifics of lockers/no lockers and ATRAC and shit like that. It's also worth remembering that the 4.7's are full time 4wd.

>>14273812
dont care
2 grand
dont care but would prefer manual

>>14273828
Is there any downside to ft4wd?

>>14273703
2009 Trail Edition had a locker, but good luck finding one. If I were to buy a 4th gen 4Runner, I would get one with the 1GR.

>>14274167
Fuel economy, mostly. 4th gens all had ATRAC. There was a rare Trail Edition in 2009 that also had a rear electric locker, but I wouldn't bother wasting my time finding one. 2UZ is fine.

>>14273726
get a trooper instead

>>14260543
Nissan originally pitched it as an offroader like a jeep, but then they realized that they could sell a trillion of them if they added more plastic cladding and running boards and sold them as mall crawlers... so you, my friend, get all the benefits of economics of scale, and nobody "knows what they got."

Toyotas, on the other hand, are invariably owned by "enthusiasts."