98 TRD 3.4L Turbo , Methanol , LT

dang i sure missed a lot since i last came here. idk why i don't get emails on subscribed threads anymore. truck looks awesome man!

 

Thanks. Looking forward to finishing her up with the bumpers, sliders, and a few things. I've been told you're never finished tho.

 

Have you gone through emission yet? I haven't had any issues with my SC, just curious with the turbo setup if they give a shit or even know.

 

This truck is pure sex. So are you going to launch this monster anytime soon Joshua or are you going to baby it for the next few decades?

 

Yeah man. Failed the first time. Second time for some reason a couple gallons of denatured alcohol got into the tank and I passed. Plus the guy didn't put the suction directly over the tail pipe. Got lucky I guess. We'll see what happens 2 years from now again. Ugh, no fun!

I totally go over curbs almost every weekend at the mall so I'm pretty stoked that it goes up and over them so well. Easy to say jump it when it's not yours. Lol. All good tho, prolly this summer. I really need a front bumper with a skid man before I will risk a launch. I'll post pics tho when it happens. Not going to smash my intercooler without protection. Should be getting a bumper soon. From insane fab.

 

Got a bigger tool box than my two little ones. Lowes had 20% off plus military discount. Had to remount and plumb stuff again which is taking a while. Putting in the arb system too while I'm at it.



Stuff still hanging for me to return to.

 

May throw one in my toolbox when the time comes

 

what cats are you running? stock or did you put in an aftermarket?

I'm surprised they even smogged it with your exhaust in front of the axle and under the bed.

 

I have a 200 cel high flow cat (aftermarket). I think they just make sure you have a cat and a muffler. There may be some sort of regs tho.

 

Couple more sexy pics.







Dem chikes tho......! Lol. (Not bad considering there's no bumper)

 

When she getting dirty?

 

I know right. Soon. I need an alignment before I tear up these new tires, then it'll be off to the hills.

Cool videos too.

 

What was your final bill for all the turbo stuff? I think you said around 2k before the AEM fic 6? Your truck is truly a masterpiece man, well done.

 

Appreciate that man. Needs a few more things then I/she will be done. You can turbo for 2k or less. @GioGuitarDude did his reliably but the key is to get as much info as you can from experienced people before you start buying wrong things or stuff you don't need. I got bigger injectors, clutch, flywheel, and the fic6 and a tune and things got into the 4k range but I'm not exactly sure. I'd like to add it up one day to get an exact amount. You can probably count on your clutch going out too with the added torque but that's not a for sure. But you can boost for 2k and it makes a HUGE, HUGE difference over stock even at 4psi.

 

take that bug thingy chinga off and get a sweet tube bumper to protect that inter cooler!!!

 

He mentions on the last page he needs one.

 

The proper name is bug gnar. I like my bug gnar. Without the bug gnar I could be blinded by a random barrage of incoming wildlife impact and fuckery.

And yes, that little piece of plastic "bumper" if that's what toyota called it isn't doing much for looks or protection.

 

should just run a radius tube around the bottom or inside it and do some valance material.. you know super prerunner trophy truck style

 

I'm not sure what you're referring too? I was going to use rectangular tube and bend it but wrap it with the 1" section facing forward so it's narrower. Then do a well vented skid all the way under and some reinforcement pieces. All rectangular just i think itd look really cool. Everybody uses round too.

 

He means something like this, but it would be a pain to do with an intercooler. The skid plate would be too vertical.