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Wisconsin Tacomas and bad financial advice

Discussion in 'Mid West' started by Thatbassguy, Dec 19, 2008.

  1. Feb 25, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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    Something YOU should be paying attention to. Timm,,, pipe down monkey! There is only SeCond Gen Best Gen.
     
  2. Feb 25, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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    Adam, can you send me some info or point me in a direction on the HP option please...
     
  3. Feb 25, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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    So. Many. Stickers.
    :goingcrazy: :kona::goingcrazy: :lalala: :help:
     
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    This guy knows SGBG!
     
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    S____G___B_____G__

    :censored:
     
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    Pixeltim Misunderstood member

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    Unpossible
     
  7. Feb 25, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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    Taco-Grinder It's all part of the adventure.

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    wi_taco My skid plates give rocks taco flavored kisses

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    Sure thing, here's some Cliff notes on it. TLDR = $600 and no mo SAIS. Just keep in mind deleting the SAIS makes you illegal to use roads and stuff and what not and I'm not a lawyer but don't F it up for the rest of us THE EPA WILL HUNT YOU DOWN LIKE A RABID DOG!

    SAIS raw dog delete that doesn't account for dash lights/trouble codes: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/secondary-air-injection-system-removal-diy-sais.655470/

    HP Tuners mega-thread: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/hp-tuners-for-2005-2015.600793/
    Important post in that thread + the guy to contact about a tune: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/hp-tuners-for-2005-2015.600793/page-235#post-21793804
    Problem if you live in emission testing area: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...-switching-valve.381997/page-59#post-30283925

    Hewitt sales pitch thread: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/how-do-you-fix-the-secondary-air-injection-system.780849/
    Hewitt saying their own kit is for beginners and HPT may be preferred now: https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/sai-bypass-from-hthewitt.785716/#post-28242825

    Edit: Now you got me going down the rabbit hole again on this whole thing. For all y'all in non-emissions testing areas thank your lucky stars you have it easy.

     
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  9. Feb 26, 2025 at 3:49 AM
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    Adam, I have never notice your little ditty below your avatar. Made me smile. My truck gives spunk covered Taco cock leftovers...
     
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    I don't, or didn't, know of this other filter.
    Pretty certain my minivan engine doesn't have one.
     
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  11. Feb 26, 2025 at 4:13 AM
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    Wrong Gen...
     
  12. Feb 26, 2025 at 4:15 AM
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    I like to think of it as the "right" gen but hey.....:D
     
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    Correct, your Lotus Evora engine does not have a silly secondary air filter
     
  14. Feb 26, 2025 at 4:57 AM
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    Thatbassguy [OP] Sweet or sour?

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    I feel like I should know about this secondary air injection thingy by now.
     
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    When Dan mentioned changing it,
    I thought it was something like a round square, board stretcher or chordless extension chord. :)
     
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    HP Tuner, turn off CEL reporting. You have to watch the EPA video apparently, then it'll unlock the settings. It lets them cover their butts. Hewitt isn't a full delete and will still throw errors if your valves are old and crusty. Unless you want to fork out an additional $250 per valve for Hewitt's sim-valves. On top of the $4-500 plug-and-play kit, your well over just buying the HP Tuner + Plus the 4(iirc) credits to unlock tons of possibilities for your truck. I really wish I had gone HP Tuner to begin with.

    Do some research in the HP Tuner thread here on TW and on HP Tuner and as always YMMV.

    https://www.hptuners.com/vehicles/toyota-tuning/
    MPVI3 and 4 universal credits (for toyota) comes to $599.95 pretax.

    Only 4.0L Tacomas btw.
     
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    Not an issue with 4runners
     
  18. Feb 26, 2025 at 6:25 AM
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    Thatbassguy [OP] Sweet or sour?

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    Thanks. I figured I'd have seen multiple threads about it by now.
     
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    What kind of possibilities? 750 hp?
     

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