Recent content by soundguy

this is very interesting - - I think it is pretty clear that breathing with the 3vze is the big problem - - I will watch closely - - along with the soon to be option of Thorley headers - - this might be a nice way to get some simple add on gains. Keep me in the know! Aaron

Very interestin' - my '95 Limited has leather - no wood anything, hitch, running boards, luggage rack, sunroof, Auto Tranny, no power seats - I didn't even know those were an option in '95 - I know there was a 'sport' option that gave you an adjustable drivers seat(included in the Limited...

MM Well, I have done the research and putting headers on these things IS NOT a fun task. It involves grinding the headers, bending some tubes - yup bangin' the floorboard (unless you have a 1inch body lift which is very easy) - fabing some connections - and then choosing the proper diameter...

You didn't mention if you were doing a full cat back - or just changing the muffler - or doing a full header/exhaust swap. I will assume you are doing a cat back, have you checked Dynomax, Jardine, or Borla? I know Downey offers a full cat-back system with muffler and bent pipes. Then your...

wow - a new title for our group - how nice is that!! I like it - stomper can stay!! :p welcome stomper - I guess I might be (the) one that mentioned that the K&N filter filtercharger was not all that. I really do think I should have saved my money and just put in a drop in - - I belive...

I think that is a great idea. Locker(s) would be great for good trails and decent mudding. I can go LOTS of places in my 4runner and I don't have lockers (yet) ;): There are some steep hills and such that it really bogs on - but that is mostly because of the Auto Tranny - but for general...

SAS - well, apparetnly you can get some good lift using that instead of the IFS that the truck has now - but it is not a swap for the faint of heart. http://www.4x4wire.com/forums/showflat.php?Cat=&Number=581025&page=3&view=collapsed&sb=5&o=14&fpart=1 Lockers - well, it appears they are the...

uh - no, I wouldn't say that the t-body is something you can do yourself - . Unless of course you have your own boring mill - and a basic knowledge of machining. Then you are in!! Then it is just finding the oversized valve and re-assembling it. aaron

got the K&N answer in the other post - but - it is about $40 for the drop in. Don't get the filtercharger unit for the 4runner. It is WAY overpriced for what it is. Oh if I only knew then. As far as a muffler - well - Downey supplies one with their 2 1/2 exhaust package I am not sure what...

the K&N - I think about $40 for the drop in - The T-body - $250 ish - it really is simply more air in. I have to say - they might have wound the spring a little tighter because throttle response is a little better. :p However I think the MAF really screws up the more air in theory - talk...

Glad I could help - :D

Headers and a free flow filter - - well, I have a free flow filter - and I have not put headers on *yet*. I put the K&N Filtercharger on - it was NOT worth the money, I should have just put in a drop in - I think the results would have been the same. It did make a difference - but not like...

It really is too bad that there are not any good "bang for the buck" mods for this motor. It has been VERY reliable - and *seems* like it could be a good one to tweak - but I have found that it is not the case. Before I did all the research I put in a K&N filtercharger - it did make the...

while I don't have alot of turbo info for you - I do have some reasonably bad news. HP on the 3.0 is NOT cheap. As far as I know, and I have been looking into it for a year now, there are no aftermarket supercharges or turbo kits that are readily available for the 3.0. I believe there was a...

I have the fitercharger on my 3.slow - and they are right, don't expect much. It does make more noise - and I did notice a VERY SLIGHT improvement overall. Yes throttle response is a little better - and there is an improvement in low end - but other than that - - -- I do not think it was worth...