1997 Tacoma SX v6 5sp TVS1320 supercharged 300 HP! Haltech ECU, Reg Cab 750,000 Build

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So I have had a lot of people suggest I create a build thread so here goes.
Bought this little truck new in 1997 and had to wait for it to come in with the v6 option in the reg cab in white with 5 speed. Paid around 16,000 plus 2500.00 for the supercharger, was an expensive truck back in 1997.
My first car was a jeep cj5 with a chev 350 when I was 16, that's where it started.
I have had two 1970 and 1971 240z Datsun, 1963 corvette spit window, 1965 Porsche speedster, 1986 porche 944 turbo, Audi A4 turbo, and two chey Tahoe,
And a 1969 jaguar 2 seater XKE.
The most fun and reliable of all those cars is the Tacoma, a truck you can drive the wheels off
with little repairs and a ton of power with the supercharger.
1997 Tacoma, SX package, v6, 4x4

The reg cab with a 3.4 v6 was made in 1995.5-1997 in the 4x4 verson. In 1997 they upgraded the ECU and that’s when the TRD supercharger was first made, so the trd supercharger was only available for the reg cab for that year in 1997 only,
1998 forward the v6 was not available anymore in the reg cab. The ECU does not work with the supercharger for the 1995.5-1996 v6 years. So there are very few v6 3.4 trucks with a trd supercharger in the reg cab design that are original.

A rare truck in the v6 reg cab with a supercharger with 10 pounds of boost with methanol injection, around 300hp crank.

EDIT: UPDATE 9-20-2020
Now 300 Hp and 325 torque at 12 pounds of boost at the rear wheel.
My boost varies from 10-12 pounds depending on heat, weather, summer or winter. Typical it’s at 11-11.5

Rear wheel Dyno shows 270 torque 245 hp with 9.80 pounds of boost at 6000 feet,
At sea leave the boost and hp and torque might be higher.

(Update 1-1-2020
Boost is at 11 pounds, rear wheel hp is 275 and torque 285 with methonal, 2” pulley and ported supercharger.
Boost fluctuates between 11-12 pounds depending on weather, temperature, humidity.) at 6000 feet.

If you have ping issues, look into a methanol injection kit, might be your answer!!
(Methanol kit will lower supercharger temps 100 degrees,
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/show-me-your-water-meth-setups-on-the-5vz-fe.481407/
Will add octane to 115, will correct the AFR lean out from pinging,
Can run a smaller pulley without pining or lean out,
No need to install high flow fuel pump or larger injectors or an intercooler,
Also you get a steam cleared Intake to eliminate carbon build up,
Lowers supercharger temps by 100 degrees, means longer supercharger life for bearings and nose seal that fail because of high temps, each one pound of boost
adds 10 degrees to the supercharger, so this is a perfect solution, no heat soaked supercharger anymore)
Wish I had done this upgrade years ago @6000 feet

