What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

@EagleUSMCRet, I figured out that my wife's set of keys to my truck was in the cab which is why the doors wouldn't lock. She denies it, but the touchpad worked just fine today when she wasn't with me.

 

Couldn't decide whether I wanted the classic Toyota logo or the TRD for my new grill, so I just went with both.

For a 2wd it handled 18" of muddy/sandy water pretty well this weekend. Found pieces of lesser trucks and tow straps littering the road around the water

 

Ok so I got around to the HPS intake pipe install in “Red” as black sells out ASAP. So besides OV Tune 1.04 93octane, URD MK2 y-pipe, BORLA Cat-back, TRD air filter, TRD intake accelerator which have been on the Taco for a year now. I also removed the post-filter charcoal screen too. Exhaust drowns out any intake sounds but I need more miles to decipher if it helps...right now it just feels like I put red lipstick on this POS 3.5L Toyo motor

 

Just to be safe leave her home for a couple of days. What else can you do. You can't legally spank her. Not without her permission.

 

Added reservoirs to my Icon Stage II Coilovers and had them rebuilt / re-valved. Also had them converted from standard to extended travel. A big thank you to Kurt and his crew over at DC Shock Services in San Dimas, CA. I highly recommend them for your suspensions needs.

 

I ordered one from Amazon and was looking at a lot of people who put some kind of adhesive to take extra precautions. So I ordered mine and was going to JB weld the letters of but when I received mine, mine were already installed and sealed. My phone was dead at the time and I was impatient and didn’t get a pic but if I pull my grill off again I will definitely take and post a pic.

 

Got my reg so I could finally put my custom plates back on.

 

That’s good to hear. Do you have bigger tires or are they factory?

 

Installed the new rotors and pads.

 

Bought my trdordc 9/14. Modding bug already hit. This weekend installed oem bed mat, full led interior lights, led reverse and license plate lights, me-so v4 led mirror signals, XenonDepot’s xtreme 5k hid kit, center console divider, oem trailer hitch cover, Southeast Toyota black emblem overlay kit, and the oem TRD Pro Grille with garnish and extended wire harness. Still have Baja design wide amber fogs, aluminum license plate bracket and me-so gasshole to install. I don’t even have my license plates yet! Love this truck.

 

Ohhhh... I knew I was going to feel pangs of guilt whenever someone tries this mod and it has no effect.

Here is why I said that it improved acceleration (for me, at least): I would be sitting stopped at a red light. Light turns green and I pull away, gradually giving it more gas to accelerate away from the stop. I would only get, maybe, 150' before it would hit a wall. Gradual depression of the gas pedal no longer worked. If I wanted to keep accelerating at the same rate, I would have to stomp on it. It was not at all smooth. To me, this was not right. Seemed like it was being starved for air. Again, this is with a manual transmission. I'm not sure if one would notice this same effect with an automatic.

Even though I had the parts for the airbox mod, I was having to leave it at the shop to get new wheels, tires, and shocks, so I decided have them put the MBRP dual catback system on at the same time. Didn't care if there was a performance improvement, just thought it would be cool to have a dual system on this mall crawler. Welp, good thing I wasn't expecting much because the exhaust system made no difference (except for a lot more noise). I drove it around like that for about 6 or 8 weeks, then had some time so I did the air box mod. Afterwards, the wall was gone. I was now able to accelerate smoothly through to 2nd gear time.

Originally, when doing my homework before buying the 'Coma, I had read reports of a "hesitation" when accelerating from a stop. I never experienced this problem.

 

That reminds me of this.

https://youtu.be/J0BjpUhPg9g

 

Got the ARB Twin Compressor mounted!!!

 

Such a riveting build so far. Installed my door handle cup guards... Haha

 

and I thought that I was a strategic thinker ... but One question... how often do you leave her in the truck? Sorry, couldn’t help myself. Glad you figured it out.

 

Don't worry. I left that low hanging fruit for you. I meant her purse/diaper bag wasn't with me.

 

That looks like Blazing Blue pearl. I knew there was another reason why I like that color! oops --2 reasons!

 

Is the ‘19 skid plate different from the ‘16-‘18?