Texas_Ace

Ok, after a lot of work I have got stage one build up done!

My truck is:

2000 Toyota 4runner Limited
3.4l V6
Auto Tranny
Sunroof
And all the extras you could get with it. MSRP was $40,000 on it! REALLY, I didn?t think they were made that high either.

I got it used in April 2007 for $9600 with 125K and near perfect condition. Just needed the timing belt done and it was ready for anything.

So time for a formal interdiction of my ride (and yes I just want to show it off!).

WARNING! LOT AND LOTS OF PICS!

So here is an overall list of mods I have done thus far:

PEFORMANCE:
TRD 1st Gen Supercharger
URD 7th injector with tuning by me
AEM Meth injection system (prefer Devils own but this is what i had)
7gph Nozzle with 50/50 methanol and water
2.2" URD pulley
Doug Thorley Headers
Gutted cat and stock exhaust
Odyssey PC1700 battery
Added electronic fans
Tranny cooler
Stainless steel hoses
Silicone hoses for all the rest
Synthetic Fluid conversion
Full chassis lube (made a BIG difference)

BRAKING
Tundra Brake upgrade

EXTERIOR
Stainless Steel Grill Guard
Rear 100watt backup lights
Complete LED light conversion (except for the dash lights, getting to that soon)
Clear Corner lights
Tail lights in black
1.5" Inch wheel spacers
3 TRD stickers (these are the premium model! Each adds 55HP instead of the normal 40HP!!)
OEM Hood with scoop

OFF-ROAD ENHANCEMENTS
3 Hella 500's in the front (2 with silverstars for driving lights and the other with 100watt light for off-road)
Extra fog lights for off road

INTERIOR
Built in power inverter
Fire extinguisher
Survival Kit
All-weather black mats

New stereo setup with the following:
Alpine Deck
Door speakers are EFX components. 6.5" in the front and 5.25" in the rear
A/S/D/ 5.25 amp (old school EXTREME HIGH QUALITY AMP) for the drivers

Added LED electronic gauges:
Tranny temp
Oil pressure
Voltage
Boost/Vacume
Oil Temp
Wideband AFR





First off here is the first video most of you have seen of the first start:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvGSvHTPX3M

Next is the dyno i did a few weeks after getting it running with the stock pulley making 222rwhp:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKQ7mjjeoCg

Here is when I took it to the 1/8th mile drag track and ran it with a few hundred pounds of MR2 stuff in the back, still on the stock pulley and still managed to beat a miata:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9UHa...watch_response

Mod overview after doing the 2.2 pulley and meth injection.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr13OB2P65c

Meth injection/power mods i have made to get to the level it is now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYBOlsLTZQ8

And the best for last! Burnout/Street pulls in the 4runner after the latest mods, 0-60 in about 7 seconds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLnFf0_H8bI

Howdy, long time no see ya'll.

I am sure a few of you remember me, i still see a few familiar faces floating around here. Been some time since i have really posted on here since i have been busy working on my MR2 the last few years.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkmFiLdhogQ

Well i blew the old motor in the MR2 up a few months ago and while i am waiting on the new one i decided to catch back up on the 4runner and do some mods to it that i have been wanting to do for a long time.

As a refresher on who i am since i am sure 99% of you don't have a clue who this guy with way too many posts suddenly posting is. I have the 2000 Limited 4runner 4WD that I supercharged a few years back with a 1st gen supercharger on a budget.

Here is my old build thread from 2 years ago: https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f200...begins-146485/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvGSvHTPX3M

Mod list from that point in time was

TRD 1st gen supercharger
URD 7th injector kit
Doug Thorley headers
Gauges and tuning tools

On the stock pulley making about 5psi of boost this is what i dynoed just after getting it running:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKQ7mjjeoCg

Not too bad seeing as i had some issues that day as well.


So thats the back story, so now for a long term update. Been driving it for 2 years now, i have beat the living heck out of it during that time. including but not limited to towing MANY cars some upwards of 200 miles and weighing 5000lb+. Plus i drive all my cars like i stole them. It has held up GREAT, not a single issue in this time at all.

Just normal oil changes. My Gas mileage has even been pretty good, on the highway i have seen as much as 21-22mpg. Power has been great as well, i am VERY glad i did this even though i now have MUCH faster cars (that MR2 above should crack 500rwhp+ in the coming weeks). The extra power is so nice just normal around town driving, makes the truck so much more fun to drive. I do not regret for 1 second supercharging my 4unner, one of the best things i ever did.

Here are some pictures of how it stands now:








Here it is doing some mall crawling, sorry no pictures of it off-road, although i have the messed up front end alignment to prove it has been there.



So thats up to the current as of last week. Now for the mods i have done in the last few days.

Biggest thing i did was install an AEM water/Methanol injection kit that was donated by the MR2 (it is moving on to bigger and badder things). I am making a video that will go into great detail about the install and setup but here is a quick rundown.

