99 Tacoma Student "Build"

Hahaha dang! You know she likes a diesel

 

I'd roll her coal, if you know what I mean haha

 

Wish I had a diesel, I'd be such a dick lol

 

Everybody knows all diesel drivers have that overcompensating tool ego haha. They're all dicks, it's the truck it takes over haha.

 

Wyatt, how close do you live to where I-75 cuts through Atlanta? Im thinkin if I heard up to NC we could maybe meet for lunch or somethin

 

Drop a bomb there if ya don't mind lol

 

Lunch dates are always cute

 

You know you want to grab lunch too lol

 

What you talkin bout lol?

 

A 2wd v10 is going to get better gas than a 4wd, especially lifted with tires like that. 10-12 would be doing good for that truck with a v10. Get a 7.3 or a 5.9 cummins. Powerstrokes newer than 2003 are junk (sorry if I offend anyone ). A duramax seems to be good from the guys I know, but most of theirs are built as shit. Built a 95 12valve with a buddy of mine and did the p-pumps, nv4500 swap, custom clutch, turbo, ect.. Such a fun truck but a real pain to do a lot of the work. But the diesel market isn't a very good market to get into unless you have some extra cash to spend.

As for the the gas trucks, I'd take a 460 over a v10 all day. Reliability wise, there arent any complaints about either. I had a 94' F-250 4x4 with a 460 5speed and 4.56 gears and 35" sport kings. It looked like hell but it would keep up with the 7.3's and 6.4's that I've pulled all day long. I got 10-14 regular driving but when my foot got heavy, which it did a lot, I got more around 6-8.

 

I've decided I'm gonna put a 12 valve in my tacoma. DIESEL FTMFW!

 

So I got my trans fluid exchanged(not flushed) and my cooler installed while it was there. Should be goin to pick it up in a couple hours

 

So I don't think I'm gonna use this trans shop anymore. My fluid seems a little low. Driving it home and checking the dipstick it's just below the hot section of the dipstick, and the mouting of the cooler I'm not that pleased with. They put in in front of the a/c condenser in the front of the skid plate. So the lines stick out of the bottom a little. Don't like that for off-roading. I'll get a pic up soon

But on a plus side my trans seems to shift a lot smoother! Can barely feel the shifts!

 

That sucks, but placebo effect lol jk

 

Have you ever considered a trans cooler with a fan? i know ive got the factory tow package but as far as i can see i only have an engine oil cooler, not a trans oil.

 

I think the tow package has both. I know it's supposed to have the trans cooler. My install I guess isn't that bad. With some zip tie work I got the hoses in a ok spot. I didn't want a fan, I can't/don't tow anything that heavy. And I just double checked my fluid now that it's cold and it hasn't moved on the dipstick. Guess it just wasn't hot enough when I checked it

 

I wasn't thinking towing, most of the off-roading around me is slow speed rocks, so i was thinking a fan on my engine oil and my trans cooler, possibly an e-fan on the radiator too, as im a bit worried that slow speeds with high loads will cause some heat issues

Edit: i do have a trans cooler, its some lines run through the radiator, id rather have a stand alone one for redundancy like you have now.

 

That's what all trucks have. Mine goes through the radiator and then to the cooler now

 

Here's what they did for my cooler. I added the zip ties to tuck the lines up a little more

 

Yeah the v10 would be so quick and easy to drop the gas down the drain with haha you didn't offend me hahah I like the 7.3 and 5.9. I could never let myself get 6-8 unless it was seriously fun hahahah