TRD/ Magnuson 4.0 Supercharger Tips, Tricks, and Mods

If you can afford one Bay Area home then you can afford two Texas homes, or at least a very large one. I’ve been wanting to goto Texas since high school. For me it’s just always had this weird charm to it.

Also you guys see the Dodge Ram TRX?

 

pm me your address it fits in a $8.50 flat rate box, i just ask that you send it back when your done.

 

Sugarland.

 

There is another VW TDI idler pulley that’s smaller. It’s approximately 28mm diameter and 28mm depth with overall length of 33mm. It will sit the belt right in the middle of the pulley with no grinding. All you would need is a longer bolt.

Would provide slightly less pulley wrap than the one @BillDaCat8 is using. I haven’t tried it though. Might wear quicker due to it spinning faster or the bearings may be smaller. It might blow your truck up or something so use your best judgment here.

Beck Arnley 0241738 (024-1738)
https://www.rockauto.com/en/parts/beck/arnley,0241738,timing+idler,5748

 

Oh hey, look at that. Looks very similar to the bigger one I went with.

I agree about the smaller diameter and the speeds it’d be running at. I have my concerns about the larger one that I’m running as it is. So far it’s been fine though. Had it off a few weeks ago when I put the fancy spark plugs in and it still felt fine.

 

Anyone whose truck is a mall crawler and they know it and want big tires without the weight (this describes me), take a look at the Travelstar Ecopath A/T. These are 41lbs each. At $101 each for a 285/70/17, you could buy two sets of these for less than a set of the big name brands. I nicknamed them the Cheapo-paths.

$154 Travelstar Ecopath AT All Terrain 285/70R17 117T SUV Radial Tire + Road Hazard Warranty Included 285/70/17

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07GXBBP8P

 

I decided to throw it on for the hell of it, just to see how it fits. With the 2.7 pulley, Roush tensioner and stock length belt, I don’t think it’s necessary at all for my combination of parts. I took a pic for y’all before taking it back off.

 

Hey all. Hope your all well.
Starting to get bad belt squel from main belt. Brand new belt, new idle pulleys and new tensioner and tensioner pulley have all be done. Starts to squel at around 3500 revs.
Do I need a better tensioner? High performance one of some sort? Or just change my crank pulley?
Thanks

 

It is indeed, except this year. My in-laws live in my Durango home year-round and they are older with some elevated health risks. So, I stay away.

 

I would try the water technique to find out what is squealing. Take a spray bottle and squirt each pulley individually until the squealing stops then you know which one to swap. I would spray the SC pulley last which would help you determine if your squeal is coming from slippage or not. There aren’t any other points where slippage would make a noise except for that one. Then you can walk back tensioner or perhaps smaller belt depending on where the tensioner is across its effective range.

 

1500 miles on the Rutheniums.. they look considerably cleaner than my Iridiums ever did.

 

Let’s see how these rutheniums look at 30k before ranting and raving

 

Next time you, do a plug change.....really that drivers side, do you think if you have the time and the means......can you make a video on how to get the 2 pain in the ass plugs out?? And post it on page 1

 

I don't count on 30K, but there was no ranting and raving, only stating the facts of my findings which at this moment appear favorable over the latter.

Which one? #2 and #6?

 

Both

 

its just a combo of extensions and flex joints. first time changing plugs w/o pulling blower. almost 3 hours. takes about half that including pulling the blower. ill never pull plugs with it on again.

 

I just changed my plugs the other day for the first time with the S/C and I’m not sure what all the fuss is about. I didn’t use any fancy tools or any flex joints. I used two 3” extensions, a 10mm socket, a magnetic spark plug socket, a 1/4” to 3/8” adapter and a 1/4” drive ratchet. It was much easier than expected

 

Exactly. It’s a pain in the butt but not too bad

 

Geez, what did you do for those 3 hours, pop open a few cold one and take a few hour long breaks while you were at it?

I'm not sure what the big deal is either.

 

Yeah I’ve seen the pics of the tools used. But some people make it sound so easy, I’d like to see a video of it been done.