What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Better question ... How will it power the 75 in TV?

 

Surprisingly the wife let me drive the truck tonight to go out where we had to go, so I got my first impressions of the Mishimoto intake tube and TRD air accelerator. As expected, I didn't notice anything in the performance category really, though I wasn't pushing it either. I can definitely hear the difference in sound, not really louder but a more pleasant tone. Since I have the URD y pipe on, the exhaust is still more noticeable than the intake noise before even reaching 3k RPM even though I have a stock cat back. I don't expect the intake to be more pronounced over the exhaust at higher revs, but I probably never exceeded 3500 tonight so I guess that will wait for another day. Considering it was all of maybe 175 to buy both items, installed in minutes, and the tube looks nicer than factory while opening up some space I am still satisfied with the purchase.

 

I’m not sure if you realize this but without locks on your tent someone could easily access the bed of your truck. I have an extra set that I’d be happy to give you because I didn’t realize my used X1 came with locks.

 

Currently tracking 7% per hour so it should run 14 hrs with the cooler on max mode. That’s enough time to last the night and get back to charging in the truck while driving or go solar. Going to try the cooler on eco mode for a worst case scenario in case I need it to last longer before being able to charge back up.

Should be able to run for about 2 hours, good enough for 1 movie

 

I'm glad that I could make your day!!!

When I re-read it, I had to ask myself 'I wonder how many on this forum could actually understand the diagram and how many actually knew what a flux capacitor is', then I laughed, too.
Cheers

 

And now you know why Harley's have loud pipes.... the rider wants to 'feel the noise' and is willing to pay good $$ for it.

 

I got it because I liked the look, but it does have an actual purpose. When you load stuff on top of the cover it protects said items from coming through the back window should they come loose. I don't load a ton of stuff up there but have loaded some wood few times and didn't have to clear stuff out of the bed. I've seen someone load an ATV on the that cover before so it can hold some weight. Bonus use, I can leave my back window open and the dog can't jump out.

 

I also need to do this on mine - the clicking noise coming from the front is driving me nuts. Let us know if it actually ends up taking care of the problem.

 

Stretched the legs of my Tacoma on stock suspension in Rausch Creek, PA yesterday, I can say it did great while I love to add more clearance, I would still prefer stock-ish on-road feel.
Key to remember is slow slow slow, since the truck is sitting much lower than a lifted one with bigger tires, I didn't want to have extra bounce/jerkyness over rocks, just be patient and practice my throttle/brake modulation.

 

Planning on taking it over a bunch of speed bumps to see. I didn’t notice it going up and down the driveway

 

DIY exhuast re-route. And I ordered RCI skid plates (which was the whole point)!

That crossover pipe is a double wall and was a bear to work with. Had to cut the outer tube like clam shell, re-fit/weld the inside tube and then same with the outer tube while maintaining an air gap inside. It works but I DO NOT recommend doing this. What a pain in the ass for a whole 1" of clearance.

 

Low Profile Cab Protector. Keeps stuff that is strapped to the DB from sliding into the cab rear glass. Mini headache rack if you will.

 

I’m happy I bought the Borla y-pipe. It also comes with a heat shield for the transfer case. It looks like you are pretty close.

 

Is the double wall just for heat control under the transfer case? Looks nice and tucked up though.

 

Promised JBL breakdown…

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/jbl-upgrade-journey.839674/#post-30055919. JBL upgrade journey

 

The saga of the Spare Tire Cage is over...for now. Deputized my kid and forced him to labor top side while I struggled with hardware below the bed. Two of the Titanium bolts were too long (above the gas tank peripherals) so I spent an hour cutting through those. Three of the four mounting brackets needed trimming and fitting below the bed to fit flush. The boy bounced during Ti / bracket cutting time and was gone long enough for me to fabricate some rear spats (made from OEM fronts) for the Hellcat. Im pretty chuffed with how they came out and they use factory holes and rivets.
Stoked on the cage and that powder coat color. Thinking I should have liner'd the bed prior to all this but, meh...Now its time to relocate some cab mounts and get some big boy tires on here and, finally, get the lift installed. The cage whooped my ars. It was a tough install without a lift and a second set of hands. Insert fancy hardware to make it worse.
Well mini me eventually returned home from his homies/gym/girl/food/shopping/whatever, that was only supposed to be an hour, and we dugga dugga'd the last two bolts in place. Playing with zip ties and wire tonight. Keeping it chill and off the cement. I feel old.

 

Cleaned my engine bay. Usually do this a few times a year, takes 10 minutes as long as it doesn't get too muddy from a wheeling trip.

 

Brought my truck to the dealership this morning to have 2 recalls addressed. Come back 3 hours later to be told the weld slag issue didn’t affect my truck and that the other issue they needed to order the parts for it…. Which they told me last time it was there. The whole reason I booked it in was to have it fixed not to be told a second time that they have to order the part. Thanks a lot for sucking 3 hours of my life away.

 

Other than frame inspection, what was the other recall?

 

Something to do with a “spiral cable “