JFR Equal Length Y-Pipe for 2nd Gen Tacoma, T4R, & FJ Cruisers

@JacksonTacoma
This is going down! Happy Fathers Day weekend!

 

Oh fancy! As always!

 

Why thank you sir! Did you ever get that superflex cable hooked up?

 

Unfortunately no. It is actually quite a bit more complicated, as I have to disassemble the machine, and figure out how to change fittings to adapt it. Grrr.

 

You are the man!

 

Hey man I'm sorry to hear about your Mom. My hopes are with you and your family as you fight the good fight. I still have not installed your insane Y-Pipe, it just sits in a box that reminds me of Tetris. It is ceramic coated so it should be fine lol. I have all the parts I need except my Dual EGT Scanguage. I went to be proactive and start loosening all the flange bolts on my stock manifolds. It was going really well. I got all 6 of the drivers side nuts off and replaced with anti seized stainless steel ones. I even got the steering yoke connection loosened and anti seized so I could save myself the time later. When I went to take off the passenger side stock manifold, I noticed that the nuts were in much worse shape. I hit them with PB Blaster a couple times a day for a week just as I did on the drivers side. I got the rearmost 2 off with a little resistance, the bottom middle off no problem. The middle upper rounded off and even my tool for rounded bolts wont grab it. I stopped there because this is my DD. I'm moving soon and hopefully I can get #8 on so I can give you some good news and a couple pics of my setup.

 

Thanks for the update dude! I have wondered what happened to you.
Thank you, and I totally understand with the move. I should be moving in a month or so myself.
Let us know how it turns out when you get there buddy.

Roost

 

Fit up complete. Now time to strategically weld up all the tacks, drill/weld O2 bungs, bracket, and hanger.

 

curious. what are the performance specs for 1k.

 

I cannot help to be bias. Maybe someone who has one can chime in?

I have not dyno compared with anything else. Hopefully others will tell you about throttle response, how the engine seems to breath easier, WOT the engine wants to keep revving instead of tapering off, etc. A dyno only tells part of the story, especially now that we can tune the ecu to optimize the y-pipe to cam timing!

 

Its a custom item built by hand that’s awesome. You have to pay to play. That being said my name is on the list and I couldn’t be more excited

 

Hasn't that been thoroughly mentioned throughout this thread already? With videos.

 

I enjoy looking at it, that is worth a grand.

 

You know those cold air intakes that cost $500 and make 0 hp difference? This cost twice as much and makes a massive difference. If I didn’t have a supercharger this would be the first mod I would do. With out my supercharger boosting, this pipe has made a huge difference in the low end power in terms of accelerating and going up hills with out having to down shift. I already wrote my review in here if you want to read the full thing. Worth the 1k in my eyes.

 

Plus lets face it, the economy is really good these days. With the cost of "stuff" this isn't so bad after all. He could still charge more and it'd be a reasonable price. Custom made pipes for the win.

 

Thanks all!!!

 

Happy Fathers Day everyone!

Thank you for the condolences about my Mom. I appreciate it! She has had lung, breast, pancreatic, and now some mutated derivative of the pancratic cancer is back and in lymph nodes so its just a matter of time
I am not looking for sympathy, just explaining why progress will slow for the next couple months (but I do appreciate your condolences so please don't think I'm a D!ck).

So here is the latest happenings and limiting factors with y-pipe fabrication:

1. @JacksonTacoma's is almost finished and will ship this week.
2. Fab up my own exhaust to test a new idea.
3. Make a couple trips to AR to drop off larger/heavier items in storage there
4. Drive to Victorville, CA for (sudden) family reunion. My brother and fam from CO and mine from TX are going to be in Cali around July 4th - 12th
5. Close on AR house July 16. Son and I are planning on staying there for about a week to tear down a wall in the shop, insulate, etc. Possibly ac if time permits.
6. Sometime toward the end of the month movers are coming to pack/ship my household goods so back to TX I will be.
7. Final rental home cleanout and sign off lease.
8. Back to AR to get moved in and unpacked.
9. Get back to fab work when wifes stress level from the messy house has subsided

I will still try to work y-pipes as time permits but I wont have much time as you can see.

Thank you for your patience and understanding!

Roost

 

So here I am in CO.



Father’s Day lunch had this view. I’m not sure why I live in TX.

 

John, will you need help moving, I can probably squeeze some vacation time in. I’m also glad there is time for your Mother to see all her kids and grandkids. That will be so special for her and all of y’all.

 

Thank you very much for the offer my friend! Ill tell you what, why don't you take that vacation time and come be my first visitor AFTER the move!? We will have some rails, injectors, etc. to play with. Military is doing the majority (they owe me one move up to 13000Lbs. My plan is to take the motorcycle, boat, and whatever else I can fit onboard truck/trailer with each trip.

Trust me there will be plenty to do once I am moved in so maybe we can do some work AND play WHEN you come out!

It will take quite some time to get everything squared away in the new shop which WILL become the Kick Ass hangout (man cave) in time.

I really appreciate it but I know your time is limited as well (and I have 2 boys to help lift). Id rather use the time to enjoy ourselves, indulge, and make truck faster AND more reliable!

Oh I love it....I just love it!