Engine swap --> 2.4 out --> 3.4 in...???

[Gusto222]

How hard is it to swap my 2.4l out for tha 3.4 v6?!?!?!?

okay i understand i gotta swap tha engine/tranny/ecu - but what about tha rear end..? - do i have to get s diff rear end for my truck or what?
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Every1 is telling me i shoudl just sell my mini taco, cuz i cant tow anything w/ it.. But its not worth tha $$ to try & sell it & get a new one .. if tha swap is cheaper..
--- i want to swap a engine in that will be able to tow a 2500 car...
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I currently have a 97 tacoma lx (5spd, 2.4L, 2wd, No A/C, 111K miles) - w/ a 3" body lift & 29" tires -- please help me out here. thanks

[tacoma man.]

i got my 99 SR5 x-cab 4x4 for $9,000 but its a 4 cyl. i wouldnt be towing nothing heavy with a tacoma, i tried towing a car on a dolly with mine and every bump i hit the front wheels would almost pop off the ground....its dangerous. you need something heavier like a dodge ram with a hemi!

[tacoma man.]

i forgot, you may be better off just to get a 4x4 tacoma with a v6, you would be out a lot of money, time, and its a lot of trouble.

[mountainpete]

If your goal is just to tow ~2500 lbs, have you thought about adding a turbo and re-gearing? It would probably be a few thousand less than the 3.4 conversion.

[Gusto222]

yeah ths what tha guyz from customtacos.com said -- turbo & re-gear...

but i might just do tha swap & tha turbo & tha re-gear... y not.. u only live once...

[hdben]

lc engineering has kits to boost the power of the 2.4l chekc them out. lcengineering.com