Where to get a new/ reman. 22r

[chilitoy]

After doing all the mods to my truck this winter, it made me realize the old 22r with 223,xxx miles might not make through the summer. So I was wondering if anyone had a good place to buy a long block from. I know the ones with the blue block from CO springs are a scam. The best I have found so far is from www.davezoffroadperformance in CA for $1200 + shipping. I am just going to put a 22r/re in because I just did dual t-cases last summer and don't want to do it all over again if I were to go V6.
I remember reading somewhere that you could put a carburated manifold on an efi head but not the other way around. I would definitely go this route if that's right so I can do efi swap later.

[RedRunnertc]

Why not just get an EFI 22RE now while you're at it?

I've heard good things about www.orientengines.com

[chilitoy]

Budget, budget, and budget. Also, it wouldn't take too long to pull everything out and drop the new set up in. If I went efi, I would have to change a few things and spend some more $. Does anyone else do the wiring harness kit like ORS used to?

[poorboyota26]

Why not just get an EFI 22RE now while you're at it?

I've heard good things about www.orientengines.com

There was a lady on Yota tech that bought one of their 3.0's and it didn't last 3 months. They wouldn't replace it either. Some other people chimed in about the same issue.

[chilitoy]

Link shows several different company's and they all looked sorta shady.

[Taco_Man]

You could always go to Yotayard. If you want I can give them a call since I made friend with one of the guys down there and scored Goose a engine for $350

[ike]

But then it is likely to be in just as bad a shape as his current engine.

[poorboyota26]

It's actually pretty cheap to rebuild a long block. I did it for 1000.