I got rid of my 99 trd with the 3.4 and now have 98 with the 2.7.,both 5 speed trucks.I now get better milage,and experince no wheelspin anymore,despite the fact that i think ive bent the gas petal now:lol: Oh, neither were doublecabs but i just had to put in my .02$ and say that i miss the driving fun that came with that 40 h.p.:sosad:

 

I have an 02 dbl cab 4x4v6 and an 04 ext 2.7 4x4.They both run good for what they are.Neither of them are what I would call fast.They both do what I ask them to within reason.It all depends on what you need and what you want.

 

Since the 4 cyl has almost exactly the same toque as the 6cyl

I don't know where you are getting your information from. Perhaps you haven't heard the phrase there is no replacement for displacement. The 2.7L 3RZ makes 150 HP@4800 and 177 lb ft of TQ@4000. The 3.4L 5VZ makes 190 HP@4800 RPM with 220 lb ft TQ@3600 RPM. The V6 makes more power, 43 lb ft of TQ, 400 RPM earlier than the 3RZ. That is a pretty big difference.

 

LDHunter, don't take it as a put down by any means, all I can tell you is he had a 2000 double cab 4 cyl 2 x4and I had a 2000 double 6cyl 4x4. that is where my comparisons come from It could be due to the 4x4 systrem. he had a powerful truck but I could out tow, and get up and go twice as fast. still both very good vehicles. as well as when I traded the four by four in for a 2003 2x4 6 cyl I could tell a big difference between the two drive trains. shoot that 2x4 with the 6 would really go down the road. Now that I am back to a 4x4 2002 ext taco I prefer the 4x4 system. Just my two cents, i had the 4x4 doble in californis and when I moved to colorado needed a 4x4 system back.

Lance

 

I think it's just a Toyota decision.

Probably. For some reason they didnt put a manual in any D-Cabs either.

 

Since the 4 cyl has almost exactly the same toque as the 6cyl I can't imagine anyone saying it's underpowered for the 4wd 4 door cab.

I think it's just a Toyota decision.

My 4 cyl 4wd extended cab pulls trailers, plows through suger sand, pulls out stuck American trucks and makes it all look easy.

25mpg without a trailer and 18mpg with a trailer and it never even grunts.

$bob$

 

the 4x4s did not come with it it was to underpowered for it. my neighbor had a 4x2 though and it ran fairly good but just for your info it received the same if not alittle less in gas milage because it had to work that much harder.

Lance

 

Hi Cory. I thought the D-Cab, which was introduced in 2001 only came with the four in 2wd versions ( pre-runner). The 4x4 versions all came with the six and an auto tranny, I could be wrong but I'm going off the top of my head.