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Asking for Magnuson SuperCharger Reviews
Anyone has an update or review after install ???
I'm looking for a reviews/opinions after having the supercharger on for at least 15k miles ...
More like drivability, maintenance, mpg, how she handles loaded down thru steep inclines, etc etc ...
I'm interested in getting the blower for my 4runner ... Because of my big loop trip last summer. With the my 4runner loaded down with gear and lugage up top and 6 passengers. There were a couple of time the 4runner was alittle sluggish even with 4.88 gears on 35's ...
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Anyone has an update or review after install ???
I'm looking for a reviews/opinions after having the supercharger on for at least 15k miles ...
More like drivability, maintenance, mpg, how she handles loaded down thru steep inclines, etc etc ...
I'm interested in getting the blower for my 4runner ... Because of my big loop trip last summer. With the my 4runner loaded down with gear and lugage up top and 6 passengers. There were a couple of time the 4runner was alittle sluggish even with 4.88 gears on 35's ...
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I hope someone chimes in, I thought I’d be ok with 4.56 gears and a pedal commander. My concern is reliability, I wouldn’t want to be left stranded out in the middle of nowhere because something leaked or came apart.
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Originally Posted by TheWraith
Anyone has an update or review after install ???
I'm looking for a reviews/opinions after having the supercharger on for at least 15k miles ...
More like drivability, maintenance, mpg, how she handles loaded down thru steep inclines, etc etc ...
I'm interested in getting the blower for my 4runner ... Because of my big loop trip last summer. With the my 4runner loaded down with gear and lugage up top and 6 passengers. There were a couple of time the 4runner was alittle sluggish even with 4.88 gears on 35's ...
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From what I've seen, 35s with a light vehicle would be fine with 4.88s but any sort of bumpers or skids then go 5.29s.
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04-22-2020, 03:21 PM
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I hope someone chimes in, I thought I’d be ok with 4.56 gears and a pedal commander. My concern is reliability, I wouldn’t want to be left stranded out in the middle of nowhere because something leaked or came apart.
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I also have the pedal commander.
I only have a steel front bumper, skids, rock sliders, and a 3rd row. Around town I'm good with the 4.88 on 35's
But when I'm carrying full load of people ( My Family of 6 ) including our luggages ( 3 pelican 1650's, 1 extra large suit case, and a ice chest ) the 4runner is kinda sluggish around the hills...
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Just ordered mine, should be here in a couple of weeks. I got tired of how slow she was when merging or passing on the freeway.
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I just installed mine a month ago. So far it has been great. I tow an adventure trailer but haven't been able to do so yet with the super. I'm on 33s with a steel rear bumper, sliders, skids, hybrid steel front bumper, dual battery and a winch. My feeling has been that this is the power the 4runner should have. It is not crazy but it is noticeable. It makes it feel like there is a v8 under the hood.. The weak link now has been my transmission Temps. I noticed I no longer hunt for gears which means it sits in overdrive more and am seeing Temps stay around 200+. I installed an aux cooler with fan this morning so we will see if that helps.
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I am fairly confident in the install, I did it myself so I know everything was done as it should have been. I had to change a lot of hoses and make my own mount for the reservoir as well due to the dual battery tray. I replaced the worm gear hose clamps in the kit with legit clamps off of other peoples suggestions and so far not a single leak.
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Originally Posted by fbksurferjoe
I just installed mine a month ago. So far it has been great. I tow an adventure trailer but haven't been able to do so yet with the super. I'm on 33s with a steel rear bumper, sliders, skids, hybrid steel front bumper, dual battery and a winch. My feeling has been that this is the power the 4runner should have. It is not crazy but it is noticeable. It makes it feel like there is a v8 under the hood.. The weak link now has been my transmission Temps. I noticed I no longer hunt for gears which means it sits in overdrive more and am seeing Temps stay around 200+. I installed an aux cooler with fan this morning so we will see if that helps.
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Thank you for your advise... I'll definitely do a tranny cooler with electric fans
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I am fairly confident in the install, I did it myself so I know everything was done as it should have been. I had to change a lot of hoses and make my own mount for the reservoir as well due to the dual battery tray. I replaced the worm gear hose clamps in the kit with legit clamps off of other peoples suggestions and so far not a single leak.
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Can you post the brand and part numbers for the clamps you used?? I’m not a fan of worm gear clamps. They aren’t constantly tightening like spring clamps.
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The supercharger adds additional load to an engine that wasn't designed for it. Perhaps Toyota overbuilt the engine, but I think in the long run it will wear out the engine sooner.
The 4Runner is obviously different than a Taco since the Taco has 6 gears, but this is video at least has some principals of re-gearing that may be of some use for 4Runners.
Tacoma Re-gear with Nitro
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Originally Posted by fbksurferjoe
I just installed mine a month ago. So far it has been great. I tow an adventure trailer but haven't been able to do so yet with the super. I'm on 33s with a steel rear bumper, sliders, skids, hybrid steel front bumper, dual battery and a winch. My feeling has been that this is the power the 4runner should have. It is not crazy but it is noticeable. It makes it feel like there is a v8 under the hood.. The weak link now has been my transmission Temps. I noticed I no longer hunt for gears which means it sits in overdrive more and am seeing Temps stay around 200+. I installed an aux cooler with fan this morning so we will see if that helps.
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What cooler did you pick? I’m looking at either the Derale 13504 or the Hayden 679. Not sure about adding a fan, though.
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The supercharger adds additional load to an engine that wasn't designed for it. Perhaps Toyota overbuilt the engine, but I think in the long run it will wear out the engine sooner.
The 4Runner is obviously different than a Taco since the Taco has 6 gears, but this is video at least has some principals of re-gearing that may be of some use for 4Runners.
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I don’t think so, anything that moves with boost or without will definitely fail if abused and not maintained. There’s was someone out in Oregon that know of that blew the engine up because he was trying to push a ton of boost. He was selling the supercharger soon there after. I’ll do a leak-down and compression test before and after a couple thousand miles to see what kind toll it’s taken on the engine.
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I got the 12731. When I get some time ill take pictures because I mounted it to the top of a skid plate. I'm not sure with the intercooler for the supercharger that you can fit another cooler on the grill.
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