who knows, its been loose since i got it.. and I like to play in the dirt.
I'll just weld it up for now.. The cats going bad so I'll get a highflow and a flowmaster down the road..
for now it just sounds like garbage.
the 22re is arguably the most over engineered engine toyota made that is still cheap and obtainable.
As far as I know, I'm still cruisin on my 2nd headgasket and the first one lasted like 200,000 miles or some huge number.
That's the engine to get.
I don't know anything about the Auto...
In what world?? V6's are pretty underpowered too. Not to mention headgasket after headgasket. I'd say back out of the sale and look for a regeared 4cyl. the 22re may be a bit slow.. but I haven't met anyone who has ever had a choice between 22re and 3vze and picked the latter.