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Sep 27, 2007 | 08:06 PM

#41

slus

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Originally Posted by CJM

Gears!

X2!!!

Regearing will make by far the biggest difference for your money. It will probably be more than 500 bucks though for front and rear plus setup.

Sep 27, 2007 | 08:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Whitey13

The dyno chart he posted clearly shows a 7 peak HP difference with the addition of a header, not "10 proven hp" as he claimed. To get 10hp you end up spending closer to $1000 than the $500 he budgeted.

I'm sure I posted this earlier but the 7hp peak means nothing. It's the gains in the midrange. Look at that torque curve. You can gain way more power in the mid range and it doesn't show in peak numbers. Which these headers do.

I'd rather have around a 10 ft.lbs gain from 2000-4000rpm than say a 15 even 20 hp between 4000-5000.

Sep 27, 2007 | 08:43 PM

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CJM

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3rd freaking time. Screw getting headers, exhaust, other crap.

YOU NEED GEARS!!!!!!!!!!! They will return your engines power to near factory specs and it will be much easier to drive along everywhere.

Headers, exhaust, all that junk maybe 20hp/tq but you wont feel any of it, sure the dyno says you got it, but you wont fell it. Add 50hp and you will not 15...

Sep 28, 2007 | 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Whitey13

I think you can pick up a Jardine exhaust for far less than $500.

I love the Jardine Cat Back on my 4Runner.

Sep 28, 2007 | 09:03 AM

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$500..Gears F/R or this--From this website: http://www.marlincrawler.com/htm/tra...ickup_dual.htm I would get this: MC-14107, MC07-R10, 23 Spline Kit, $349 and this:MC-14211, 23 Spline Input Gear, $159, so it is a couple of bucks over. Than I could crawl over some big rocks.

It would do more for my fat buttdyno than an exhaust

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Originally Posted by hamiltonj2w1

cold air intake and exhaust. for a K/N cold air intake is like 250.00 at performanceproducts.com I just got a quote today from my local exhaust shop to replace my stock muffler with a flowmaster and the pipe from there back to the bumper with a nice stainless steel tip for a 190.00 so in theory better gas mileage and more power that is what I am doing to my 04 4runner with the 4.0 V6

I ran a K&N CAI on my '05 4.0 for 6 months, took it off and sold it on ebay and my mileage went back up for some reason...

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Sep 28, 2007 | 09:21 AM

#46

d0ubledown

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want more power? simple. add lower gears.

Sep 28, 2007 | 10:16 AM

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save the $$$ for the next time you have 500 and get yourself a supercharger.
Big gains, esp in low end where you want it

Sep 28, 2007 | 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevin286

save the $$$ for the next time you have 500 and get yourself a supercharger.
Big gains, esp in low end where you want it

so your saying you can get a suppercharger for a grand?? from where?

Sep 28, 2007 | 02:25 PM

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so your saying you can get a suppercharger for a grand?? from where?

EBAY! They sell on there all the time for 1000 - 1500. I have seen them go for under a grand from time to time you just have to keep an eye out.

Sep 28, 2007 | 02:44 PM

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olharleyman

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Here is one for you to check out

Toyota TRD Supercharger Fits Tacoma, Tundra, 4 Runner Item number: 150165588777

Sep 28, 2007 | 04:02 PM

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dijlop

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i want a supercharger..

shoot. i want the 500 bucks.

Sep 28, 2007 | 04:32 PM

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ETRNL

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hmm. ebay. good to know. but ill still need fuel crap and stuff right?

Sep 28, 2007 | 04:50 PM

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hmm. ebay. good to know. but ill still need fuel crap and stuff right?

In the long run yes and that is what make sthe SC cost some but it is ok to run the SC on the stock fule things. That is how TRD does it when they installed them at the factory and although you might be a little lean I have seen many SC trucks without any fuel mods that have 150k+ on them.