TRD/ Magnuson 4.0 Supercharger Tips, Tricks, and Mods

Agreed! i had the blower on like 2 days when i cut the snout because i wanted to swap to a smaller pulley later on. I believe if you want to go to 2.7" or smaller, you are required to cut the snout. Like others have mentioned, go with a quickchange, youll be glad you did when you want to swap sizes later on. Id also upgrade the fuel pump if it was me @australian hilux

 

Cam group buy @BillDaCat8 ?

 

2.8" is the smallest without cutting.

+1 to all of this, though the elevation where I live and the fact that I only downsized to a 2.7" pulley allow me to procrastinate on the fuel pump upgrade.

 

LOL I can try. Give me some time to iron out details with them.

 

Anyone? So I noticed today that if I hold a lower gear my coolant temp drops. Derale transmission cooler is run in series with the radiators built in trans cooler. Is the cooler too big? I would have thought a lower gear and higher rpm would increase heat.

 

Clutch fan or electric fans?

 

It’s got stock dual e fans

 

What you’re experiencing with trans temps is normal.

 

Is it like towing, shift out of O/D to reduce the moving parts -> generate less heat?

 

But its his coolant temps that are changing, and he has an external cooler inline.....I think that's the interesting aspect. Wonder what kind of tranny temps you need to be seeing to see a quantifiable difference in engine radiator cooling?

 

Works for me

Just downshifting going downhill. After that you can see the coolant temp needle visibly drop quite quickly.

 

Just get it in any color and take the center section out of the pro and put it in your center section of the already color matched shell. But don't for the the stupid garnish that is extremely overpriced to cover the relocated sensor. If you have a buddy with a truck that wants a color matched shell that is an available TRD Pro color get that and sell him the shell and you use the center and all he has to get is the hood bulge and he is now color matched also.

 

Thanks for the tips guys. I just removed the pulley today and I’m getting a new one next week. I’m going to have a crack of die grinding the snout myself as I’m not bad working with steel so should be able to get it done. Looking at going a 2.6 or 2.5” pulley. Also looking at a 255LPM high flow pump with regulator. Should do the trick. Then I have LPG being installed and then it’s off to the dyno to get tuned up to the max!! I’ll keep you all posted on how it all goes.

 

Die grinding the snout? Why are you going to do that? I wouldn't touch that unless there is something stuck on it or something.

 

Going to make up a jig that screws into the center screw holes and the other end has a spot to attach the die grinder and allows me to move it closer in to get the right depth. Saves me buying a snout cutter.

 

What do you think? No?
Also would you know what the pulley is made from? Steel or cast iron?

 

I understand why you are doing now, nevermind. Proceed. Lol.

What pulley? The OE one? It is a steel unit. A Qwickchange design is a two part billet piece. The hub and the pulley itself.

 

Lol! All good mate. Just shows your concern. Lol!
Yes just the oem pulley. Just so I know what to tell my father in law to make it from.

 

Page 1. Quick change pulley. I’m sure you can get it shipped.

 

+1. Smoothflow or PulleyBoys FTW!