Power Upgrades?

I have a 2.7l and want some more power out of it. Before you go saying “GeT a V6” I’m 18 and don’t plan on selling my truck. I’ve read some good and bad things about a KaN intake, LCE headers, and an exhaust. I’m just trying to figure out if they actually help or not. I’ve also heard about regearing to a 4.56. Not sure if I want to do that but if it could help me cruise 80 mph with 32’s without having to floor it going up hill, then I might.

 

Forced induction is the only way to realistically get more power

 

What do you mean by that?

 

Supercharger or turbo. CAI, headers, exhaust won't give you anything noticeable

 

Check out this build thread if you want some inspiration: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/bassackwards-turbo-2tr-fe-prerunner.492123/

 

That’s a whole lot of stuff, I wish there was just a simple bolt on and go turbo set up.

 

Anything is possible if you have enough money

 

I’m willing to throw in 2g but I still want to keep it reliable.

 

Unfortunately that's not how adding a turbo to an NA engine goes. A supercharger is much more straightforward but it's still gonna cost you more than $2k even doing all the work yourself given that the supercharger kit is about $5k

 

Simple, cheap, reliable are mutually exclusive terms.