Swap The Wrong Way: 1996 Toyota Tacoma S2000 Swapped
I love a good engine swap. But good is a relative term. Is it good to swap a high revving zinger sports car engine into an appliance like a pickup truck? The AP2 inline-4 from the Honda S2000 is an incredible engine, but does it belong in a vehicle designed to haul junk and tow? Yes. It does. I’d Honda S2000 swap a diesel Mercedes-Benz from the 80s, or a tug boat…but that is because I love a good engine swap and a good time. Find this 1996 Toyota Tacoma S2000 F22C1 Swapped offered for $12,000 near Providence, MA via craigslist. Tip from Cory.
From the seller:
1996 toyota tacoma
fuel: gas
odometer: 85000
title status: clean
transmission: manual
1996 Toyota Tacoma (s2coma) Full AP2 swap with matching cluster and seats from donor 05 s2k(85k miles). Stock swap running on an AEM v2. Truck and frame both rust free. Original paint(rough shape). Custom solid motor mounts, 1pc aluminum driveshaft, factory rear end with welded diff. Located in Massachusetts. Price is $12k FIRM. Cash sale only. If interested, email with a contact number and I’ll reach out to you.
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This means that somewhere there’s a disappointingly slow 22RE-powered S2000 that will last forever.
This is the bearded Spock universe that I want to live in!! All Tesla’s are replaced by Piaggio Apes.
Sort of like putting a Jaguar XK-E engine in a Chevy pickup.
Or a rotary engine in a pickup…oh..wait…Mazda…
So you took something that relies more on torque than HP and rendered the pick up useless from it’s original intent. Granted a lot of pick ups don’t see actual hauling duty, but I digress. Owner has created the automotive equivalent of a platypus. Rest of the automotive world issues a ‘WTF’ in the form of a sigh. 🙂
Funny thing about Honda engines…the F22C1 puts out 162 ft-lbs of torque, while the 22RE puts out 138 ft-lbs…okay the Honda does it at 6500 rpm and the Yota at 3400, but just put some 7:1 gears out back and go to town!!
lol.. awesome.