TRD/ Magnuson 4.0 Supercharger Tips, Tricks, and Mods

If I send my ecu to you how fast can you have it done? My truck is my only transportation and don't want to be without it for a week. So you will charge 250 to flash it? And where are you located?

 

It’s good you guys are all still here. I’ve had a lot of stuff going on the past 6-7 months and backed away from lots of stuff. Hopefully I can get back on the projects.

 

hope things are ok for you.

 

Thanks. Gotta keep all the balls in the air!

 

I've been reading through the Magnuson installation manual and wondered if anybody has had an issue with Intercooler pump occupying the same area as the winch/winch solenoid. On my *cough* 3rd gen, I used that area for the solenoid. It's hard to get a feel for it in the pictures, just curious if I will be running into a clearance problem as I plan to mount a winch bumper after wrapping up the SC installation.

 

Some people have had issues but relocating the pump isn't too hard as many people have done so.

 

pump can be in any position as i understand as long as its lower than the fmic.

 

Figured I’d ask you guys on here

I have a TRD SC with 10k miles that I want to throw into my truck but my trucks at 220k miles

You guys think the engine as is can handle the boost?

 

If it’s been properly maintained.......I don’t see why not.....

 

it has; never abused it and I’ve had it since new. Maintenance All on time.

 

Have you changed the oil on time always? If so send it. One thing I would recommend is to buy an upgraded fuel pump. Just incase yours is tired and old, go ahead and get that out of the way. Also in terms of flashing the ecu, get the TRD tune as your base tune. From there you can go to hp tuners or ovtune. Avoid using a bullydog tuner if possible.

 

I wouldn’t hesitate to install it

 

X2 on what @Murphinator said

 

Of course
And yea I bought one for that exact same reason just because it’s already 12 years old
And yea I’ll be using the trd tune and go from there...
Thanks

sweet! Thanks for the reply

 

Enjoy man! Also get ready to jump down the rabbit hole like the rest of us.

 

220k.... that's awesome. Toyotas are unkillable.

 

So I'm going by Toyota tomorrow to have them check the truck out. Starting to think it's the a/F sensors after someone mentioned it. There not reading anything and truck seems to like bog down while giving like 30% throttle and I'm only getting like 9 mpg according to the tuner.

 

Welcome @Jerez ! Another long time member now joining the club I see!

 

Consider doing a compression test/leak down. Tools are not bad or you can pay your local mechanic. Lots of YouTube videos on how to do it. Will give you an idea of your engine’s health. Like anything you do, as long as you don’t mind the extra care that comes with modding then go for it. If you’re looking for longevity, NA is always the way to go. If you want a fun project then forced induction is the way to go.

 

thank you sir!

yup she’s been a great truck. In the middle of converting to 4wd as well...so big year lol

thanks man!

I was considering doing a compression test actually (already contacted my mechanic)
But if shit hits the fan; I have a spare 1GR with 60k miles sitting in my garage actually

I was going to throw it into the truck but my engine feels just as strong as it did from day one