Manual transmission Fan Club and BS thread (All Generations Welcome)

You guys have any issue fitting that TRD Cue ball shifter on a '16 Tacoma? Amazon claims it will not fit a 2016. This the right one?

$68 Toyota TRD 6-Speed Shift Knob

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00547ITSE..._m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=1MGSB806NKDP1FV6SRKZ

 

Pretty sure it will. Amazon is pretty bad about updating fitment stuff. I had to create a 2013 Tacoma in my garage to see what fit, even though Amazon said it wouldnt fit my 2015.

 

Well I guess the 2 that I know to exist are figments of my imagination. There is a pyrite mica one in Gilmer, Texas and a black one in Kyle, Texas.

 

It fits.

 

Yep there has never been a DCLB offered with a manual.

 

Thanks guys! It's going on my wishlist now. OFC I JUST ordered 3 things for my Taco last week that had been on my wishlist for months. Now I'm adding back to the stack of things to buy.

 

Not saying it's your imagination, but Toyota never built any.

 

Does anyone know if this is actually the TRD made shifter other is this one aftermarket?

 

$52 for a shift knob? Really?

 

Hey fellas, what are your opinions on 'heavy duty' clutches? I'm gonna be installing a crawl box here soon, and it wouldn't be much more work to drop the tranny at that point to throw in a clutch, release bearing, pilot beating, etc.

I was looking at Marlin's 1200lb Kit, but again, I'm not sure I really need to go that route. The truck will see a decent mix of road miles, fairly sane fire road runs, and some crawling. Working on a MT suspension setup, and 305s.

Thanks for the input!

 

Guess I'm crazy then... That sky trip to Monarch pass th Steve's truck must have been a dream.

 

Well, as should be expected our plans turned into a clusterfuck to Vegas. One guy hurt his back and couldn't make it and the other guy decided that he was going to leave at 8am Sunday so he drove himself and my buddy who was going to drive his 2016 MT Tacoma hurt his foot and asked me to drive, so I'm unfortunately unable to report on the new truck's performance. I can however tell you that a 2015 manual transmission Tacoma still kicks ass on the long grades and gets shit for gas mileage due to a combination of KO2's, uphill driving, and Communist California gasoline. 16.2 mpg on the way there and 18.6 mpg on the way back.

Oh well.

 

Just read car and driver's review of the 2016 limited. Looks like the M/T is 0.6 seconds faster 0-60 than the auto.

 

"The manual Tacoma V-6 continued to bolster its case at the test track, where it muscled its way to 60 mph in 7.3 seconds, 0.8-second quicker than the automatic version."

 

Someone on inferno thread just paid $2500 under msrp for brand new MT DCSB

What a deal !

 

The limited did it in 7.9. Maybe the other auto they tested was a long bed?

 

I still love that motor trend never performance tested the mt and they got 6.8 seconds out of a 3rd gen v6 2x4 AC. Makes you wonder what the mt can put down in ideal conditions...

 

I too lament the demise of real 4x4s with 3 shift levers. My Tacoma gets reluctant to engage 4wd if I don't use it for awhile so I exercise it every week. We only have pavement here so I do it going in a straight line.

 

I've had good results with Center Force clutches. They outlast the engine. I've only used the mild ones with regular friction surfaces on both sides.

 

I'll believe it when I see the paperwork