New England B.S. Thread

[emelianenkov]

So yesterday I got a tire replaced under warranty and the bas****s chewed up my plastidip .

I went to autozone just now and got a whole bunch of primer, paint, clear, and an assortment of wet/dry sandpaper. This shall be a fun next few days

 

[rfuree11]

I ended up getting my exhaust fixed. Didn't really feel like dropping the coin on a full exhaust, so they just spliced in a flex pipe and a new pipe up to the muffler. With my savings, I'm getting some man-a-fre skids. They are cheaper than getting new factory skids and way beefier . I called a bunch of junkyards and noone has any 4runners.

 

[Qjake]

I ended up getting my exhaust fixed. Didn't really feel like dropping the coin on a full exhaust, so they just spliced in a flex pipe and a new pipe up to the muffler. With my savings, I'm getting some man-a-fre skids. They are cheaper than getting new factory skids and way beefier . I called a bunch of junkyards and noone has any 4runners.

Good to hear you got it fixed up. No doubt you couldn't find any Runners in the bone yard it's a Toyota they last forever :wink2:

I had to Google Man-a-Fre skids as I'd never heard of them before :shrug: They look nice and are made from 3/16 steel plate and powder coated all for a good price! Do you also get the black splash pan that covers the gap between the bumper and radiator support?

 

[rfuree11]

Good to hear you got it fixed up. No doubt you couldn't find any Runners in the bone yard it's a Toyota they last forever :wink2:

I had to Google Man-a-Fre skids as I'd never heard of them before :shrug: They look nice and are made from 3/16 steel plate and powder coated all for a good price! Do you also get the black splash pan that covers the gap between the bumper and radiator support?

No, it pretty much covers the same amount as the factory front and rear skids. It looks like it bolts up to the bottom of the rad suppt. I also need a new oil pan, which I'll put in when I get the skids. toyotapartsoutlet ftw! They saved me like $20 over list price.

 

[emelianenkov]

No, it pretty much covers the same amount as the factory front and rear skids. It looks like it bolts up to the bottom of the rad suppt. I also need a new oil pan, which I'll put in when I get the skids. toyotapartsoutlet ftw! They saved me like $20 over list price.

You kept your factory muffler?

And I'm sorry this trip has cost you so much! Just get a lift and skids and you'll be good to go!

 

[rfuree11]

You kept your factory muffler?

And I'm sorry this trip has cost you so much! Just get a lift and skids and you'll be good to go!

The oil pan was only like $45. When I do my next oil change, I'll just pull the skids and swap the pan. Shouldn't be too bad. And yes, a lift is definitely in order.

 

[Qjake]

Speaking of exhaust:

Went to the local muffler joint today and had them take a look at what I wanted to do which is 3" stainless cat back with the Magnaflow 12589. Had the "custom guy" put it up on the lift to have a look and get some input, he felt that where the diameter of the Y pipe was already small (approx 2 1/4" that I wouldn't gain much going to 3" from the cat back. His suggestion was going to headers with 3" back from there or just swapping out the muffler with the Magnaflow 12586. As I already have the 12586 I'm going to have that installed tomorrow then I'll install the aFe intake I have.

Hopefully this will add a little growl to it

 

[Qjake]

Ouch! You crunched your oil pan too? Where were the spotters? Oh ya it was raining.

 

[emelianenkov]

The oil pan was only like $45. When I do my next oil change, I'll just pull the skids and swap the pan. Shouldn't be too bad. And yes, a lift is definitely in order.

Well that's not too bad!

As far as the lift; go the bilstein route. It performs amazingly in my opinion

 

[emelianenkov]

Speaking of exhaust:

Went to the local muffler joint today and had them take a look at what I wanted to do which is 3" stainless cat back with the Magnaflow 12589. Had the "custom guy" put it up on the lift to have a look and get some input, he felt that where the diameter of the Y pipe was already small (approx 2 1/4" that I wouldn't gain much going to 3" from the cat back. His suggestion was going to headers with 3" back from there or just swapping out the muffler with the Magnaflow 12586. As I already have the 12586 I'm going to have that installed tomorrow then I'll install the aFe intake I have.

Hopefully this will add a little growl to it

I'd stay at 2.5" piping. At least that's what is stock on 4th gens. Where as your 5th gen has girly little exhaust tubing... :whip2:

The intake will make it sound insane! The magnaflow even better!! Get a res delete.

 

[Qjake]

I'll give ya girlie :boxer: Tell me again what you got on that for tires?? Girlie!

:lmao:

It is 2 1/2"! It's the Y pipe that is a bit smaller.

 

[rfuree11]

Ouch! You crunched your oil pan too? Where were the spotters? Oh ya it was raining.

I wouldn't have crushed it if I didn't have a Fumoto valve. Whatever crushed the skid plate also hit the tip of the Fumoto, which deformed the bottom of the oil pan. It's probably not necessary to fix, but I'm still under warranty. God forbid something completely unrelated goes wrong and they try to blame it on the dimple in the pan.

And Alex, I know you were wondering earlier what a Fumoto is; this replaces the oil drain plug:

 

[emelianenkov]

I'll give ya girlie :boxer: Tell me again what you got on that for tires?? Girlie!

:lmao:

It is 2 1/2"! It's the Y pipe that is a bit smaller.

I'm getting 265/70/17 Hankook AT's soon, so shut it :roadkill:

 

[emelianenkov]

I wouldn't have crushed it if I didn't have a Fumoto valve. Whatever crushed the skid plate also hit the tip of the Fumoto, which deformed the bottom of the oil pan. It's probably not necessary to fix, but I'm still under warranty. God forbid something completely unrelated goes wrong and they try to blame it on the dimple in the pan.

And Alex, I know you were wondering earlier what a Fumoto is; this replaces the oil drain plug:

I'd be afraid of that getting loose and me spilling all my oil haha. If I do my own oil changes, I might consider that.

 

[rfuree11]

It's nice and tight on there. I check it every time i change the oil. I rent, so I don't want to get the driveway all greasy. I hook up a hose to it, route it to a drain pan and open it up. No mess and my landlord still likes me haha.

 

[Qjake]

So No headers for now?

No, no way am I going with headers. Even though he mentioned headers he also advised not to go that route so just going to swap the muffler for now.

I'd be afraid of that getting loose and me spilling all my oil haha. If I do my own oil changes, I might consider that.

Ya me too, I feel much better taking the 30 seconds to unscrew the drain plug. That Fumoto just looks like trouble waiting to happen and if it does happen its HUGE trouble!!

 

[emelianenkov]

It's nice and tight on there. I check it every time i change the oil. I rent, so I don't want to get the driveway all greasy. I hook up a hose to it, route it to a drain pan and open it up. No mess and my landlord still likes me haha.

That's awesome! I like my $19 oil changes though. I dont feel the need to crawl under my truck and illegally dispose of my waste oil.

 

[emelianenkov]

Ya me too, I feel much better taking the 30 seconds to unscrew the drain plug. That Fumoto just looks like trouble waiting to happen and if it does happen its HUGE trouble!!

Hit a big bump, that little valve opens, and then your engine bleeds out like you cut its jugular.

 

[rfuree11]

The city has hazardous waste pickup twice a year. I do Mobil1 changes for $25 when Costco has oil on sale.

 

[emelianenkov]

The city has hazardous waste pickup twice a year. I do Mobil1 changes for $25 when Costco has oil on sale.

I live in a town full of hippy tree huggers. Almost all of my older teachers went to Woodstock and I'm pretty sure most still smoke weed.... Environmentalists plague the town. We don't have hazardous waste pick up. .