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HOW to get more power out of my 3RZ? turbo? swap? help

Discussion in 'Performance and Tuning' started by preston.shockley, Jul 27, 2010.

  1. Jul 27, 2010 at 7:38 AM
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    preston.shockley

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    i have a 1996 Tacoma with a 3rz in it and i want more power out of it for when i put the lift and 35's on it, Ive considered 350 swap, 1uz swap, turbocharging or S/C the 3rz but lets get yalls opinion on the best bang for my buck! appreciate the help
     
  2. Jul 27, 2010 at 7:42 AM
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    Zombie Runner Are these black helicopters for me?

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  4. Jul 27, 2010 at 8:07 AM
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    If you swap a 350 in there with a turbo, you've got a lot more things to upgrade than just the engine. Do you really think the transmission can handle it? And with 35" tires - do you think the axles can handle it??

    NOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooo

    The first thing you need to do .....is leave the engine & tranimssion alone!!!

    Do some research on gearing. CHange the gears and see what you think.

    After that....you can put a trd supercharger on that engine. But - I personally think it'll be a waste of time if you're running 35" tires.
     
  5. Jul 27, 2010 at 8:17 AM
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    Buy a fast car.

    It's a truck, it's not suppose to be fast.
     
  6. Jul 27, 2010 at 11:32 AM
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    im not intrested in making it fast as much as more power to handle tires, and when im in the mud it can b used to its max potential.also climbing hills and such on the street not saying i wanna put 600hp under neath the hood, but a few more ponys woudnt hurt
     

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