What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

decals

size i used is 16" x 3.8", got the idea and all the info from ClassyTacos !

 

I’m looking at those or the victory ones

 

I don't suppose I could pay you to make me one? Haha!

 

A few weeks ago I had the exhaust reroute done and put on the full RCI aluminum skids & gas tank skid.

They look nice but I did have an issue with their cross member not staying snug to the frame even when the bolts were cranked tight.
I plan to add another bolt to lock it in place....kind of a mild pita.

Also, finally moved the spare tire hoist rearward to keep the 255/85/16 spare as far back and off the differential.
(drilled two holes and ratcheting flex box wrench was key)
The spare had been rubbing on it and had to hit the diff with some paint.

 

This truck truly is a mystery; somebody give Scoob and the gang a ring...



GREEN is a stock TRD Sport, running:

• Firestone Destination LE2 265/65R17, which weigh 37# according to TireRack.com and 34# according to TireSize.com
• OEM TRD Sport wheels, which weigh 26# according to offcamber
• Total wheel + tire weight (worst case) is ~63#

Test day conditions for GREEN: 41deg F and no precipitation



RED is the same TRD Sport as GREEN, running:

• Kenda Klever RT 35x10.5 R17, which weigh between 69-73# according to The Google(TM)
• OEM 4Runner TRD Pro SEMA wheels, which weigh 25#
• Total wheel + tire weight (best case) is ~94#

Test day conditions for RED: 40deg F and raining



BLUE is the same TRD Sport as RED, running:

• Overland Tailor MT 7.0

Test day conditions for BLUE: 36deg F and no precipitation







Boom, quick mafs:

• GREEN pulled
  • 228.59 HP @ 6.08 RPM (baseline)
  • 221.76 TQ @ 4.85RPM (baseline)

• RED pulled
  • 229.23 HP @ 6.11 RPM
    • +0.279% from GREEN
  • 225.27 TQ @ 4.82 RPM
    • +1.558% from GREEN

• BLUE pulled
  • 220.68 HP @ 6.45 RPM
    • -3.729% from RED
    • -3.460% from GREEN
  • 224.38 TQ @ 4.84 RPM
    • -0.395% from RED
    • +1.181% from GREEN

 

You know they sell these. TVD vinyl makes all the decals to blackout you interior.

https://tvdvinyldecals.com/collections/tacoma

 

That's.... not how that's supposed to work. Seems like a job for Father Lankester Merrin.

 

Eventful 2/22: 35K miles,TRD skid w/Tufskinz Cavalry blue letters, Tufskinz front & rear mud flaps replacing OEM, black TRD wheel caps (crazy tough to put on!), OEM bedstep for this old man, MESO hitch pod with @memario light & harness

 

This truck is goddamn wackadoo. At this point I might give it an actual name, "The Misery Machine" seems fitting...

 

Seems more like a "Sneeze Buggy" to me, but it's your truck

 

Garmin mini 2 dash cam? Why not just use the dongar adapter?

https://dongar.tech/pages/toyotatrucks

 

What does your "butt dyno" report?

 

Nice looking truck. How do you like the light in the Westin Bull Bar? I am going back and forth between that bar with a light or just a hidden light bar. Thanks.

 

Greatly improved pedal response, which could be good or bad.

1st-2nd it's actually a bit much and I over-rev quite a bit.

2nd-3rd+ it's pretty nice and makes shifts a little smoother.

That said, since I do a lot of stop/go city driving, I'd prefer to tone the response back down a bit more toward stock-ish levels. Pedal response is cool and all, but really all it means is the truck is acting more like you're mashing the go-go pedal which isn't really my style.

It does make driving like kind of a jerk easier with the stiffer accelerations "off the line."

 

I think the atmospheric pressure, humidity and temperature play a huge role in Portland. My gas mileage would fluctuate up to 7 mpg from winter to summer there. When there was no moisture in the air, meaning clear blue skies in the winter, the engine seemed to pull strong, in the rain at the same temp, it would feel like it was choking.

 

is there much of price difference from revolution to nitro?

 

This truck definitely struggles in the rain, to the point that I've been a bit concerned a couple times at its performance thinking "how could rain be so detrimental to the performance???"

 

That could easily be attributed to wet roads and winter-mix gas

 

I know humidity plays a role, when moving across country my mpg dropped 3 miles per gallon in the High humidity. Moisture and fire don’t mix well.

 

Stupid chemistry or physics or whatever screwing with our vrooms.