Those wheel flares do not go well on the light colors.
No, that was. This is not. That vehicles is absolutely not a beast on the road, and I have never met anyone who said: you should see how this thing is going.
Off-road capabilities are one thing; no one disputes that, but beast? FAR from it. One can argue whether it has enough power or not, but "beast" is definitely not one.
I would say, pushing is closer to truth than beast.
With the different offroad "modes" CUVs and SUVs come with now so pavement pounders can pretend to be seasoned off-roaders when they see the gravel road to their glamping spot, I'd be surprised if they didn't remap throttle gain across the different modes, or even between 2WD and 4WD.
Some people cannot stand dogpoo-slow vehicles. Some people don't mind them at all. There isn't much space in between. Almost 8 seconds to hit 60mph from a stop in a 4Runner puts it solidly in the "frozen dogpoo" pile, which may be fine if you don't mind it, but it is definitely neither speedy nor powerful.
Nope. Current has very high rpm torque peak.Did you happen to reverse the power numbers from 5th and 6th gen?
Geez, which part of “no one disputes off road capabilities “ is not clear?It's a beast off-road.
See on rocks/gravel/steep incline or a mixture of these you break traction easier with more power, so with a beastly engine you just slip and fall. 250 hp is more than enough for off road excellence unless you're planning on crashing over stuff instead of crawling over it.
And on road it will do fine too. 1st gear, redline, it'll climb just fine
Meh. I can get by with 72 hp. The 4Runner is a rocket.0-60 might be. Problem is "elasticity." Passing, acceleration 40-60, 40-80, 60-80. Such heavy car with torque so high, is gonna struggle.
If Toyota is smart they would have installed a garrett or IHI variable vane turbo. Porsche started using this technology on the 996 Turbo and Turbo S. I thought by now it would be fairly common.The downside I see is turbo lag and sudden rush of torque in situations where that is not desirable. They will probably have pretty long gas pedal and not as reactive throttle settings.
If Toyota is smart they would have installed a garrett or IHI variable vane turbo. Porsche started using this technology on the 996 Turbo and Turbo S. I thought by now it would be fairly common.
My dad discovered his 1990 4Runner somehow would keep its speed with cruise control uphills however impossible with pedal. What a pig and the engine was garbage as it blew multiple heads gaskets.You should have seen my 1990 4Runner 4WD with the “3.0 slow” 150 HP V-6 in Vail Pass. Or Loveland…
My dad discovered his 1990 4Runner somehow would keep its speed with cruise control uphills however impossible with pedal. What a pig and the engine was garbage as it blew multiple heads gaskets.
Dog of an engine for power. Choked by the restrictive flow of the crossover in the manifolds. A couple of that model year had head gasket issues, and there was a recall, but mine, a 1990, never did.Sounds like that 3.blow got a bad mechanic each time, and nobody checked the head for flatness. I’ve heard of this engine doing just that, blowing multiple times—but I’ve also heard from mechanics who say they’ve never had a comeback (and they are ones with good internet cred). [Maybe someone got it good with a whizz wheel?]
Still. Well known for being a dog of an engine.
Wish I had something that could do 0-60 in 8 seconds. 10 is as slow as I care for. 0-75 is probably an interesting number, that’s a typical highway speed now, although I think it’s ticking up even more.
Toyota dealers did it twice on their dime . I sold for parents with blown gasket during Covid madness in immaculate condition loaded to hilt 5 speed manual and sitting in barn/field for 6 years for $6500 with 64k.That's a fault with whomever was doing the replacements. There was an initial problem, but the revised head gaskets fixed the issue. That is if the block and deck were within tolerance for flatness. And the block and heads had the correct RA for the head gaskets. And if the heads were installed properly. Making sure everything is correct and done properly, is on the mechanic doing the work.
Oh, a manual! I would have bought that in a heartbeat! The slush box was slow, the manual much better. And I prefer a manual.Toyota dealers did it twice on their dime . I sold for parents with blown gasket during Covid madness in immaculate condition loaded to hilt 5 speed manual and sitting in barn/field for 6 years for $6500 with 64k.
Toyota probably put the same turbo as is on my 1980s MB diesels, since it is proven for hundreds of thousands of miles, and well established.If Toyota is smart they would have installed a garrett or IHI variable vane turbo. Porsche started using this technology on the 996 Turbo and Turbo S. I thought by now it would be fairly common.
That was our favorite feature on the one my wife had!Still love that vintage for its size and practical features. I mean, wing/vent windows, for example. Nothing has those anymore.
Heh, had you not said manual I would have thought it had resurfaced. CL Link.Toyota dealers did it twice on their dime . I sold for parents with blown gasket during Covid madness in immaculate condition loaded to hilt 5 speed manual and sitting in barn/field for 6 years for $6500 with 64k.
Ls swap?Heh, had you not said manual I would have thought it had resurfaced. CL Link.
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I've read of some doing a 3.4L swap, but it's a fair amount of work to pull off. Better motor, but lots of details (ODBII vs ODBI, lots of wiring changes). LS swap might be what all the cool kids are doing, but I believe you now are swapping trans and transfer case. Slice and dice the driveshafts and use a big hammer to make it all fit. Now will the diffs and axles handle the extra torque?Ls swap?