Recent content by Clumsy me

Well the time has come the 4runner is being handed over to my younger sister for college. But I cant send her off with a supercharger that wouldnt be fair to all of you. For Sale: Gen 1 grey TRD Supercharger Dynamic tensioner All the mounting bits (bolts, brackets, gaskets) The...

Hey guys, Thank you for all the help over the past year with my junkyard supercharger project and rebuild. The 4runner is moving on to a family member but I will be removing the supercharger. So now I need a bit more help with what is this thing worth? Gen 1 supercharger - Fully rebuilt...

So I am back with an update on the junkyard charger. I pulled the input shaft out and the front bearing seized and gouged the shaft pretty good. I took it to a machine shop to see about just having a new one made and they came back saying it would be roughly 750-800 to reverse engineer the...

Eddie, the engine was rebuild somewhere in the 450k range I dont remember exactly. The reason for the rebuild was headgasket blew so we decided to rebuild it completely because we were already that far into it. The truck is my fathers. He bought it brand new and lives in the CA desert...

97' v6 4x4 manual. Once rebuild motor and on the 5th clutch.

Hepar, Thank you for the info. I am not afraid to tackle the nose rebuild I just got done with headgasket so this should be a walk in the park. I already have the bearings needed for the nose cone and I just ordered the vitol gasket and some new oil. When I got home from work I let the truck...

Hey guys I am back with my junkyard supercharger. I am hoping after all the help I got from everyone last time I am hoping you guys can pull some magic again. A little background and maintenance history before getting into the new issue. I found a Gen 1 SC in a junkyard and bought it for $100...

Hey guys I am hoping someone can help me out with an issue that has come up with my gen 1 SC. I have noticed that when the car is in drive and stopped with the AC on there is a bad rattling from the front cone. If I turn the AC off while still stopped and in gear the rattle goes away. It...

I wanted to check back in with everyone and say that I have fixed the headgasket on the truck and did a timing belt service. No cracked heads just a busted gasket on the middle cylinder. Here is to more boost in the future.

I hope you guys can help me out as well as I believe I may have blown my head gasket the other day. I have a gen 1 supercharger on the truck for roughly 5k miles 190k total. on saturday the truck drove fine no issues. Sunday morning it was rather cold out and raining all night and when I...

It made it on the truck. I was going to take it off and do the full rebuild while it was off doing the timing belt. I was looking into it a bit. I looked at the head gasket DIY and got a bit nervous as it is digging pretty deep into the engine and I have never done a head gasket or timing...

Gotcha pretty big range but I understand why. Current status of the charger: Fresh oil New pulley Comes with new nose bearings and coupler. Was going to install when I did the T belt job that is no longer happening I would also be including: O gasket IAC valve Pulley bracket Oil dip stick...

Confirmed that the engine is drinking coolant. Now the debate is fix or sell the truck. What is the going rate for a 1st gen SC with all the fixings?

Hey guys I have run into a new issue right in the middle of moving and right before the holiday, I am hoping some one can shed some light on this and either ease my stress or seal my fate. I have a 98 4runner with 195k that I have put a gen 1 supercharger on as of 189k. I noticed this morning...

This is how I got my SC I found it on a junked 4Runner down in Bakersfield. I was there looking for a sun visor clip and found it. I had to haul ass home to get all my tools and get back so I could get everything. If you check page 207 of the SC thread you can read through my experience with...