a weight of only 3300 pounds
Truck has original paint except the hood because of the scoop
Truck has all original running gear except engine
Never been in an accident
Colorado Truck,
So what I have and have done is as follows.
Original motor was supercharged its whole life for 489,000 miles till it had head gasket issues.
Was cheaper to replace the old motor with a low mileage newer motor than to fix cracked head and gaskets.
Replaced original motor with a 2004 motor that had around 100,000 miles
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...89-000-miles-repair-or-replace-engine.397363/
Replaced every outside seal, from main seals to valve covers gaskets etc and bearings for timing belt and water pump relateted items and knock sensors and harness, all clutch parts before installing the newer engine.
Added grey TRD supercharger in 1998, rebuild it each 150,000 miles, now has 600,000 miles on original supercharger
Added all Gates belts including Gates supercharger belt
Added SUPERCHARGER emblems tags to top of rear bed of truck
Added snow injection methanol progressive kit, July 2017, 526,000 miles
Added green light on boost guage for when methonal when spraying + Amber for low fluid
Added "METHANOL ONLY" windshield cap made of brushed aluminum inscribed in red paint
Added "METHANOL INJECTED" timing cover emblem made of brushed aluminum inscribed in red paint.
Added a 4Runner hood scoop that was cut into the original hood as functional
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...into-1997-tacoma-for-trd-supercharger.452234/
Added hood struts, red line,
Added KN cold air intake, (have not bought an air cleaner in 525,000 miles)
Did the air intake elbow conversion which actually makes a nice difference for the KN system to work better for the supercharger
Added air conditioning to the truck
Added Smitty built front push bar
Added viper alarm system with electric locks and remote
Added 2” Pulley
Added Pulleyboy supercharger pulley
Added DENSO IK22 531
plugs
Added TRD alloy oil cap
Added dick cepek rims and locks
Added Dyno pro ATM tires 31x15LT(Last 100k miles)
Addead boost guage on pillar of truck
Added fixed gps garman on top of steering column
Added gentex rear view 453 mirror with, temp, compass, auto dim function, Homelink
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...mp-compass-auto-dimming.553041/#post-17999152
Added Honda 76810-TK8–A01 windshield spray pattern nozzels
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/windshield-sprayer-upgrade.542571/
Added 4Runner dual console over head lights
Added LED bulbs for over head console
Added 2004 door mirrors
Added 4Runner speaker pod for tweeter
Added Alpine head unit with satilite reciever
Added 300 watt sub amp
Added 12" kicker sub speaker and kicker enclosure
Added polk audio split speaker, tweeters in doors and tweeter pods
Added Corbeau LG1 seats with sliders and new seat belts
Added Leather TRD shit knob black
Added black 4Runner low range shift knob to match black shift knob
Added Tinted windows all sides
5 speed standard transmission
Added Amsoil Extreme oil for diff and redline 4 transmission, original trans and diff at 530,000
Added magnet phone mount
Added Door sills covers
Added side nerf bars
Added 4 Cadillac horns, no more beep beep
Added red top optima battery
Added spray in X-LINER for the bed
Added TRD fender extenders(1st style, made of fiberglass)
Added class V towing hitch for towing double axle enclosed 14 foot trailer
Added electric towing brake module
Added, add a leaf springs for towing
Added stainless steel hitch reciever and ball, no rust to deal with
Added 550,000 miles since new
Added Tacoma rubber mats"
Added Tacoma cloth mats
Added EBC high carbon rotors
Added green stuff EBC 7000 series brake pads
Added 2012 rear tail gate TACOMA badge
Added cat back exhaust
Added free flowing exhaust muffler, nice little rumble sound
Added SS exhaust tip
Added TRD Stainless steel skid plate
Added Raised dual exhaust flush with body line by the exhaust tip
every exhaust pipe line should be nice and tight like this
Added TRD battery hold down bracket
Added Scanguage II
Added Volvo MAF tube non restrictive swap
Added DESNO quick change port with Volvo MAF
Added stainless steel brake lines front and back, LCE
Added Innovation digital combo boost and AFR Gauge.
Added Custom made aluminum Extruded design radiator
Added wireless tire pressure and temperature remote kit
Added the throttle body bored out for more air flow
Added having the supercharger ported inlet and outlet,
Added DENSO 105 amp alternator
Added Doug Thorley headers
Added custom dual exhaust
Added king coils, struts in the front.
Added bilstien 5100 in the rear.
Added custom leather steering wheel
Added leather gear shift boot
Added electrical antenna
Added Dual shiftglow temp gauge for input and output temps of supercharger
Added Osram 860 lm =35 watt=50 w bulbs for rear brake lights
Added LED smoked rear lens Anzo
Added LEDs for 3rd brake light
Added smoked 3rd brake light lens
Added rear backup camera
Added projector headlights
Added custom leather steering wheel wrap
Added Lexus front drain differential plug
Added powder coated valve covers
6kax190 .335” 6kak190


Added retrofit projector HID MORIMOTO MINI H1. 7.0 Headlights
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...on-morimoto-mini-h1-7-0.643068/#post-22280459


Installed new supercharger into new truck in 1998
Grey supercharger 1st gen with 550,000 on supercharger
Added butt screw on top of snout so oil can be changed in 5 minutes WITHOUT removing the supercharger.
Oil change every 40,000 miles now.
Complete rebuild every 150,000, includes new rotor pack plate, recoating rotors, double lip rear seals, high temp double lip nose seal.
Running at 6000 to 12,000 feet.
With 2.2 or 2.1 pulley slight to no ping issues at 7.5 pounds of boost with 2.1.
With 2" pulley 10 pounds of booost there definitely pinging so added
Snow methanol kit stage II progressive using the one gallon wiper reservoir that eliminated the ping.
2" pulley engine needs methonal spray to come on at 4.5 pounds of boost up for me
Methonal nozzel size is a number 1, and I get about 1500 miles per gallon, with perfect AFR.
Number one nozzel tends to plug up after 10,000 miles because it's so small. Easy to just replace it with a new one at 15.00 and cooling is not a great as the number 2 nozzel.
Number 2 nozzel definitely sprays more and a big difference in supercharger temps,cooling effects
I can place my hand on the supercharger without it being too hot even after a hard run.
So I run the number 1 nozzel for winter and number 2 nozzel for summer heat.
Number 2 nozzel gets about 400-600 miles per gallon depending on driving. System uses methonal
after 4.5 pounds of boost only.
If you run out of methanol it's no issues driving it under the boost level of 4.5. Using windshield fluid that's 20 negative if needed is ok, but is not distilled water,
Using a #2 nozzel is best.

I would suggest inspecting the nozzel if it's a number 1 size and or cleaning it each 10,000 miles, takes 5 minutes to do.
The methonal system works fantastic for me but is higher maintenance, it addresses the issues of heat soaked supercharger and because there is no intercooler for these superchargers It definitely can reduce temps 100 degrees.
Remember each added pound of boost adds 10 degrees of heat!
My power gains are pretty consistent regardless of the outside temperature now.

