Still no updates. Got the battery charged and have driven it around very little, def rod knock and puking oil through the passenger VCG.

On the fence between:
Getting a $500 running 3.0 and stripping it down out of the truck and doing the HG, TB, WP, Plugs, VCG, etc. (about $1,000 after I do everything)

Or biting the bullet and paying $1500-$2000 total for a 3.4 swap- but for that money I could just get a third gen.
Swap would require me to pull from a t-100 because I want to keep the a340 auto trans, so that's all extra $$$ for oil pan, dipstick, trans adapter, wiring at ORS....

My thought is if I can get a running 3.0 and tear it down and get 50k out of it or 2-3 years i'll be OK...

ES300 needs tires and our 2016 pilot needs front brakes and a windshield. And I have to pay the county property tax ASAP on that Pilot. If I wasn't $10k underwater and had cash free i'd just dump it