Just looking for a Tacoma at the moment...

Hey guys! My name's Clint. I currently have a '92 Bronco, but I'm in the market for an '01 or '02 Prerunner V6 Tacoma. A friend of mine had one a few years ago and I always thought the extended cab looked real tough with a little lift on her. Plus, I had a '92 Camry for a while so I really like that the interior is sort of similar.

Anyway just wanted to get some more info on these great trucks and take a look at some of your machines.

Thanks!

 

Hello, welcome to TW!

 

Welcome to TW. What all would you like to know about our trucks?

 

My 4-cyl. Camry was always pretty easy to maintain and replace parts on....are these rigs pretty easy to work on for an up-and-coming mechanic? Any chronic problems I should look out for?

I love bolt-on performance. What sort of power add-ons would you recommend?


I'm looking for a 6-cyl. extended cab Prerunner specifically.

 

not much for power. Theres a cheap mod that adds some power and throttle response (deck plate mod). only chronic thing to look for is frame rust and timing belts from what iv heard, havnt had a problem with either though

 

...and the supercharger...not that I have or want one.

From what I have learned on this site, there are plently of air intake mods (cold air intake, or CAI), throttle body spacers, etc., etc.

From what I can tell after lots of interesting reading, all the CAI's do nothing for the 3.4L, other than clean out your wallet. The best (and by best, I mean actually produce a demonstrable perfromance improvement) mods are cheap: the "deckplate mod" (search this site for tons of info on this easy $20 mod) and an AFE Pro-Dry S high-flow reusable drop-in air filter (same installation as stock filter).

There are also lots of headers, cat-backs, etc. available, but I haven't read those because I will never do them.

Check out the technical chat threads and the 1st gen threads.

The timing belt just needs to be replaced at a regular interval, they are not a trouble spot. Ask for maintence records to see if it has been done.

 

Truth be told I'm not even that interested in much more power, I like the reliability of Toyota engines and I love the look of the trucks....probably won't do much beyond the deckplate and a drop-in filter. Mostly just looking for a nice truck I can keep clean and get a good long run out of.

 

then you are in the right place my friend

 

Welcome to TW. I used to own a 95 F150 XLT with a 5.0 EFI. It was a good truck, but I'm glad it had dual tanks and could hold 40 gallons, because it liked to drink gas. I think the tailgate on that thing weighed more than the entire bed on my Tacoma. I owned it for a few years and never had any problems with it though.

 

Welcome!