What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Built a sleeping platform for when I put my camper shell on once it arrives. Super simple and plenty sturdy.

 

K & N Report. On a scale of 1 to 10. Its a freakinteen. Note 98% of my driving is mostly on 35 mph streets with some short 40 and 45 zones. Don't speed and use cruise control religiously from 24 mph and up. Have stop lights every mile in every direction. Installed to hopefully regain mpg loss from transmission TSB. Tires are 1" taller than stock with no calibration done so mpg showing x 1.033 (circumference difference) = actual miles driven and mpg. After TSB was seeing up to 18.7 which is actually 19.2 mpg. I was ok with it but wanted better. I just test drove on the interstate and performance is much more responsive and much louder at full throttle. That is great. Then I filled up tank and drove home at 40 mph and 35 mph. From what it shows now I am seeing close to 21 mpg in town. I would say initial impression is awesome. Will see after working all week. $200 well spent.

 

What K&N did you go with?

 

$300 63-9039 K&N Cold Air Intake System: High-Flow Air Filter, Increase Performance & Towing: Compatible with 2016-2023 TOYOTA Tacoma, 63-9039

63-9039 and easy to install. Took about an hour and 15 minutes. Worst part of job was removing the 1"-1.5" breather hose off the factory intake. Pinch clamp came right off. I actually broke the fitting that is molded into the stock intake tube because of how tight the hose was. My fault for rushing. No biggie. Can epoxy it back in if ever use it again. No engine codes after reconnected battery. Beyond that it was a cake job. I never saw over 20 mpg in town, with stock tires, in 7 months of driving. I am very happy. Autoanything had $50 off. Everyone else is $250.

 

Use Fuelly and track miles driven and gas purchased - wait, you'll still be off because you're driving a tiny bit more than a mile for each mile indicated. Never mind.

 

3 of mine broke and dealer replaced them. My sensors broke off of stems. No warning light. Found when started removing for new wheels.

 

Just installed my new skid plates from @Joshp767 . These things look amazing! To compare them to the stock skids would be an insult; they are on a whole different level. Fit and finish are top tier and I already feel much more confident. Now if that darn BP51 suspension would come in...

 

K & N installed pix. Only had a red zip tie on hand to tie maf cable. Looking for a black one. Wil lose cable clamp location when remove stock system.

 

I have the same intake on order. When did you order and how long did it take to get it? Also, how's the sound compare to stock?

 

They kept changing ship dates. Original was 8/18, then 8/10 and it arrived 8/8. Took 1 week after ordered. Is loud if you stomp on it. Fairly mild otherwise. You will be happy. Was looking at different 20" wheels. Now may go for exhaust instead. But think next mod will be red line tuning hood struts. Tired of lifting the hood and grabbing for the prop rod.

 

They were probably broken by who ever was removing the wheels.

 

Got sick of stuff flying around the cab so I went out and got a toolbox. Can't say enough about M&M&M sales just out side of Cridersville Ohio. Anyone in west central Ohio that needs any sort of truck accessory swing by their shop. Paid $172 out the door for this box as a scratch and dent special only dent is on the door and you really have to search for it.

 

I thought so on the first one but I witnessed the other 2. Made video and Toyota covered it. My tire guy has done a minimum of 40 wheels for me. He never broke one on any tire. Fords, Toyotas and many others.

 

Nearly twins. Right style anyway.

 

Edit: Thank you all who heeded the advice.

 

Just about the latches on yours look a little more HD. Glad I got a box that's angled so I can still reach the lower tie downs.

 

TRD Pro wheels and a wash.

 

Looks great. I picked up the black Better Built version of this. Yours looks clean.

 

Added my BAMF raptor grill. I love it!! Truck could use a wash though.