TRD/ Magnuson 4.0 Supercharger Tips, Tricks, and Mods

white is the hardest to maintain as they have no clearcoat.

 

If I would had bought white I would had gotten a paintshop to clear the entire thing. Like some nice really thick coats. Problem solved. Albeit expensive, but I digress. Lol.

 

Got the nicest compliment just now. spirited driving past traffic at the light a guy is franticly pointing at my hood. i think SHIT, my belt is smoking or something. guy in the ram all bug eyed says i know its supercharged, and wtf did you do to it? he said your acceleration puts my twin turbo z car to shame.

 

Huh?

There is a reason every contractor truck is white. It hides everything, every flaw and blemish.

 

yes. had i known. i bought a really cool supercharger with a white tacoma attached to it.

 

Radiant Red doesn't have a clear coat either. None of Toyota's non metallic paints have clear coat

 

correct. and its cheap. but even gm and ford have a clearcoat.

 

i dont have all the facts. i just remember reading about the white not having it. wouldnt surpise me. good thing theres claybar and meguires.

 

That is true, but we are talking about longevity wise, they don't hold up and eventually dull out a nice yellow looking color.

Ahh that's right I forgot about that! Those too!

Toyota factory paint is pretty garbage and I'm pretty sure it has been for quite a good while now, but hey I guess in the end, it is what it is right?

 

yes. they have adequate paint on a very desirable product. if its maintained its just fine for me.

 

Just adequate works for people who have garages and can put clearbras on the front of their trucks though. For us poor souls who have to sit out in the sun and don't have the luxury of affording clearbra tech for the front end, we are screwed.

 

california rigs are just fine. its those poor folk in the salt back east that have it the worst. green crap grows on anything semi sedintary in the pnw.

 

You do know there are 8 different “tones” to 040, correct? There is a full gradient from cream to crisp. You can see it in the scoops, flares, trim pieces and bits and bobs. It all depends on what batch and temperature you get. But, that why I like white, they are the easiest to keep dirty.

 

you sound like a paint professional. or just very studied on this topic. i do know every color has variences from factory and location but i dont know the hard breakdown at all.

 

i did have a good friend that taught a little on this. he was a master at it. rip ray.

 

Naw, nothing like that. I just used to work for Toyota for a little bit. Plus, I’m a wonk and like to get into the weeds on just about everything I find interesting.

 

havent been on in a while. just drove truck this morning did a wot run on highway it backfired ran like crap... got it to work cylinder 4 has no compression... fml

 

Swap in a used one. 8 hour job!

 

i think its motor swap time. ls or 2j. need more power. cost of building a 1gr is to much i think