What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

Depends on what kind of noises you mean. Bypasses make noises, its not a rationale, its how they work

Yup, this

 

Installed 295/75/16s and new wheels!

 

Don't hit a bump too hard. The rear tires might rip off your flares haha

 

Im assuming those are bigger than 33x12.5? They look huge

 

they're 33.5x11.50

 

Haha yea hoping to do some trimming tomorrow. Rubs the frame a little at lock too.

 

Got the new OME front C/Os on. Getting some grub then heading to a friends to finish out the rear shocks. Stupid bushings not already pressed in...

 

Haha same here. Its like I'm always on watch to make sure its running normal. If I hear a uncommon sound or vibe then I gotta figure it out

 

Holy crap that was nerve wrecking. I found a hole in my bed today when I pulled my drop in liner so I welded a patch in. I've never welded on a vehicle before, still new to welding in general but went ahead and did it. Welds leave alot to be desired but decent and the hole is patched. My biggest worry was the truck not starting afterwards but she started and drove just fine.

Now I need to prime and paint tomorrow.

 

what tires did you go with? looks good

 

A bench vise worked great for pressing the bushings into the shocks. Just lay a rag on the vise so it doesn't damage the shock/bushing.

 

Got this installed and cleaned up the vac line routing!

 

god i love Jason..haha

 

Anyone know if there are any long term negative side effects to having a SC? I've seen a couple for sale and have thought it would be nice to have a super charged motor but I've also wondered if it will cause problems down the road, or mess with the durability/ longevity of these Tacoma motors?

 

Well, just noticed that I need to weld in one more patch tomorrow.

 

well..does put more strain on the motor yes and pretty much all over drive line components.

But i think the pros out weight the cons.

Tony has his boosted with 220k+ and hasn't had an issue...and drives the shit out of it haha

 

Many guys have 200K + with s/c's and have no problems. If you take care of them and keep up with your regular maintenance, you should be fine. The URD 7th injector kit also helps your engine to better handle the SC. I just got mine and love it. I will be doing the 7th injector this summer.

 

How badly is mpg affected boosted?

 

I had a Customer come with a 99 2wd off-road stage 2 Trd supercharged from the factory with only 45k original miles
I tell you I was in love with it
It was completely factory

Wasn't able to get a picture tho :/

 

No, not sloshing ha. I'll PM you.