TRD/ Magnuson 4.0 Supercharger Tips, Tricks, and Mods

Here it is...

 

Damn. Lucky the oil filter didnt get filleted.

 

Yeah.....hopefully he gets on here and elaborates on how it happened

 

My guess is double digit boost with a belt noose wrap system. That's a lot of power to command from even the best belts.

 

Yes it is

 

Did someone say noose wrap?

 

Finally switched my coolant tank and hoses.
Now I have room to make my wiring platform so it doesnt look like rainbow spaghetti.

 

Nice!

 

Gracias. I didn't flip the heat exchanger as I previously planned. The hose made the bends without compromising flow. There's a couple more feet of hose now. With the tank my fluid capacity is near double. I will get a Johnson pump eventually.

 

Looks good. On my list of mods. Now, did you leave room for the dual battery mod?

 

Yeah. Sure. If I feel compelled to mount one in the bed. This northstar battery is marine grade deep cycle goodness. I really dont see how I could need more than it could do. Thanks to @crashnburn80 for sourcing this.

 

Cant recall who found this but I can confirm its solid and fits these pumps perfectly. I suppose one will be fine but I bought two. Nice functional bling for 12 bucks.

 

I decide to man up, order the FJ shroud/coolant tank and URD Radiator, and... URDs site is down lol.

 

Damn. I must have lucked out. I bought my radiator yesterday. Figured I'd get one before heat hits and they're on backorder.

 

I had the same plan. It looks like they're just down for maintenance. I needed to order some other Rock Auto parts anyways.

 

I need to check again. What year FJ parts work best? I was under the impression the later years were better for some reason.

 

I ordered the 2008 shroud. TBH I think it should work, the radiator on URD lists 2008 compatibility with the FJ so that's what I'm hoping will work lol. If not I'll work harder and find one off a wreck around here. I know there are some tired parts FJs sitting around.

 

So I have the craven speed flex pod gauge mount and was looking at (finally) getting the AEM AFR gauge

$188 30-0300 X-Series Wideband UEGO AFR Sensor Controller Gauge

30-0300. Is anyone rocking the slim AEM gauges in the flex pod mount? How is the fitment? The pod looks pretty deep vs the slim gauge...

 

I am. Suppose you could slice the housing down for a slim look. I thought it would look like Mickey mouse ears so I didnt. If you go x-series you'll need to make extensions for the back screws. I also shaved my mount so the bezels fit.

 

I also didnt want to chop my cravenspeed in the event I get different gauges in the future. Basically being slim just enables you to fit them in more places. Not like these trucks have much real estate for gauges anyway.