Installed it using the factory washer fluid reservoir and in a fairly "sleeper" setup. I am using a 7gpm or 450cc nozzle, this is a little bigger then they recommend for a 3.4l motor but it is what I had on the MR2 so i used it (well actually it had 1 450cc nozzle and a 900cc nozzle for a total of almost 1400cc but thats another subject, although i would be happy to go into it if ya'll want).

I played around with different mixtures of water/meth and settled on a 50/50 mixture (vs the 100% pure meth i was using in the MR2). On the stock pulley i noticed some gains for sure, my boost also went up by about 1psi. After some tuning the power gains were VERY noticeable. I was able to zero out my timing map on the URD with no signs of knock.

I then installed a URD 2.2 pulley i have had in the garage for 2 years, it upped the boost by another 1-1.5psi and at this point the power gains were VERY noticeable. It is a whole new truck! Butt dyno says ~250rwhp.

The rest of the details i will explain in the video i am working on, should have it ready in a few days.

Here are some pictures of the meth install:





Here is how i tapped it into the stock washer fluid tank:

Continues


And here is the status light mounted next to my wideband, this will let me know when it is spraying, if it is low on fluid and if there are any shorts:



Smaller URD pulley:



Fuse block i am VERY proud of, installed this a year ago or so, $5 each from pepboys and makes any wiring on the truck SO much easier and better.



I have done a LOT of work and playing around with water/meth injection so if ya'll have any questions about it feel free to ask! I will do my best to help you out. Get me interested enough in 4runenrs again and i might stick around lol, i have been bit by the speed bug so thats where most of my spare time is spent latly, trying ot go faster.



If you have any questions about any of the mods I can make a write-up of them. I know that a lot of them have already been done so I will let ya?ll tell me what you want and what not.

Texas_Ace

And the newest mod to be added!



Now i have them all!

Texas_Ace

Howdy, long time no see ya'll.

I am sure a few of you remember me, i still see a few familiar faces floating around here. Been some time since i have really posted on here since i have been busy working on my MR2 the last few years.




http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkmFiLdhogQ

Well i blew the old motor in the MR2 up a few months ago and while i am waiting on the new one i decided to catch back up on the 4runner and do some mods to it that i have been wanting to do for a long time.

As a refresher on who i am since i am sure 99% of you don't have a clue who this guy with way too many posts suddenly posting is. I have the 2000 Limited 4runner 4WD that I supercharged a few years back with a 1st gen supercharger on a budget.

Here is my old build thread from 2 years ago: https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f200...begins-146485/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvGSvHTPX3M

Mod list from that point in time was

TRD 1st gen supercharger
URD 7th injector kit
Doug Thorley headers
Gauges and tuning tools

On the stock pulley making about 5psi of boost this is what i dynoed just after getting it running:



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKQ7mjjeoCg

Not too bad seeing as i had some issues that day as well.


So thats the back story, so now for a long term update. Been driving it for 2 years now, i have beat the living heck out of it during that time. including but not limited to towing MANY cars some upwards of 200 miles and weighing 5000lb+. Plus i drive all my cars like i stole them. It has held up GREAT, not a single issue in this time at all.

Just normal oil changes. My Gas mileage has even been pretty good, on the highway i have seen as much as 21-22mpg. Power has been great as well, i am VERY glad i did this even though i now have MUCH faster cars (that MR2 above should crack 500rwhp+ in the coming weeks). The extra power is so nice just normal around town driving, makes the truck so much more fun to drive. I do not regret for 1 second supercharging my 4unner, one of the best things i ever did.

Here are some pictures of how it stands now:








Here it is doing some mall crawling, sorry no pictures of it off-road, although i have the messed up front end alignment to prove it has been there.



So thats up to the current as of last week. Now for the mods i have done in the last few days.

Biggest thing i did was install an AEM water/Methanol injection kit that was donated by the MR2 (it is moving on to bigger and badder things). I am making a video that will go into great detail about the install and setup but here is a quick rundown.

Installed it using the factory washer fluid reservoir and in a fairly "sleeper" setup. I am using a 7gpm or 450cc nozzle, this is a little bigger then they recommend for a 3.4l motor but it is what I had on the MR2 so i used it (well actually it had 1 450cc nozzle and a 900cc nozzle for a total of almost 1400cc but thats another subject, although i would be happy to go into it if ya'll want).

I played around with different mixtures of water/meth and settled on a 50/50 mixture (vs the 100% pure meth i was using in the MR2). On the stock pulley i noticed some gains for sure, my boost also went up by about 1psi. After some tuning the power gains were VERY noticeable. I was able to zero out my timing map on the URD with no signs of knock.

I then installed a URD 2.2 pulley i have had in the garage for 2 years, it upped the boost by another 1-1.5psi and at this point the power gains were VERY noticeable. It is a whole new truck! Butt dyno says ~250rwhp.

The rest of the details i will explain in the video i am working on, should have it ready in a few days.

