98 TRD 3.4L Turbo , Methanol , LT

Along the trail......


https://youtu.be/QKofsoU_hWo
https://youtu.be/rGU91lmtXE4
https://youtu.be/MKkc3o6fWRQ

Lots of mine tailings.......

https://youtu.be/W6USaWVaTwQ

Towards the top......


Doesn't look too steep from the pictures but it sure as shit is.


Colorado Columbine (state flower) and other wildflowers were everywhere.......

 

I LOVE Argentina pass. Such a gorgeous area to do some riding/wheelin up there

 

For sure! LT suspension would be awesome. There were tons of rzr's and 4 wheelers hauling ass, wishing I could keep up when I get the LT on......lol

 

This was where it got scary! 100ft+ cliffs!



And on top.......not a big fan of heights (just under 14k feet) so it was a relief to head back to flat ground.



And this picture doesn't do justice to the drop below. I don't know how far this cliff/drop was but I didn't want to get any closer to the edge......



You can see the ground waaaaaayyyy below!

And we brought the grill and chairs to enjoy brats for lunch on the journey home.

 

That's the exact spot where I lost my dirtbike helmet when I was like 10. I set it down to get a good look at a herd of white mountain goats and that sucker started rolling away. We could see that darn thing rolling down for miles

 

Hoping this will help solve my boost creep issue. Almost certain it will. I remember gio and I blowing through my eBay wastegate and it had a tiny leak. Now my wastegate doesn't even vent off air like it did before, makes a weird ass noise. So I'm going to try this, 100% Tial 38mm. Got a .5bar (7psi) spring in it. I feel comfortable at 7 with my methanol.

 

Swapped out the eBay wastegate for the tial. There was definitely a hole in the diaphragm as I could suck air through the cheap ebay while the tial would remain air tight. Now I can redline the whole way in boost to about 5000rpm. 4psi holds, idle afr 15, boost afr 12.5 without meth, 11.5 with. I'm still having difficulty tuning the electronic boost controller. Can anyone pitch in and tell me what I should do. There are many settings and they don't seem to greatly change the wastegate. Any info on these would be much appreciated:

-duty cycle %
-gain %
-spring pressure psi
-afr start pressure psi
-boost cut afr
-boost cut %
-afr cut

 

Received the Solo Motorsports 3.5" over LT kit. Waiting on the fully fabricated spindles (4x4) and fiberglass.


Fully boxed upper control arms.

I really hope it's worth the price, I could have gotten a really nice car instead. I'll be LT front and rear. The front should be somewhat easy, but the rear is going to take a lot of work!

 

Oh my...

 

Woah... Have you actually looked inside the eBay wastegate?

 

No. I might do that when I get home. Picking up glassworks fiberglass right now. Worked on the fuel pump today. 255lph walbro.



I'm very concerned because my check engine light keeps coming on and the pump whirrrs loudly? I can hear it in the cab. It quited down a little with a full tank of gas

 

Sounds like an air leak to me

 

Pump quieted down this morning. I dunno, maybe had a little air in it or needed to break in. Hopefully it stays that way. I think the code is from installing it though. I wired it using crimp/butt connectors because the oem plug wouldn't fit the walbro. I did it nice and tight, but I wonder, could current be conducting in between the terminals? I dont think the oem plug was water tight either.....Or the thrown code from the additional pressure?

 

What's the code?

 

I'm not sure yet. I have the torque app and the bluetooth module but haven't had to use them yet. I'll hook them up tonight and see what comes up.

 

These arrived after 3+ months. Glassworks 6.5" flare and 4" rise front fenders and 7" flare and 4" rise bedsides. I was worried about unanswered phone calls and all the horror stories but in the end they arrived. To be fair to glassworks they appear to be top notch, looks like a good fit and the finish is very nice. I'm super excited to get these on. I put 2 coats of bedliner on the insides for added protection and sound reduction (minimal).



I'll have to clean them up and decide if I want to keep them white or what I want to do with the paint scheme on the truck.

 

Press out all the uniballs and coat with anit-seize or chassis grease. You'll thanks me later when you have to replace them. The mag chloride will corrode the bare surfaces in no time make it a pita to remove.

 

Thanks for the tip! Solo said they were ready to go and already greased. Is this something different?