What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Yeah I consider it a relative monitor, can't use it to compare with other peoples vehicles but I can see what is affecting my own because I know where it should be.

 

Since we are on the boost/supercharger topic, how do the auto transmissions hold up to the extra power? My truck is no longer my daily and there is one for sale here fairly cheap (of a running truck in my town so its complete). The auto has been thoroughly maintained but is at ~250k

I know you have a manual but didnt know if anyone knew about the autos

 

The 5speed there are like zero issues, I don’t have an auto but have seen lots of issues but don’t know enough to speak

 

Ah thats what Im worried about as a manual swap isn't in the cards for a few years yet

 

I think the auto usually holds up pretty well, lots of folks change out the valve bodies in them for higher pressure and snappier shifts but if you lock your "kickdown" cable at Max it holds nicely with the stock one.

 

Started installing the OME kit late this afternoon. 1st time doing this so poured over all of the threads I could find relating to installation as well as youtube. Started with the front - figured coilovers, no worries. Everything was going smoothly until I went to install the passengers side. Damn bottom eyelet was not aligned with mount. About a quarter turn off.


Going to give Wheelers a call in the morning and see what they advise. Anyone have suggestions?

 

Throw a big screwdriver through it and turn it until it is.

 

Twist it with a pipe wrench.

 

Hell, the screwdrivers I have will probably snap in two. I'll head out tomorrow and pick something up a bit heavier duty and see if it works. Not much room for leverage though. Thanks for the suggestions!

 

You cant just compress the spring and turn it?

 

if he does that damn!! those are some stout screwdrivers lol

 

I meant with a coil compressor but yeah i guess if your built like the hulk you can do it with screw drivers too

 

but HULK SMASH!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

 

Autozones compressor wouldn’t work in my coils, maybe OME coils are different though.

 

Installed new intake tube (stock one was getting rock hard & cracking), set of new to me used coil packs, new PCV w/ grommet, & washed the engine bay.

I don't know how everyone alse gets the damn Airaid tubes installed but that little shit tube was too long for me truck. Not sure why it has 2 ports but my truck only needs one of them so I cut one of them off to shorten the tube. Now it fits perfect. Had I known I wouldn't have bought the damn thing. Way too expensive for what it is to begin with.

 

Think there is 2 types, one that just a big block of metal and then one with thinner hooks. The big one one fit

 

Yeah no thanks... those compressors from autozone/HF scare the hell out of me. Not worth the risk - not 18 and invincible anymore.

 

i know the silver is a nice color but come on man lets try to keep it pg lol jk. sorry my first thought was well the seafoam treatment doesnt work

 

I just took mine to a shop and they did it in 5 minutes, free of charge.

 

I plan on doing my own 90k. Should be sometime in a year. I just hit 75k this weekend