Recent content by WayneIndustries

I found that I had a 3/4" needle valve, that isn't going to work. A regular gas/ball valve will be needed. The orifice inside the inlet is still only 1/8".

Dear Toyota'ites, I just recently got a work van and put a 2000W power inverter in there, had to use a vacuum to suck some pull-string but the charge on the alternator would drop and the unit would shut off (I was using a voltage sensing relay that cuts out at 12.8V and kicks on a 13.3V). I...

Hey guys. I'm new on here but old to forums and working on vehicles in general. Since 2015 I've been experimenting/testing/developing an onboard hydrogen generator system to increase gas mileage through increasing horsepower (adding hydrogen gas to increase power output, to displace the amount...

I live in Denver Colorado area and I'm about to start attending a maker space place that has 3D printing. If someone sends me a template I can get these made pretty easily. I need one myself. I just messaged the 4Runner show in IG.

I'm gong to be honest with you, the 3.4L on this Toyota seems to have plenty of power, more than the stock I6 which on paper says it has a little more than this V6. Having had 2 strokers, I would take this toyota engine over them. The juice isn't worth the squeeze for power, and the Toyota...

I didn't know that about Toyota, making intricate different parts for the same model of vehicle, but thinking about how they make precision engineered things that last it doesn't surprise me. Jeep kept things so similar. You could swap the old 1960's-1970's era 4.2L crank into the 4.0 engine...

I see the consensus is unanimous. I will keep off the trails until I am ready to buy another setup then. I've done a 4WD swap before, just not on a 4Runner. I turned my old 2WD Cherokee into 4x4. The 2WD was so clean, and usually the 4WD's in the realm of Cherokee aren't well maintained.

Hey guys, I bought a 3rd gen several months ago, 2WD, and I want to get it converted to 4WD. I don't want to tackle this alone. I travel for work 100% and I'm in the Littleton/Denver/Aurora Colorado area at the moment. I just found the OEM intake at a local car scrapper place, and they have...

I just had the intake off last week and cleaned out the TB, I guess someone previously replaced the TB gasket with one similar to the TRD, it was completely round on the inside. I found my problem. I previously had a Volo VP16 plugged in and it stopped working (it plugs into the OBD CAN port)...

I know this is an old thread, but I am working on a solution for more power, and mileage, that is easy to install and won't break the bank like a supercharger kit. I have tested a prototype on a 3.8L car before and it was like adding a supercharger, boosted mileage 40-65%. I may post the...

Hey guys, I recently took all of the slack out of my Throttle cable/pedal by installing a metal window slide lock (old fashioned hardware) to replace a bunch of zip ties I used previously, then adjusted my Throttle cable nuts. There is 0 slack at the pedal and at the TB, but after having...

I hope you put red loctite on the helicoil before you installed it, otherwise it might come out and you'll have to re-install another one the next time you take it apart. I just went through this on a 4Runner I bought 6 months ago. 2 of the spark plugs came out with helicoils on them, so...

Good eye, I wasn't paying attention. I also need more posts as a new member so I can start a thread. ! Hopefully it helps someone in the future. I just upgraded the alternator to a non-OEM 240 Amp and just started it up yesterday since I swapped valve cover gaskets and cleaning grounds. It...

Perfect, I'm going to convert this to 4WD like I did my first Cherokee I bought that was also 2WD. .. in a distant future.

I don't know if grounds are your problem there. I have had mine for 6 months and have grounds that aren't in the best shape and it ran smooth. Even with a jacked up spark plug install and valve covers that had long been leaking all over the grounds and into the spark plugs as well. If you...