DeMello 2015 build

jdemello said:
Let us know what you think. I was pretty impressed by it and I'm hard to impress. I'm the one person who will be honest and say a intake just makes a lot of noise and does little for gains as well as a cat back.
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what setting do you have it ??? race or moderate ???
 
t-man said:
I'm really hoping the 6th Gen will get another V8. I know that is a whole other debate which I'm not going there, but I hope some Toyota head honcho somewhere is reading and listening.

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You're not the only one hoping for a v8. I'm hoping for one as well. I would probably keep my 2014 though. I've actually been considering selling my 2008 and going for a GX470 for the v8 and other reasons.

jdemello said:
Ummm. I spoke with a Toyota rep in the know and they are waiting till after the election. Rumor is if a certain candidate is elected that more cafe standards will be handed down. If that happens there is a good chance this will be the last 4runner.
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I have a brand new Tundra picked out but I'm also waiting until after the election. I make a damn good living running a clean-coal fired power plant but that would definitely come to an end if a certain candidate (probably the same one you hinted to) were elected. Instead, I would be selling everything and job hunting.
 
What is this magical item you speak of and where do I get it???

I've just moved from a Raptor to a 4Runner for many reasons but a little more power would be great!


jdemello said:
Just wanted to add to this thread a little.

I've not been the happiest with the new 4.0 roller rocker engine that the 2010-2017 4runner has along with the 2010-2014 FJ has. IMO the older 4.0 engine is much more torque and a much lower RPM. We won't even talk about the lack of the 4.7 or 4.v8 as an option.

I didn't think the engine could get much worse from Toyota till we got out 2015 Tacoma with the 3.5 engine. It makes driving the 4runner feel like a rocket.

It's rare that a customer turns us on to something but we were doing a mild build on a customers new 2016 4runner recently. I took it for a test drive after the 33's were installed and noticed something different right away.

When talking to the customer I asked him if his was a 2016 when he said yes I said they must have done a engine re-tune. He laughed and said no he just added a Sprint booster.

I was so impressed with the difference of this device that I didn't hesitate to order one online. I don't get anything for saying this, as of now we don't even carry them. I paid the same as any one else would for it. I got it and installed it before a long trip to FJ summit. Even with the 4runner loaded down I could feel a difference. Taking off the 4runner has something it's never had, "POWER". when you push the gas pedal it actually goes and shifts like it should. It sounds throatier too but that could just be due to the higher RPM's it shifts at.

It was hard to tell how much difference it did because I was loaded down for the whole trip and at altitude when I got there and unloaded so the gains weren't as noticeable as when I got home closer to sea level and un-loaded. The 4runner is actually nice to drive now, almost fun! This is the closes it's been to the 2005 4.7 I use to have.

Honestly I've been thinking about selling the 2015 in another year and finding a well equipped 2009 with a v8. The 4th gen IMO is just such a good rounded vehicle. But with this new sprint booster I've been pretty happy with the 2015!
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JSparky said:
Likewise interested. Also, can't wait to get my bumper Jason, my front end took a gnarly hit doing some technical mall crawling yesterday..
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The 2010-2016 4runner bumpers came in yesterday and are heading to powder coating today. We have a few left over for anyone who doesn't have on order yet.
 
TheWraith said:
what setting do you have it ??? race or moderate ???
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I have mine on Race. Honestly I know it's not a 50hp gain but it feels like it. I think it's more of a it unlocks the power that's already there. It's raspy and responds very well now. I've been enjoying driving this thing again.

TheWraith said:
I'll let you know if its better than my 40whp stickers
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lets not get carried away, nothing beats sticker power:)

BigDave301 said:
What is this magical item you speak of and where do I get it???

I've just moved from a Raptor to a 4Runner for many reasons but a little more power would be great!
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Sprint booster


kevstaarr said:
I don't know man, I heard the more stickers you add, the more HP you get :lmao:

I'll probably end up ordering one too though :whistle:
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I don't buy into every doo hicky that comes out and this one actually made me stand up and take notice.
 
jdemello said:
I have mine on Race. Honestly I know it's not a 50hp gain but it feels like it. I think it's more of a it unlocks the power that's already there. It's raspy and responds very well now. I've been enjoying driving this thing again.



lets not get carried away, nothing beats sticker power:)



Sprint booster




I don't buy into every doo hicky that comes out and this one actually made me stand up and take notice.
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Did you ever drive with the transmission in S mode before adding the sprint booster, and how does it compare?

