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3.4L - To S/C or not to S/C

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by TacomaJPP, Dec 5, 2010.

  1. May 14, 2012 at 6:34 PM
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    TacomaJPP

    TacomaJPP [OP] To secure peace, is to prepare for war

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    I live about 45 minutes north of Knoxville. Dandridge isn't too bad of a drive (I drive past their about once a month to work on my race truck). Let me know the next time your are heading down this way.

    Thanks for the offering!
     
  2. May 14, 2012 at 6:41 PM
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    TacomaJPP

    TacomaJPP [OP] To secure peace, is to prepare for war

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    To update a little:

    1) My Tacoma has 191,000 miles.

    2) Still not supercharged.

    3) However, my truck is no longer my DD. I have a piece of junk Honda that I drive back and forth to work (84 miles per day). Therefore, I don't mind supercharging because I'm going to be keeping this truck forever now.

    Because I'm OCD, I don't want to half-ass it. I've decided that about 12 months from now (next summer) I'm going to S/C, add the URD 7th injector system, reprogram, and add some DT headers.

    Since the 2012 (and it's looking the like the 2013) doesn't have a diesel or V8 offering, I'm going to keep my current truck. I've lost all hope that Toyota will actually give us real power in these trucks.
     
  3. May 14, 2012 at 7:32 PM
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    taco terror 1st gen = best gen

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    I'm not saying do or don't, but if your engine does decide to take a poop, you can sell the supercharger on Craigslist or elsewhere.

    And wouldn't it be nice to have a tough-as-nails diesel option for our trucks?

     
  4. May 14, 2012 at 7:38 PM
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    TacomaJPP

    TacomaJPP [OP] To secure peace, is to prepare for war

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    At this point, with my truck being in cosmetically, great condition and mechanically, great condition. If I do S/C and it poops...I may buy another 3.4L and rebuild it.

    I can't understand why Toyota offers a V8 in a 4-Runner, but not a Taco. WTF?

    Wait, I do understand, some marketing pollster, bean counting douche decided Tacoma owners wouldn't need more power.
     

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