Performance on 3.4
TRDOLMAN said:
The reason you probably haven't seen much on the Aquamist 2D or the URD AIC is probably not many folks have that setup. After spending 4 grand on S/C, 7th injector, headers, ect.---it might be hard to justify spending another 1500 on the pulley, WI, and AIC. You are pretty happy with the way your truck performs now right? Most people are. I just wanted my truck to safely run the best it could and was willing to pay the price for it.
BTW, since the dyno run, Brian Trager from URD did a custom tune on my truck and I know it's making more power now. The tune plus some other changes is twisting my arm to go back to the dyno shop. I'm hoping for 275RWHP but we will see.
Dave
Dave, I am more than happy with my set up-and remember I have a 4:10 first gear (auto) and only 265-70-16 tires-so the wheel "turns." Frankly after owning three muscle cars of the mid '60's (one was a new '64 GTO that I ran as B Modified stock-yes, that dates me) I am surprised that my truck get so much traction without Posi.
With all that said, "I can always be HAPPIER." I travel to NY in summer and winter in Florida. Where I go in the Catskills the dealership has only installed ONE supercharger and when I mentioned 7th injector kit, they were not familiar with it. When I drove the truck in for first time service the guy said, "Well, I know you did not buy that truck around these parts." At least 95% of their sale is 4x4 (snow) Do not sell many pre-Runners.
I have to haul around @ 120 lbs extra weight (Tonneau cover and own fabricated bed rug) but the up-side is it is all behind the cab which helps traction and weight distribution.
My best time in the 1/4 was 14.87 at 101MPH. I did not run big slicks but ran "cheater slicks" If I came out of the hole with a lot of clutch play I was in good shape. Although I never came in first. A few times, second. Ha, not with toyota but back in '64-'65 with GTO. It has been a LONG TIME but I think my tacoma is "close" to a 0-60 time of my GTO but after that the HP and cubic inches of the big block would take over. So again, I CAN ALWAYS BE HAPPIER. I am impressed with your 270HP at rear wheels. I think that is more than I had with GTO. Do not recall the rear wheel power ever being relayed. I think that the dyno tune gave a reading of 355+.
Have you ever ran your truck for times and MPH???? Smaller slicks then tires you are running and I bet you would be up there in high 14's or low 15's. My Goat was a 2dr. Sedan which was 100 + pounds lighter than the hardtop model. I think it was 3260 but memory fades over 40 years. Well you can see you got me going!!!! Good on 'ya. Gad, this was a long post!!
Thanks again. We will talk in the future. Richie
'02 Pre-Runner: 3.4 with TRD Supercharger with 7th injector, headers, cat-back, air filter, Monomax shocks, "Summit" anti-roll traction plus helper springs, step bars. bull bar with amber KC fog lamps, ARE hard tonneau cover, hand made bed rug.