January 2008 Mods
FourTrek Roof Tool Mounts...
Gibson Exhaust
Banged up after its first time out
GPS Mount for Magellan
I was ready to go to California for ALL PROs Toyota Jamboree. My gas mileage there was awful. Got about 15 mpg both ways. I did have a lot of gear but my main concern was my AIR DAM.
So I took it off and sawed off the mount.
I bent it straight as well, so no worries with aerodynamics..
Then I finally took a look at my TRD CAI... it was filthy so filthy.. which was another reason my mileage was bad. So I decided to clean it using a K&N kit.. bad idea. MAF sensor light was tripped by the oil on the TRD filter... I was pissed. SO I sold the damn thing and went to the stock box again and bought a throttle body spacer after reading much about it.
TBS
The brackets that shift the stock box mounts
Next, I ordered a Pre Cleaner Cyclone from the Dealership and installed it..
Finally got some vent shades shortly after...
Received my Unichip finally and placed it behind the glove box.
This is the Flash box which goes down into near the door sill
It sits behind this.. and is tucked down nice and tight and does not rattle at all.
February 2008 Mods
Finally got a Scan Gauge the other day...
Sorry it’s hard to see.. but me wire goes right down into the window sill here and is hidden nicely.
CUSTOM MOD....
So I thought long and hard about this recently.. it was very hard to depart from the TRD CAI... but I did. Now that I have the pre cleaner, I didn't want to get rid of it and stick with the TRD CAI.. because it doesn't keep my engine clean enough. The secondary filter on my truck is filthy because I know it’s doing its job. But I went with a pro dry filter that I hope works better than my K& N and with the pre cleaner on there,
I decided to cut out the secondary air filter and WOW!!!.. it’s like having my TRD CAI back. The problem is there is no cheap replacement for this.. no easy way to clean it.. so I popped it out and glued in the frame because I broke it and realized that the main air filter doesn’t fit as tight in there.
Here’s the pics of what I did... and what the secondary filter looks like.
Dirty dirty!
The stock air box with no secondary filter..
The secondary air filter and its inside parts... wow.. talk about restricted air flow.
Charcoal pellets inside the secondary air filter for emissions..
Fixed the frame back inside and glued the fuzz that was left just to make sure none enters the engine
And that’s it so far... I will keep this updated better. It will be a while before I get my next additions unless I get a high paying job soon or win the lottery.
