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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 10:31 AM
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Question Cold air or throttle body spacer

I have an 02 prerunner 2.7 ltr. I wanna enhance the get up on it. What would be best to go with first, a cold air intake or a throttle body spacer. I have no concern with gas mileage, just more power. Any comments would help
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 10:38 AM
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Start with a Cam, Header, Exhaust, ,stock K&N, I see very little to no gain with the 2 you mentioned.
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 10:44 AM
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As of right now i have a drop in k n filter in stock airbox and flowmaster 40 series. I just cannot seem to find a header for my truck. I mainly see ones for 3.4 ltr. Does it make a difference what brand cam you buy?
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 10:49 AM
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It may, try LcEngineering for starts, i have had good luck with them. And post a signature on your truck stats.
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 11:06 AM
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throttle body spacer will give low end response your throttle with be more sensitive.
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 11:14 AM
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Would a cold air make a big difference vs. The k&n drop in filter?
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 11:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Van Cour
throttle body spacer will give low end response your throttle with be more sensitive.
If you experenced that, it was probably the throttle cable getting adjusted tighter.
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 12:16 PM
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I did the TB spacer, money wasted.
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 12:19 PM
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Buy a mini-header from DeathCougar. Fixes the cracked manifold issue and its a header
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 12:25 PM
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i did the tb spacer, money wasted.
so what your saying is dont waste my money on a tb spacer?
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 12:27 PM
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Originally Posted by toyota4x4907
buy a mini-header from deathcougar. Fixes the cracked manifold issue and its a header :d
so if i get the header from death cougar, will it enhance the performance on my truck or will it have the characteristics of a stock header?
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 12:28 PM
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its somewhat of a performance enhancer, AFAIK.
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 12:30 PM
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fancy k&n intakes are a waste of money tb spacers are junk and dont work
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 12:52 PM
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I just think money could be better spent on something other than a TB spacer. If i started over i would have done gears n lockers first , then foo foo engine mods.
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 12:57 PM
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... If i started over i would have done gears n lockers first , then foo foo engine mods.
Smart man Hind sight is 20/20.
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 01:09 PM
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So true.
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by mt_goat
If you experenced that, it was probably the throttle cable getting adjusted tighter.

well its abigger dif on a 3.4
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Old Dec 12, 2009 | 01:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Van Cour
well its abigger dif on a 3.4
yeah very true, but u can only get so much out of a 2.7 ltr..
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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 06:19 AM
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Originally Posted by yamaboy03
yeah very true, but u can only get so much out of a 2.7 ltr..
turbo it and youll see 300 hp to the wheels. go over to customtacos.com and start looking around. the 2.7 is sooo easy to turbo.
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Old Dec 13, 2009 | 08:12 AM
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turbo it and youll see 300 hp to the wheels. go over to customtacos.com and start looking around. the 2.7 is sooo easy to turbo.
X2, here's a guy over on CT (Paradise Racing) that built a 1200 HP 2RZFE 2.4 Tacoma engine and has many drag runs to prove it. One run was 7.21 sec @192mph !!!

Some pics of his stuff: http://customtacos.com/forum/showthread.php?t=101710

Website: http://paradiseracing.com/Store/

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