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How many of you actually remove the air dam from the front bumper?

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by chiefbart, Apr 15, 2022.

  1. May 6, 2022 at 3:51 PM
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    GreenTaco415

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    Truck with raptor lights
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  3. May 6, 2022 at 5:35 PM
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    MENACE

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    Exactly...that's what I said.
    Without spoiler....looks unstable cuz looks taller
    Lifted truck....looks and is unstable
     
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  4. May 6, 2022 at 7:33 PM
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    Like, so many.
    It’s a for sure way to know the truck doesn’t leave the pavement. Not that there’s anything wrong with that.
     
  5. May 6, 2022 at 11:02 PM
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    Benny blanco

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    Some stuff
    Skewp also provides the same effect. Fact
     
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    Spit my goddamn rum and coke on the screen you asshole....
     
  7. May 7, 2022 at 5:25 AM
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    Buahahahahaha!

    He got me too!!!
     
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  8. May 7, 2022 at 6:13 AM
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    Funny tidbit about that photo from Home Alone. The director felt bad about putting a young girl in the photo since it was supposed to be a joke about how unattractive Butche's girlfriend was. So that's actually a photo of his son in a wig. :rofl:
     
  9. May 7, 2022 at 6:26 AM
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    Living 2 miles off a crappy dirt road hasn't had any effect on whether the spoiler is on my truck or not. I even plowed through fresh 3' deep snowbanks with it on, and its still there. I wouldn't try it on a frozen one though. Fact...removing it definitely causes more wind noise, and a minor loss in fuel economy when driven at highway speeds.
     
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  10. May 7, 2022 at 8:43 AM
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    Took mine off immediately, no regrets!
     
  11. May 7, 2022 at 6:19 PM
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    Like, so many.
    Doesn’t the OR and Sport have the same rated mpg?
     
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    I have two theories on that.

    1, the highway milage standard is an averaged run at a surprisingly low 50mph. The air dam doesn't do squat at that speed, but it will surprisingly help lower their average when it comes to emissions testing. (Which is why they put it on. Fuck milage, it's all about meeting gov emissions regs)

    2, they probably only submitted one model for testing then published the figures for all trims.
     
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    Sounds about right.
     
  14. May 8, 2022 at 8:26 AM
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    took mine off in 2016 when I bought the truck
     
  15. May 8, 2022 at 1:44 PM
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    I added one to my OR...gasp I save a gallon every tank of gas. I did a lot of before and after testing to verify the savings.I plan to off rroad later this year, ill take it off, but for every day driving it helps save a little. I don't even know its there...I save enough in a year for a nice dinner and a movie and an oil change
     
  16. May 8, 2022 at 2:03 PM
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    A friend asked me about taking his off, I recommended it for better looks. I talked to him a week later when I saw the dam still on and he told me the wife said no, I didn't say anything.
     
  17. May 8, 2022 at 3:38 PM
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    Like, so many.
    Excuse me. His wife said no?
     
  18. May 8, 2022 at 3:42 PM
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    Yep, his wife said Toyota put it on for a reason and told him not to take it off. I wanted to say something but let it go.
     
  19. May 8, 2022 at 4:07 PM
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    Poor bastard. Probably ripped the tag off a mattress once and never heard the end of it.
     
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  20. May 8, 2022 at 4:10 PM
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    Rookie mistake asking the wife permission in the first place.

    Sure I might check in with my girlfriend but I'm definitely not asking my wife.
     

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