If I don't want to deal with using the methonal kit for what ever reason maybe
across country trip or whatever I always have the option of just putting the 2.1 pulley back on as I have no ping issues with the 2.1 or 2.2 pulley at 6000-12000 feet.

Every engine 3,4 responds differently to ping and definitely to this setup so this is
what works perfectly for me with zero issues at 6000 feet up to 12,000 in Colorado.
Your results my be different. Some people will have to go the 7th injection route,some will need to replace the fuel pump. But only the methanol kit can lower supercharger temperatures by 100 degrees.
Please note,
There are some 3.4 motors that ping a lot and some that don't ping at all or very little under the exact same setups and altitude. No one knows why this is.
I'm lucky and I have an engine that doesn't like ping, my 1997 motor did ping
abit while the replacement 2004 motor doesn't ping.
Stock ECU
No piggy back
No fuel mod
2004 injectors, abit larger than 1997
KN airfilter
Elbow mod
2" steel pulley, not soft aluminum
URD pulleys are made of soft aluminum and will wear and start slipping around 25,000 miles and will need to be replaced. What happens is the center ribs wear down and loose grip and the belt then rides on the sides of the pulley ears and slip on high load. URD uses a protective coating but will only last a short time.
High temp nose seal
DENSO IK22 5310 plugs
Pillar boost guage
Methonal green light indicator,lights when pump is spraying at 4.5 pounds and up next to boost guage
Methonal low level light sensor next to boost guage


TRUCK is where I want it to be as a daily driver for now!!! I think, haha not really

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BACK IN 1997 WHEN SHE WAS NEW, 1ST MOUNTAIN TRIP AT 12,000 FEET








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Cadillac horns above
Had to add this photo of my new project, 1969 XKE JAG being trailered home
My new project













Finished the Jag 2 seater!!!
All spit shined up































Headers, powder coated valve covers



King shocks, coils, geartek splash guards

Custom Aluminum Extruded core radiator, ported supercharger

Scanguage, Glowshift supercharger temp gauge

DUAL EXHAUST


Custom wrapped my wheel with seams at 10-2 o’clock



October 1st, 2020

ALMOST 13 pounds of boost,
Now pushing over 300hp rear wheel numbers.

 

Awesome truck!

 

Subbed!! Finally one of my favorite trucks here in tw has a build thread

 

This is amazing.

 

This is also one of my favorite trucks here.

 

Hey buddy! Hope the motor is treating you well!! Trucks looking good. Love the Corbeaus!

 

sub'd for a great truck and owner

 

Hey John what oil have you used throughout the life of your taco? Synthetic or regular and how often was it changed
Any maintenance regimen you followed?

 

Love this truck. Glad you finally made a build!

 

Oil changes like clock work every 3000 miles by the dealer, drive train is all original nothing rebuilt,
running amsoil in the diff, front and rear, trans, and transfer case every 50,000 miles change

 

Wow! very nice truck. nice to see someone keeping their truck 20+ years and it still looks and runs awesome.

 

Sweet! Those seats look awesome. What did it take to fit them?

 

To much, lol, 800.00 for seats plus 210.00 for track sliders plus 75.00 for shipping, after 500,000 miles
bouncing and sliding in the 4 runner seats I decided it was time. Now the interior smells new because of the new seat, and these seat fit like a glove and recline,
Took an hour to do the swap with these LG1

 

So oil change at the dealer
They are prolly using conventional oil! So what's the hype about synthetics then lol. I mean aside from the extended oil change intervals

 

I've never used synthetic oil for the engine, synthetic oil you change at 5,000 miles as you know, the oil they use at my dealership seems to work just fine.
Old engine even at 489,000 never consumed any oil,just fell to the head gasket issues.

 

I hope my '17 holds up for this long....and looks as good when we hit 500k miles. I'll set a reminder to post a build thread in 2037!!

 

Do you know which part#'s you used for the Corbeau slider brackets? I am only showing brackets on their site for the bench seats or the 60/40 split. But my '96 came with buckets like your '97.

 

This is a copy of my invoice, you can call them also if you need.

Toyota Tacoma (OEM Bucket,60/40) 95-04 Seat Brackets E1104/1105-E1104-E1105 1 $210.00
Seat Bracket Selection
1 x Driver Seat Bracket with Slider $105.00 E1104
1 x Passenger Seat Bracket with Slider $105.00 E1105

 

Awesome thanks! I just figured out the factory mounting locations are the same for the buckets and the 60/40. Bench is different.

 

Perfect, what seats are you think of getting? Whatever it's worth I would highly recommend test driving whatever seat you're thinking of buying, I was originally going with the GTS II until I sat in the LG1 seats,