Recent content by dcraddo03

Agree. It's not hard to fix. Just need a few sockets and 2 hours or so. If you have a V8 (not sure if this applies to v6 owners or not), you'll need to remove the airbox to have space to work on the passenger side valve cover. You can find a gasket kit at your local parts store. Don't forget to...

When you say 'diy tune' I imagine some guy in a street race-esque early 90's Civic with a laptop going 200 down the interstate haha. What exactly does it look like to diy tune a 4runner? I'm almost certain I don't have the expertise or knowledge to pull something like that off.

Hey, please keep me updated on how it turns out! Is there a writeup that you've decided to follow?

I'm completely new to this, but I have been considering an A/F tune for my 4R. I have no idea how to go about it though-- I'm not sure if I'd need a piggyback or some kind of chip, or if I could just throw my truck to a tune shop and call it a day. How would I go about this? Here's how it...

Yeah, the LT headers completely replace the stock manifolds (including the cats) and bolt straight to the y-pipe. I thought about welding cats into a DT y-pipe I purchased, replacing the resonators that come on it. I ended up not doing that (because I'm still waiting on my y-pipe after a few...

I very much doubt you're gonna be able to spit flames *and* pass an emissions test at the same time. I'm no exhaust expert but I don't think it'll work out that way.

Not my words, just a quote from the support team's response.

Hi everyone, I recently finished up my Doug Thorley LT header install on my '06 V8. I didn't have the resources to buy a URD O2 Simulator, so I've been driving with the CEL on for Catalyst Efficiency (on both banks) for about a month now. Not exactly the most convenient to have to carry a code...

Got a drive-by video for you guys here. Kind of hard to get a video that sounds good on the iPhone so this is the best I can do.

For me it's mostly about maintaining reliability. I'm not in the 'career' section of my life yet, since I'm currently in college and working part-time. With that being said, loads of money isn't exactly at my fingertips. I'll admit there are purchases that I've made on my truck just for the...

Today I finished up my Doug Thorley long tube install! Two exhaust hangers on the catback are misaligned since I had to move it a little, but there are plenty of hangers that will hold it up until I can relocate the two that are misaligned. My only complaint is the interior drone at mid-throttle...

I'm running KO2's on my 2Runner. No 4WD and yet I've never been stuck. Then again I'm not really one to play in deep mud, but for flooded fields and wet trails I've never had an issue. The traction isn't bad on snow either.

I'm sure your mechanic is right. From what I've been reading, the short tube headers = +++low-end torque. The long tubes = +++peak power (shifting the curve to the right). With that being said, OEM parts are more expensive than they should be. I'd rather drop what I have saved on parts that...

So, to recap... I'm looking at DT Long Tube headers with a DT y-pipe. I'll need 2 cats (looking at magnaflow 54956) to replace the resonators in the y-pipe by cutting & welding. After that I'll need O2 bung plugs & O2 bungs to weld downstream of the cats on the y-pipe. Sounds right?

I'm sure I'd be rolling in free horsepower and torque gains but I can't afford to run without cats. My 4Runner is my primary vehicle and I need it to be able to pass emissions tests. I'd like to run headers because my manifolds are cracked to high hell and are annoying me so they need to be...