Worth it. I live at 4500 elevation and it made a huge difference going over the passes, I can cruise control up them at 70 mph easy, before it was a downshift to 4th to get over them. Very noticeable power, especially with the 2.1 pulley and the URD 7th. All said and done I'm into mine $1900, that's a used charger, rebuilt the nose with new bearings, seal and coupler, URD 7th kit, 2.1 pulley and an Innovate MTX-L AFR gauge. So worth it to me, may not be for everyone.

For me, 100% worth it. This is my second supercharged 5VZFE in a lifted Toyota and I absolutely love the extra power. Its not an insane amount but I think it fills in all the weak points. Im at about 1100 ft above sea level and have zero pinging running the stock pulley, 93 octane, IK22s, and a 170* tstat.

I agree with SCRunner that a lot depends on how you drive it. On top of that, know what you want and what it will take to do it right up front. If you think everyone is stupid and you'll have no problems running a 2.1" pulley on 89 octane... you're asking for a horror story. There's a lots of accounts out there of supercharger troubles that boil down to someone trying to cheat the rules. The supercharger is a great accessory IMO and one that will likely make you love your 4R even more - BUT it needs to be installed with the proper accompanying parts to work right and keep your engine healthy.

For free I'd love to have one.

For $2500 to $4000 I'd rather have a newly built engine instead for my usage


That said, someone just sold one with pulley and URD kit for $2500 over on Tacoma World but to me that still seemed like too much money even though I know it was a good deal relatively speaking.

Worth it for sure. Where are you located, would you like to test drive mine?

I've actually never driven one, but I think the answer to this question depends 100% on the owner of the vehicle and how content he is with the power output.

I came to my first 3rd gen from an FJ60 (125hp and HEAVY) and a carbureted mini truck (80hp on a good day), and to me, the 3rd gen with a 5-speed was a veritable rocket ship compared to what I was used to.

If you feel like your truck doesn't have enough power for your needs and you have a couple thousand bucks laying around, there is the answer to your question.

I own 2 vehicles equipped with 3.4L 5VZ-FE's and they're both supercharged.

Enough said?

I would LOVE to test drive yours. I would LOVE to. That would be simply the best.

I'm in Castle Rock! But my church is in Centennial and I will be up there Sunday if that works for you!

See I noticed that just with the 3rd gen compared to another 3rd ten - automatic vs. manual. The 4-speed with this engine combo was just terrible. The 5 speed is much faster I believe. But a supercharged 5-speed? I am starting to like the sound of that...

Any vehicle with added BOOST is well worth it. If you dont mind the drop in gas mileage its EVERYTHING!!! Mine would be supercharged if it wasnt my daily driver and they where not so damn pricey.

I miss my boosted vehicles so bad, but Im building a beast of a mitsubishi that will be running 40+psi!!

Does anybody have any acceleration numbers to compare to a stock NA motor since then we could actually see that power in a real world situation. Of course those that have it would feel it's worth it and yes,more on road power for pulling steep inclines or towing it would be nice.

Now with that said I've driven a couple blown 3.4s and the extra oomph was nice but for my truck I didn't feel the extra cost was worth it for my needs since around town and off road there really wasn't a plus but on the hwy and passing a little extra boost would be useful.

Do I regret not ever going with an SC? At first yes but the more I've moved along with my 4Runner I don't think I really needed any more power to make my truck more enjoyable.

I have had my 96 auto supercharged for the last 35,000 miles. My truck has 244,xxx on it now and I do not regret putting the supercharger on at all. I came from a 94 mr2 with a 3rd gen 3sge swap so the runner felt like a dog to me.

I am running the stock pulley (although it gets me 7-9psi for some reason) no additional mods other than 2 step colder plugs and ALWAYS 91 or higher octane at around 2400ft elevation. I dont get any ping and it made a HUGE difference in how it feels zipping around town and going over passes on the freeway.

I actually raced my buddy in his runner for the first time about a 2 weeks ago just for fun. He has a 02 runner with a k&n intake, no lift and stock 265/70/16" tires. I have the supercharger, a trd catback and run 33" tires with a 3" lift. From a dig, I jumped about 2-3 car lengths ahead through 1st gear (35-40mph) and then steadily pulled to about 4-5 lengths by the time we hit 75-80.

I think i could gain another 1-2 lengths on him if I didnt have a horrible slip on my 1st to 2nd shift. That is the only issue I have had arise in the 35,xxx miles I have been boosted and I attribute it to my heavy heavy foot and lots of full throttle pulls to 60. I have a new trans sitting in my garage that I picked up for $125 with just over 100,xxx miles that will get the valve body modded before getting put back in.

Once you go with a supercharger, you will never look back. It makes the truck so much more friendly as a dd to zip around town with. It did make it a MUCH easier reality for me considering I picked up my kit for less than $600 all said and done.

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Yep, sure have. The minimal feeling, or extra HP gained, does not warrant the cost of 1.5K-2K IMO. Plus paying the extra .25 cents for premium at the pump would take the joy out of it for me.

Different folks, different strokes.

The more I think about it, if one buys a new S/C, uses it for 30,000 miles, then sells their 4runner, one can recoup almost 4/5 of the price paid for the new S/C if they sell their used one on Fleabay at the present moment. I don't think the demand will wain anytime soon either.

I did see one on CL in South Carolina for $800 years ago and dragged my feet in getting it. Now that was just plain dumb on my part.

Well, you guys have pretty much made up my mind on it. I'll be getting one eventually. Although when I do mine, I'll want to do it with the added accessories, so it'll be pricey. Plus the added ongoing cost of using premium instead of 87, it'll have to wait. But it's on the list. Probably after the house is paid off...