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"Type R" Extended Diff Breather mod---or how I got 50 more HP from a breather!

Old 04-20-2003, 07:19 PM
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"Type R" Extended Diff Breather mod---or how I got 50 more HP from a breather!

Guys,

Holy smokes, guys...check out how I got 50 more RWHP from my special "Type R" differential breather plug!

http://www.4runners.org/articles/typerdiff

Scroll down to the end if you don't feel like reading.

I gotta give "mad props" to the slammed Honda crowd!

Bob
Old 04-20-2003, 07:24 PM
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Bob, you are a funny man!!!
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ok raise your hand if you are confused. . .


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Kewl !!! I still blew my seals with an extended breater. Wanna go whelin with me Bob?

I go on easy stuff.


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Bob.. I see what you did not let on.. The "R" is a fake.. You Posur!! You did not get 50hp from that cap.. Your 50hp is all recieved from the yellow teflon tape used, If you were not such a posur and paid the big money for a real type R breather (which, only were avaiable on the Hilux-Surf you would of been able to net about 125hp gain not the 50 repoterd for the useage of the yellow tape alone..

~~Lee wrapping head in duct tape to keep all the pieces from getting lost when it blows..

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Steve,

Easy stuff---you joker! Yeah, I guess that's why your truck is equipped with all that suspension for the shopping malls

Hey I hear you might be coming to the Pismo trip. True? That would be great if you could make it. I'll make you one killer shish kebab, Korean style.

Bob
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Hey Bob,

Nope, he's wussing out, we're too hardcore for him!
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Damn Lee, I thought the Honda guy was lying to me!

My bubble is burst... :cry:

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Originally posted by mertztr
Hey Bob,

Nope, he's wussing out, we're too hardcore for him!
Well how far is it from Prismo to Buena Vista Colorado? I could go to CA first and then CO.

I guess I would have to cross Nevada and Utah.
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Originally posted by Bob_98SR5
Steve,

Easy stuff---you joker! Yeah, I guess that's why your truck is equipped with all that suspension for the shopping malls

Hey I hear you might be coming to the Pismo trip. True? That would be great if you could make it. I'll make you one killer shish kebab, Korean style.

Bob

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

I love that stuff............................................. ..............


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No, no, no. You are all wrong!
The longer tube allowed the differential to breathe better. This allows the axle to absorb more oxygen to produce more tefloglobin. Kinda like humans with hemoglobin.
To prove this, I will take my 4Runner from 5,000+ feet to sea level. It will most deffinately run better because of the higher amounts of tefloglobin.
The principal is similar to athletes coming to Colorado for altitude training. They build up their system on thin air and return to the thicker air and, thus, achieve better performance.
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Yikes! Mapquest has it at 1164.26 miles from Pismo to Buena Vista.

Steve,are you looking forward to Fresno and the Marlin install? Thats' coming up fairly soon I think.
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Could you guys drive to Fresno durring the week? Is it too far? I don't know? I'm a Zonie.

Is anything even near Fresno?
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Looks like Fresno is about 180 miles from the Bay Area, and around 220 from LA. Unfortunately I doubt I could make that during the week. I'm not familiar with that area, so I don't even know if there's anything around there!
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Kinda had a feeling that it was a one horse town. I just can't say for sure I'll still be there on Saturday.

I'd kinda like to head home Thursday.
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Cool, just let me know if you do stick around for the weekend. Don't blame you for wanting to bug out though!
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GOOD LAWD!! Bob, that mod is INSANE!!! Are those REAL type "R" breathers??? The one's w/ the SOLID GOLD thingamaflanges suspended in 90 weight? I've been searching for those for about 4 months!!
I'm working on a engine swap using 2 of those (in tandem) for power. One on each diff., w/ a "tee" and fuel line connecting the 2 breathers. I'm expecting around 250 REAL HP. The best part is....... IT WONT USE ANY GAS!!! Thats right! The 2 type "R" breathers will be the only source of power, I'm $h!& canning the 3.0L.
This is gonna be sweet!
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Todd,

There is nothing finer than the Type R breather plug. They're really hard to find though.

Bob
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what exactly is the importance of a type r breather plug vs regular ones.
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Prolax,

I got this tip from the Honda guys who use the differential breather to allow their rotary differentials to breathe easier. I first asked him about the Mugen stuff (Mugen Power!) but he said their stuff was junk. Their claimed horsepower gains were around 40 RWHP but I got about 50---I'm going to dyno this on the weekend.

Tom (Mertztr) and I are working on becoming exclusive Southern California and Northern California dealers. Are you interested? Maybe we can put together a group buy.

What do you guys think?

Bob

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