What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Drove it..

 

I like it. Primarily, I got it to help my Taco breathe during towing. I have a small pop-up camper that we take all over the place along with kayaks and bikes. It definitely helps. I haven't run the numbers over several trips yet but from first blush, I have gained ~2 mpg while towing. It is important to note that I run at least 89 octane during towing, so that combination may yield better results than running regular. My truck is my daily driver and I haven't seen much improvement on my 12 minute commute. To be fair, the truck doesn't run long enough to get up to a decent running temp. The throttle response is a touch better and the intake sound has a lot more "throat", too. I was concerned that I would hear the filter hissing constantly. I had one on my '02 Tundra 4.7L that hissed to the point I almost removed it. I can only hear the hiss briefly at throttle tip-in on the Taco. I recommend installing an aftermarket intake. I believe they offer a relatively cheap and noticeable increase in performance. I'm biased toward K&N because they were one of the first in the business and I have never had any issues with the components or installations.

 

Originally came here to post this today but saw something about an aftermarket skid plate install that triggered me and hade to vent.
Anyway I installed new shocks awhile ago but just got the new wheels and tires and wanted to show some folks who might appreciate all the hard work of doing it yourself.

 

Nice spring compressor!! Truck looks fantastic BTW - nicely done.

 

Over the past few days, I've done the following:
Hit 30k miles
Changed oil and oil filter
Changed air and cabin filters
A/C drain mod

I just remembered that I put on a Fumoto drain valve as well. Sucks getting old

David

 

Thanks man I like how it turned out.
Compressor would have worked better if my impact driver had a bit more power. Far from perfect but it got the job done.

 

Years ago I was renting a house and the water heater went out. My landlord stopped over with a new one and I had all the necessary tools already laid out like this. He looks at them, then looks at me and says Oh, you're one of those.

 

Finally had enough of the noise on trails and removed this fucking thing:

 

Damn this makes me want to swap my black ones for the bronze ones.

 

The accumulator delete went well, the slave cylinder cover put up a fight (top front bolt access), but it is done with no leftover parts. I bled a half of a bottle of brake fluid, it was working in the driveway - road test tomorrow. I removed the drive shaft for better access, it made allot of room, except that one cover bolt. I also took a photo of the Talon cat shield, and the two support guards I made. I understand they don’t make it “vault like”, but it reduces the access to the cats, and does not reduce cooling by a measurable amount.

 

Weekend Camping:

 

You keep you spare in the bed?

 

Hell yeah.

 

Also have Archive Garage hangers and crossbar… couldn’t put a spare under there any more even if I wanted to.

 

i like that tweaker screen!

 

Just giving you shit man. Hope is help ease the pain!

 

thank you

 

Traded my MGM DC SR5 for a LR DC TRD OR.

 

Ditched the K&N intake and put in a trd pro airbox. and got tired of the plain black (until my wheels get here so the truck can get wrapped) so I printed a windshield banner and matching bedside decals...

 

Added Desert Does It seat jackers, mmp and fire extinguisher. Fun install - parts are high quality.