Just got it installed this afternoon. Christmas came early for me. Wasn't to bad of an install and there is definitely a noticable difference in the seat of the pants performance. Louder under acceleration above 2500 RPM's but not a noticeable difference in terms of noise under that. Definitely makes me want to get rid of the engine cover. Money well spent. Pictures to follow once I clean up the engine bay. K&N drop-in will now go to classifieds.
TRD cold air intake...
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It just came out about a month or two ago. Retail price is $400 I think, but most places are all around $360 shipped... if you can find one. One Toyota dealer I called said that there were 6 in the US when I called. I called Conicelli and they would give it to me for $311 plus shipping but had to order one (about two weeks.) I tried to price match with a dealer who had one but they said $311 was below cost and frankly didn't believe me I got that price. When Conicelli had that 10% off coupon, that did it for me. I ended up placing the order and got it about two and half weeks later... $295 shipped. I don't think anyone can touch that price. I like the intake a little more everyday.
SoCalRunner
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Looks really cool...whats it doing to your mileage?
HPK
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Freshly Installed CAI - WOW!!!
I just installed this intake as well and I took a few before-and-after pics I thought you all may be interested in. Also, I figured I'd comment on the initial differences I noticed and I'll post the MPGs once I restrain myself from putting my foot in the gas.
I went out for the initial test drive and whewww, lemme tell ya, the tone is very surprising. I wasn't expecting to feel a significant boost in horsepower, so I'm not dissatisfied there, but I was hoping for a "tougher" growl under acceleration. Well, I got it. I can just about swear that my dash vibrates under heavy acceleration. It's a very throaty, deep, loud growl from the depths of the engine. I was verrrry suprised and I'm looking very much forward to the addition of headers (I'm going to experiment with JBA's '05 Tacoma headers) and some upgraded exhaust.
Note: if you keep your foot out of the gas, the sound is probably very close to OEM.
Note2: Until I got the package from UPS, I had no clue that this intake may or may not specify that it was for off-road use only. Well, that's what the box says...
I'd also like to mention a comparison of my V6 4Runner to my roomate's V8 Tahoe. He installed AEM's Brute Force intake a few months back. In my best estimate, the TRD intake I just installed is probably about two times louder than his on heavy acceleration.
Simply stated, I'm very impressed. If you want pics of something specific, shoot me an e-mail. Have a great day and NIKE.
I just installed this intake as well and I took a few before-and-after pics I thought you all may be interested in. Also, I figured I'd comment on the initial differences I noticed and I'll post the MPGs once I restrain myself from putting my foot in the gas.
I went out for the initial test drive and whewww, lemme tell ya, the tone is very surprising. I wasn't expecting to feel a significant boost in horsepower, so I'm not dissatisfied there, but I was hoping for a "tougher" growl under acceleration. Well, I got it. I can just about swear that my dash vibrates under heavy acceleration. It's a very throaty, deep, loud growl from the depths of the engine. I was verrrry suprised and I'm looking very much forward to the addition of headers (I'm going to experiment with JBA's '05 Tacoma headers) and some upgraded exhaust.
Note: if you keep your foot out of the gas, the sound is probably very close to OEM.
Note2: Until I got the package from UPS, I had no clue that this intake may or may not specify that it was for off-road use only. Well, that's what the box says...
I'd also like to mention a comparison of my V6 4Runner to my roomate's V8 Tahoe. He installed AEM's Brute Force intake a few months back. In my best estimate, the TRD intake I just installed is probably about two times louder than his on heavy acceleration.
Simply stated, I'm very impressed. If you want pics of something specific, shoot me an e-mail. Have a great day and NIKE.
