But then HP Tuners has availability for some Toyota models and is working on more.

I absolutely do not regret installing the supercharger. It was absolutely worth it 100%. I only wished I did it sooner.

Straight Magnuson install. No additional mods with the exception of have Sprint Booster.

Don't think I'll ever trade/sell this car.

It's been almost 31k after supercharger was installed in my 16 trd runner. Don't regret the decision at all.

On another note had to replace the belt , it broke on me after an off roading trip, but not expensive , they run between 18-20 $.


Running a gibson dual side exhaust aswell. Makes the truck sound even better.

Only had it for a thousand miles and so far love it. Has a very factory feel which I love. Absolutely no issues.

I have noticed, perhaps it's with the tune, that it limps through the mid-range at WOT acceleration. Feels very similar to a faulty knock sensor when I had the supercharged 3rd gen, where the 1500-3500rpm range was in "limp mode" and it'd kick back at the higher RPMs. Another supercharged 5th gen responds the same way. This thread made me send an email to guy who sent my tuned file and waiting to see what he has to say.

Noticed that but not the 4R yet.

So patiently waiting.

yes.. life does get in the way

my one regret is that i did not install sooner.

BEST
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I do not regret adding the Magnuson at all. Best mod I ever did. For people concerned about the box tune on the Magnuson, their stock tune is not bad. I opted for the Ucon EMS from URD. This gives you the ability to have a more refined tune for your specific vehicle. I can say that it runs better in all all aspects with the Ucon, and it allows for other mods to be accounted for in the tune such as CAI or exhaust. If you can swing any supercharger set up Do it, you will not regret it

Not sure what else is different, but Magnuson accounts for those as well. Maybe it's a newer offering? You use the tuner to download the factory ECU, upload to Magnuson using their online form and tell them all your mods, gearing, etc. and they send the tune back.

I seriously doubt you will find many that will admit to it even if they were not 100% satisfied.

I’ve driven a supercharged 4.0 Tacoma and that was enough to put the urge to get one on the back-burner for me. It wasn’t bad, but I was just expecting (or hoping) for a lot more. Perhaps I set my expectations too high and set myself up for disappointment.

To be honest I couldn’t answer as to what is different, but can tell you that it idles smoother, accelerates smoother and is faster. When I installed the Ucon I did a remote tuning session with URD and did some pulls on the street. Each time time they adjusted the tune it felt better and better. The Magnuson tune I was told was running slightly lean in the higher rpms after doing my initial logged pulls during that session. My fuel system was also pretty maxed out. May do injectors soon. Either way my truck always ran pretty well with the Magnuson no matter what tune it’s been on.

Box tune is still a box tune.

Guarantee its on the safe side. People probably can get tons more out of it.

For those of you who live in and travel often to higher elevations (5-7k ft), how has your experience been with the driveability?

Any noticeable difference in behavior and performance?

Regret? Absolutely not.
If I had to do over again, would I? Not sure.

We all have our own reasons to consider a supercharger, hence what motivates me might not suffice for others. Obviously many of us wish Toyota offered the 1UR-FE or 3UR-FE as options. Instead we're left with the option of a $40k truck and adding $7k for a SC, or a $50k GX that looks more luxury item than off-roader. The LC option is even more expensive.

Am I happy with the supercharger? I love the lower power band, more power, whistle/whine at cruise, and surprised looks from the muscle car drivers. The pitfalls, MPG drop (1-2mpg), high octane requirement (increased cost, limited availability in deep back country), of course the price tag. I can live with everything, though that $7k pill was hard to swallow. I was long on the fence about it, but in the end decided to go for it. What decided it was the obscene amount of overtime I've been forced to work in the guise of public safety. Given the option of starting to mod all over again in a V8 equipped vehicle or springing for the SC. The latter seemed more logical, frugal, and didn't require selling one vehicle to pay for another longer larger loan.

So, if I wouldn't do the SC again what might I do instead? Stop at the last configuration I had before the SC. It was ~$1300 worth of mods that was a significant improvement over stock, and certainly butt dyno approved.
aFe MomentumGT CAI, URD MAF Calibrator, & URD Y-pipe. I fed it the same BP 93 octane I feed the SC, but it handled lower octanes easier than the SC which sees a noticeable power loss even at 91 octane. Is it as good as a SC, of course not, but the cost is much more tolerable.

Great thread topic, thanks SC anonymous group for sharing your honest opinions.