4.0L SuperCharger

Hi Tacomers. Is it worth buying a Supercharger for a 4.0L engine Tacoma? It is so expensive...

 

Worth it for what? I contemplated adding it and a big brake kit after we bought an RV. We bought an F150 instead.

 

I want to increase some horsepower and torque. I just started looking around for prices and all I have found is in the $5,000 range. I just think it is too much for a supercharger...

 

no regrets.

 

$5000 is about right for a supercharger. You wont find many for much less than that...

 

Electric blower are more budget friendly.

 

Or...hear me out here...turbo.
Because rubberband turbos are gay in the mouth.

 

LS swap if you have any money. If you’re poor, just do the supercharger I guess.

 

I simply could not be without mine. I would shell out the money in a heart beat for another one if anything happened to my truck.

 

I want one pretty bad too!

I just wish it would increase HP a little more than 236 --> 304. That's less than a 30% increase.

But I still want one..

 

I had the 2.85" pulley installed. I dont know what the current HP is but it throws me back in my seat pretty hard, maybe this summer I can get it dyno'd.

 

I wonder how much you increased the boost by doing that? I have read that the TRD supercharger out of the box is pretty low (PSI). Do you have a ScanGauge? You can make that thing tell you 0-60 and 1/4 mile, etc.

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=R6u_F1qUIF4

 

If you’re not in CA, I’d go for the URD supercharger Kit. Similar price as TRD and it can make a lot more power. Plus blowoff sounds

Or even if you’re in CA, just start doing $150 smogs

 

when I wanted towing power

I bought a 1995 F350 XLT 4x4 CCLB 7.3 turbo and it came with 35s, lift, air bags and hide away pin

 

I dont have any of the gauges or anything, guys ask me now and then what kind of boost I'm getting, well, all I can say is I out pulled a Tundra up a long, steep incline last summer.

 

What is the purpose?

I had the full kit on my 08 X-Runner back in 09. I was making 332 to the wheels and was one of the most powerful back then. It was fun chasing down corvettes and giving them a run.

I paid $3500 “used” from an XRU member back in the day.

I’d rather spend $5k on a TRD for a 4.0 than $5k on a URD for my 2.7. If you’re looking for flat out most power get the Gen 3 rotrex from URD. Gadget will do you right.

 

If you have to ask, then no.

Pay to play.

 

If you want more power, just buy a Tundra...