Gotta love the sound of a V8 screaming!
470SNC's GX470 build
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Gotta love the sound of a V8 screaming!
470SNC
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Finally got a chance to get out to Big Bear and White Mountain in Lucerne Valley for a well needed snow run with some of my FJ buddies. We ran 3N16 into Big Bear to go shooting and then headed up 3N17 up White Mountain in the snow. 3N17 is a narrow rocky steep trail with a few feet of fresh powder and a cliff edge on one side made for some butt puckering moments but all in all a really fun day and the GX did great out there.
Heading down 3N16 to the shooting area:
Right after the first river crossing:
The arsenal for the day, that 308 FN Scar 17S was a beast to shoot:
My girl taking a go at my 9mm AR pistol:
Dan shooting his .308 Scar 17s
Halfway up 3N17 White Mtn trail:
Making fresh tracks in powder:
Muddy aftermath and a couple hours of powerwashing:
Heading down 3N16 to the shooting area:
Right after the first river crossing:
The arsenal for the day, that 308 FN Scar 17S was a beast to shoot:
My girl taking a go at my 9mm AR pistol:
Dan shooting his .308 Scar 17s
Halfway up 3N17 White Mtn trail:
Making fresh tracks in powder:
Muddy aftermath and a couple hours of powerwashing:
470SNC
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470SNC
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So on a rainy Sunday, my buddy Paul and I finished up the snorkel install for my GX. It went pretty straight forward except for some minor complications (heads up for GX owners):
The snorkel kit consists of snorkel, snorkel head, and inner piece that goes under fender between snorkel inlet and stock air box. Since the snorkel was designed for a V6 Prado overseas, we had to make some modifications to get the snorkel to sit flush on the fender. The GX has more inner fender metal bracing so we had to cut off 1/2" off the snorkel inlet and the inner piece inlet to make up the difference of the extra metal.
Also the rubber coupling between the inner piece and stock airbox didn't work because the V8 airbox inlet was much bigger than the V6 airbox so we had to go buy a 4" to 3.5" step down silicone coupling from pepboys to get it to work. It would have been a quick install, had it not been for those two issues. Now installed, and loving it.
Lining up the template:
Holes marked and ready for drilling/hole saw:
Scary part of cutting into metal finished:
Installed!
The snorkel kit consists of snorkel, snorkel head, and inner piece that goes under fender between snorkel inlet and stock air box. Since the snorkel was designed for a V6 Prado overseas, we had to make some modifications to get the snorkel to sit flush on the fender. The GX has more inner fender metal bracing so we had to cut off 1/2" off the snorkel inlet and the inner piece inlet to make up the difference of the extra metal.
Also the rubber coupling between the inner piece and stock airbox didn't work because the V8 airbox inlet was much bigger than the V6 airbox so we had to go buy a 4" to 3.5" step down silicone coupling from pepboys to get it to work. It would have been a quick install, had it not been for those two issues. Now installed, and loving it.
Lining up the template:
Holes marked and ready for drilling/hole saw:
Scary part of cutting into metal finished:
Installed!
Nyc-Runner
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Nice build man truck looks great! I've always like the GX's, good to see yours getting used off the pavement:rockon: Love the Snorkel,, I can't wait till Safari come's out with one for the 4th Gen!
470SNC
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This weekend, I swapped out my Magnaflow 12256 18" length muffler for a Flowmaster Super 10 single chamber muffler to get some more grunt out of the old girl. The Magnaflow was a bit tame for me and it had a slight exhaust leak at the welds. The Flowmaster Super 10 really opened up the V8 and now it sounds like a beast, absolutely love it. Here's my sound clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKQLjHiNVDg
Install photo, its tiny compared to the massive Magnaflow muffler it replaced:
Also, added Trek Armor king cobra weave paracord "oh ****" handles for the passengers in the back since there is not much to grab onto back there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKQLjHiNVDg
Install photo, its tiny compared to the massive Magnaflow muffler it replaced:
Also, added Trek Armor king cobra weave paracord "oh ****" handles for the passengers in the back since there is not much to grab onto back there.
South-O 4RnR
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Looks great! Do you notice any highway speed drone from the new exhaust? Can you take a pic of the rest of the setup and where you have the tip located?
I have the magnaflow followed by the stock resonator and I wish it had more grunt.
I have the magnaflow followed by the stock resonator and I wish it had more grunt.
470SNC
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The Super 10 does drone a bit between 2-3k rpm since the whole setup is very very loud (not for people who want to be quiet at all), but I love hearing that v8 noise, others might not. My old FJ had a 40 series flowmaster exhaust with Doug Thorley catless y pipe and it was way louder inside drone wise than the Super 10 on my GX so I dont mind. I deleted the resonator and 90'd the exhaust out the side as you can see in the video.
[MENTION=73341]South-O 4RnR[/MENTION] if you want more grunt, less drone, I would suggest a Flowmaster Super 44 or a Magnapack muffler with the resonator cut off
[MENTION=73341]South-O 4RnR[/MENTION] if you want more grunt, less drone, I would suggest a Flowmaster Super 44 or a Magnapack muffler with the resonator cut off
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South-O 4RnR
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Perfect. Thanks. I realized the video answered my question after asking the question.
Sounds like your phone couldn't handle that.This weekend, I swapped out my Magnaflow 12256 18" length muffler for a Flowmaster Super 10 single chamber muffler to get some more grunt out of the old girl. The Magnaflow was a bit tame for me and it had a slight exhaust leak at the welds. The Flowmaster Super 10 really opened up the V8 and now it sounds like a beast, absolutely love it. Here's my sound clip:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sKQLjHiNVDg
Install photo, its tiny compared to the massive Magnaflow muffler it replaced:
Also, added Trek Armor king cobra weave paracord "oh ****" handles for the passengers in the back since there is not much to grab onto back there.
I use HTC phones. I have the One M8 right now. Went to a Black Label Society concert last year. It was so loud I literally couldn't distinguish the sounds and I was deaf for 3 days, but the recordings I took with my phone were crystal clear! My 5th HTC phone and I'll never change as long as they are in business!
Is a supercharger available for the GX V8?? and is there more headroom?
themuffinman619
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Seen this in person and its a very nice rig! Thanks for the rear fj coils BTW. Can't wait to see how the bumper armor turns out.
470SNC
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It shares the same TRD supercharger as the 4th gen 4runner V8, the super rare discontinued one. There is a bit more headroom as the GX is taller than the 4runner.
[MENTION=119665]themuffinman619[/MENTION] Thanks man, bumper is on track for the end of March or so.