Here are some pictures of the meth install:





Here is how i tapped it into the stock washer fluid tank:

Continues


And here is the status light mounted next to my wideband, this will let me know when it is spraying, if it is low on fluid and if there are any shorts:



Smaller URD pulley:



Fuse block i am VERY proud of, installed this a year ago or so, $5 each from pepboys and makes any wiring on the truck SO much easier and better.



I have done a LOT of work and playing around with water/meth injection so if ya'll have any questions about it feel free to ask! I will do my best to help you out. Get me interested enough in 4runenrs again and i might stick around lol, i have been bit by the speed bug so thats where most of my spare time is spent latly, trying ot go faster.

Texas_Ace

First off here is the first video most of you have seen of the first start:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvGSvHTPX3M

Next is the dyno i did a few weeks after getting it running with the stock pulley making 222rwhp:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKQ7mjjeoCg

Here is when I took it to the 1/8th mile drag track and ran it with a few hundred pounds of MR2 stuff in the back, still on the stock pulley and still managed to beat a miata:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9UHa...watch_response

Mod overview after doing the 2.2 pulley and meth injection.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jr13OB2P65c

Meth injection/power mods i have made to get to the level it is now:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SYBOlsLTZQ8

And the best for last! Burnout/Street pulls in the 4runner after the latest mods, 0-60 in about 7 seconds.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lLnFf0_H8bI

Texas_Ace

OLD mods when i first got the truck.

Ok, after a lot of work I have got stage one build up done!

My truck is:

2000 Toyota 4runner Limited
3.4l V6
Auto Tranny (going to convert to Manual?)
Sunroof
And all the extras you could get with it. MSRP was $40,000 on it! REALLY, I didn?t think they were made that high either.

I got it used in April 2007 for $9600 with 125K and near perfect condition. Just needed the timing belt done and it was ready for anything.

So time for a formal interdiction of my ride (and yes I just want to show it off!).

WARNING! LOT AND LOTS OF PICS!

So here is an overall list of mods I have done thus far:

PEFORMANCE
MSD dis-4 + tach adapters
Short-ram intake with Cone filter (and a great sound)
Odyssey PC1700 battery
TRD oil cap
Added electronic fans
Tranny cooler
Stainless steel hoses
Silicone hoses for all the rest
Synthetic Fluid conversion
Full chassis lube (made a BIG difference)

BRAKING
Tundra Brake upgrade

EXTERIOR
Stainless Steel Grill Guard
Rear 100watt backup lights
REAL HID conversion headlights 4100K 35watt H4-2 bulbs (bulbs that have halogen on low bean and the sun on high beams, see below for pictures of what the lights look like at night)
Complete LED light conversion (except for the dash lights, getting to that soon)
Clear Corner lights
ALTEZZA rear lights in black
1.5? Inch wheel spacers (yeah I know they suck but they work until I can get my new ones?)
Rear light bar
3 TRD stickers (these are the premium model! Each adds 55HP instead of the normal 40HP!!)
Hood scoop (if ya?ll like it I will make it work)

OFF-ROAD ENHANCEMENTS
3 Hella 500?s in the front (2 with silverstars for driving lights and the other with 100watt light for off-road)
Extra fog lights for off road (yea there are a lot, no comments?)

INTERIOR
Built in power inverter
Fire extinguisher
Survival Kit
All-weather black mats

New stereo setup with the following:
Alpine Deck
Door speakers are EFX components. 6.5? in the front and 5.25? in the rear
DIYMA 12? 1000watt SQ sub in sealed box
A/S/D/ 5.25 amp (old school EXTREME HIGH QUALITY AMP) for the drivers
EFX 300 watt RMS high performance amp for the sub (will be adding a second sub and upgrading to an HD amp soon)
2 gauge wiring kits all around
12 disc CD-changer

Added LED electronic gauges:
Tranny temp
Oil pressure
Voltage


Now for the pics!


This is how i got it.



















And here is what it looks like now: (the rally light has since been replaced with another hella 500)



































































And here are what my lights look like at night. The one looking at the road is what it looks like and the next shows what lights you saw on the road. The ones with the headlights on and the fogs off (except for the very first one) have the HID high beams on that is why they are so bright.


































Some VERY bright map lights that i replaced the stock ones with.


And yes there is a little rice in all of us. Here are the LED setup on.




















And here is a rechargable flashlight that i got at wal-mart for $8. It is LED and VERY VERY bright. The first shows it charging in the lighter and the next shows in shining on the road. I highly recomend this.



The rest of the currant mods will be shown in a few days.

Now for the Stage 2 mods to come:

Headers and new exhaust
New suspension setup with coils shocks and the whole nine yards. And of course a lift
New tires, not sure how big yet
SUPERCHARGER and all that goes with it except the tranny mods
Convert to a manual Tranny!
Dual lockers

Then who knows what?.



If you have any questions about any of the mods I can make a write-up of them. I know that a lot of them have already been done so I will let ya?ll tell me what you want and what not.