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

just wondering.. so are you just not gonna run a snorkel? or you found something else?


Also finally getting my shock relocation done tmrw by BAMF!! whew! Even get to take the day off of work for it.

nice so what ended up happening with that whole deal?

 

here you go... most put it on the battery side
http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/lighting/308677-show-off-your-aux-fuse-panels.html

 

Have you looked under the hood on 02 and older Tacomas? Haha

Not intending to sound rude, the charcoal canister is located behind the OEM fuse box on 02 and older Tacomas so there's no room.

 

Dat avatar.

 

3.5 hours and my complete OME lift is done.

Will have pics tomorrow but I now have 881's, Dakars and OME shocks/struts all around. Not bad for only using hand tools. I have to wait until tomorrow for the test drive as I've had a few "celebratory" drinks.

 

Close to mine. On a strait away going 65mph my engine load is about 45%. Glad to know its normal.

Sometimes it feels like the trans should shift into the next gear but my engine load is low and the RPM's are around 2100 at 65-70mph. I have 33" km2's but the feeling of the trans needing to shift into one more gear only started to happen after I added the 100+ pound relentless bumper. I'm thinking about turning the ECT button ON and trying it on the highway to see if that helps at all.

Is it bad for the trans if I drive for a couple hours on the highway with the ECT button on?

I'm guessing with the 125#'s of bumper on the front end my trans thinks I'm towing at all times.

 

Mainmoe02 to Dispatch... Let's see some pics, Over

 

Okay, these are the pics I have right now. Sorry for the iPotato pic quality:

Before:


Lift Kit:


Front end installed:


Rearend being taken apart. I don't have any pics of the Dakars yet. I did steal someone elses idea of using ratchet straps to hold and locate the axle during leaf install. Made swapping out leafs a breeze.

 

No
I've driven with the ETC on some and the only thing I noticed is slightly worse MPG and lower trans temps.

 

Not exactly today..but i wheeled it this weekend broke in the new 5.29s

Wyo Big Horn TW Meet-37.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr
Wyo Big Horn TW Meet-94.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr
Wyo Big Horn TW Meet-97.jpg by Monte Nickles Photos, on Flickr

(stealing this photo from my buddy Marc )
7-1 by sconniehailer, on Flickr

 

How are they?

 

freaking fantastic. Love them.

Driving fat ass Frank has never been more fun. and my god 1st gear 4 lo is slow haha

but...


of course..im already think about 37s

 

What about on the street?

 

Also great. Feels almost stock till i am on the highway then it becomes very obvious i am over geared haha But it still is very nice. I like it a lot. Also amazed i did it right..

 

I'm tired of my 4.56, slow AND poor mpg. Need to go one way or the other so I can get at least one benefit.

 

I get 18-19mpg with 33s. Its still a 2.7 though, so fast is never an option

 

my 4.56s were fun for awhile. Then I added the armor and a winch. Now it wallows a bit more like a pig in a sty.

 

Manual though, the auto is gross. I get 15mpg on a good tank with 32s. 18-19 would make me super happy haha