Does the sprint booster do anything other than add blocks under your feet?
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Thank you again Jason [MENTION=59079]jdemello[/MENTION] for the info on the spring booster... every every happy camper.
 
jdemello said:
2013 4runner 3rd row
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Very keen to hear some more details or more pictures. I'm going to add a 3rd row to my inbound TRD Pro. I already bough the OEM seats on eBay. It appears another fellow did this and mentioned some custom brackets. Your write up did not at all. Confused...

I'm particularly interested in:

  • How to cover up exposed metal floor?
  • How is the top of the seat belt mounted (don't guess upper grey interior panels were swapped?
  • Could one swap those panels and the lower "wheel well" panels and get a very factory appearance?
 
XswampX said:
Very keen to hear some more details or more pictures. I'm going to add a 3rd row to my inbound TRD Pro. I already bough the OEM seats on eBay. It appears another fellow did this and mentioned some custom brackets. Your write up did not at all. Confused...

I'm particularly interested in:

  • How to cover up exposed metal floor?
  • How is the top of the seat belt mounted (don't guess upper grey interior panels were swapped?
  • Could one swap those panels and the lower "wheel well" panels and get a very factory appearance?
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I think I replied in e-mail to you, but let me know if you still have questions.
 
Haven't updated this thread in a while.

So I thought I'd drop some pictures of 4runner. Working on a little clearance on it right now.

I'll try to post those up soon.



 
jdemello said:
Haven't updated this thread in a while.

So I thought I'd drop some pictures of 4runner. Working on a little clearance on it right now.

I'll try to post those up soon.



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Hey Jason, I'll trade you roof racks!?! I no longer need the flat rack (I'm not getting a RTT anytime soon, as planned). [emoji53]

Stryker is slowly catching up to your beast. I think I need a huge decal on the side. We'll be the little sister. [emoji1]

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jdemello said:
2013 4runner 3rd row

I settled on a trail with the idea of swapping out the rear cargo tray for a 3rd row. I wanted a clean factory look and not the aftermarket look I had used in my 4th gen. I was happy to find out the swap is fairly easy if and this is a big "IF" you have a donor 4runner with the 3rd row.



I'll apologize ahead of time that these pictures aren't as detailed as I'd like if anyone is thinking about doing this swap feel free to contact me for more info. A couple notes, the best way cost wise is to find someone local to you and offer them 500-1000 to swap out the rear cargo for their un-used 3rd row. I did it around Christmas too so that may have helped:) You also have to let the person know that their rear end won't be completely stock looking but for the donor I used he was happy with the results.



I will get some better pics of mine soon but unfortunately I believe I lost the pictures of the donors rear end after the swap.



Here are both stock rears.



2015 4runner with tray











You pretty much start by removing all the plastic (refer to manual because I don't remember it all:)









3rd row 4runner









Toyota did something weird on these, the rear seats literally bolt in, the holes and threads are all there. Well except for these which you lay the seats in, mark them then remove the seats and drill and boom you have threads. Thanks toyota?







The seat belt and the rest of the holes are there except the seat belt anchors. For some reason they put the holes in and the threads for the pretensioner but not the anchor? and it couldn't be in a more hard to get to place. We made a tab with a nut on the end of it that we had to fish into the piller and once the bolt was started it locked so we could tighten it. Kinda a PITA and the hardest part of the swap.



We also had some no so pretty cuts to make in the side panels, which you need to keep yours unless you plan on swapp out the rear seats and everything else. We didn't opt for swapping the seats, they are completely different and we weren't sure if there were even holes for them. Plus our doner 4runner had cloth and we have pleather so we opted to not swap them and cut plastic.







All the cut plastic is barely noticeable and can't really be seen once everything is installed.









I will come back to this later and add more pics of the finished product. I also need to get the seats recovered to match the front seats but they are black cloth for now.
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Quick question but do you have any pics of you vehicle interior after the swap out. Shot ya an email a while back don’t know if ya got it. Thanks.


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