TRD exhaust- worth it??

You won't pay shipping at your local dealer.
Mine price matched, so I got mine for $390 plus 5% local sales tax.
They had it in the next day; but, Columbia is right next door to the regional warehouse in Kansas City.

Print that page, and take it to your dealer. TRDparts is Toyota of Dalls, not some magic parts discounter. Your dealer can match that price, if they want to.

 

I got it from my dealer at cost, $365.

 

nice

 

I love mine - not too loud, not too soft. Sounds great, especially after a couple thousand miles and break-in.

 

I considered a TRD... and decided for exactly the same money to have a one of a kind custom mandrel bent exhaust built that no one else has.



With an huge 22 inch MagnaFlow muffler, it's super deep sounding and absolutely NO cab drone.

 

It happens really bad if you over oil the filter too....

Happened on my 2000 Celica.. OOPS

 

Ordered for dealer. I asked for a discount and got one. Total with tax- $478.36

 

Nice! I think you'll be satisfied with it - It does sound a little better after it breaks in.

 

Awesome! I'm installing myself this weekend

 

Drop the spare: it makes it easier.

 

Ok thanks for the tip!

 

I ended up installing. Too me about 2 hours. I took my sweet ass time. The hangers are the hardest part. I lubbed them up with some grease. It def helps!

I took bolts out first at flange to allow for more wiggle room on taking hangers off.

Taking spare off is essential for fitting in new exhaust.

I'm not sure I like the sound. It's very strange. When taking off or low Rpms, I sound like I have no muffler. Not sure u like the sound... Hope it breaks in...

 

It does seem to mellow over time. I probably only have 3-400 on mine, the Taco isn't a daily driver for me.

 

Penetrating fluid works the best.

 

I've seen mention of the TRD system tone changing over time by others, but can anyone give some insight as to why? If it's all steel and contains no fiberglass, shouldn't the tone stay the same? The MBRP system on my truck is all stainless and I don't think the tone has changed since I installed it.

 

Give them 2000 miles, they do mellow out to a very nice sound..

 

Ya, I will give it some time

 

The change in sound may have something to do with the packing automatically getting coated with carbon with use.


Greg

 

Spoken like a true wordsmith. 3 beers for the aged. Yep, that's all it takes these days.

 

Add some headers if you want any performance gain, Too me TRD exhaust symbolizes
Tacoma's name. I would get them just because it's the most logical one to get. If you want cheap or different than you can take others advice. If you want Toyota get TRD.