Any alternative to the $80 Toyota intake duct?

[drmoreau]

My intake duct (3.4L, the small one from the manifold to the box) has a huge crack in it. I've tried searching around for a used one in junk yards and even online, no luck...

Anyone used anything else before to replace it? I'm thinking a proper diameter hose from Lowes or Home Depot to be honest. It's only like a 6 inch long tube with a clamp on each side. I'm NOT paying $80 for a little piece of rubber on an old truck that I drive 4000-5000 miles a year.

 

[tx_shooter]

Wish I had not thrown out my old intake duct last weekend. Sorry.

 

[JRZEE2000TR4LTD]

This guy's selling a whole air intake

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/sale-...-gen-factory-air-intake-$40-camarillo-ca.html

 

[JayRolla]

There are stock hoses and aftermarket all over ebay and craigslist for good prices.

toyota 3.4l stock intake | eBay

 

[MyHigh]

I would give Deathcougar a call/message. He's a used parts seller on the forum located in Washington, he might just have your part.

 

[3bears]

or look up ISR delete, it will give you sizes and options

 

[cashmoney]

You could do it with pvc pipe and rubber pipe couplings from Home Depot. That's what I'm getting ready to do.

 

[drmoreau]

tried that...nothing in the right size. jumps from 2 inch to 3 inch. 2 inches is way too small, 3 inches is way too big. been at this for days now.

 

[willbgood]

Duct tape and bailing wire?

 

[GSPRunner]

A bicycle? If you're unwilling to put a few bucks into an almost 20 yr old vehicle I say sell it.

 

[LeeMajors]

I patched mine temporarily with JB Quikweld (just to get around) and purchased mine for 42$ at the dealer. Same piece.

Be careful of part numbers--there are two different ones and you need your VIN to get it just right--it changed halfway through 2000 production I believe.

 

[ThorInc]

Try some Gorilla tape until you can scrape up the funds to change it. It takes heat pretty darn good and will fit your budget for the time being.

 

[diverscale]

A bicycle? If you're unwilling to put a few bucks into an almost 20 yr old vehicle I say sell it.

amen.

Maintaining a vehicle, new or 30 years old, costs money. That is what will make a difference between being ABLE to keep the vehicle, and having no payments/ or just ditching the vehicle away and buying a new one, which is way more expensive than a 80$ part.

I do not know where your pipe is cracked, but if it is after the filter, that 80$ could save you an engine on the long run.

 

[turbo8]

1995.5-2004 Tacoma, 1996-2002 4Runner 3.4L Airaid MIT Modular Intake Tube (510-934)

 

[absalom]

A bicycle? If you're unwilling to put a few bucks into an almost 20 yr old vehicle I say sell it.

Hear, hear .... Here, here .... I can never remember which one it is.

I'm quite sick of this disposable culture, with zero interest in doing what it takes to properly maintain things.

 

[drmoreau]

A bicycle? If you're unwilling to put a few bucks into an almost 20 yr old vehicle I say sell it.

there's a difference between "unwilling" and "can't"

the truck already needs some brake and bearing work I'm trying to save up for. we are a single income family and money is tight. can't afford to go tossing insane amounts of money at a stupid little rubber boot.

 

[drmoreau]

Hear, hear .... Here, here .... I can never remember which one it is.

I'm quite sick of this disposable culture, with zero interest in doing what it takes to properly maintain things.

did it ever occur to you that I'd much prefer to do everything properly, with OEM parts but that I simply don't have the money to do it. you DO know that some people don't have a lot of money right? especially to spend a crazy amount on a part that I should be able to pick up for $10 used any day of the week.

 

[JayRolla]

did it ever occur to you that I'd much prefer to do everything properly, with OEM parts but that I simply don't have the money to do it. you DO know that some people don't have a lot of money right? especially to spend a crazy amount on a part that I should be able to pick up for $10 used any day of the week.

Well did you fix it?

 

[drmoreau]

yep. ripped off the part of the boot that normally connects to the TB, turned it around, then jammed a 2" PVC pipe into it with a coupler on the other end so that the duct from the box can clamp down tight onto it. seems to seal quite well and I was able to keep the little port for the emissions stuff. it's basically a modified version of the ISR mod.

going to pull it off tomorrow and wrap it in carbon fiber vinyl (since I have some laying around) to make it look decent. once I can find a replacement boot I'm going to go to a muffler shop and do the ISR mod properly.

 

[absalom]

there's a difference between "unwilling" and "can't"

the truck already needs some brake and bearing work I'm trying to save up for. we are a single income family and money is tight. can't afford to go tossing insane amounts of money at a stupid little rubber boot.

My advice is to put together a monthly budget. Figure out your annual income after taxes and divide that number by 12. Then each month, write up a plan for how you're going to "spend" that money. First build up a $1,000 emergency fund by selling everything that's not required for your family's day-to-day life. Next, build that $1,000 up to 5 months worth of expenses (simply multiply your monthly income by 5). After this, start paying off all of your debts, from smallest to largest, as quickly as you possibly can. Then, start allocating 15% of your post-tax income towards a decent mutual fund (I like VFINX 500). Pay cash for everything, never buy ANYTHING on credit, with exception of house. Good luck! Let me know if you have any questions. I love talking finance.