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RIP TUNDRA? After 7 months in the body shop, now SOLD TO CARMAX

Discussion in '2.5 Gen Builds (2014-2021)' started by M3Tundra-JK, May 20, 2022.

  1. Feb 22, 2023 at 5:06 PM
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    Plumbing for intercooler finished, and reinstalled everything for the front end. Tuning starts Friday afternoon!

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  2. Feb 22, 2023 at 5:18 PM
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    Awesome! How much and what kind of hose do I need?
     
  3. Feb 22, 2023 at 5:23 PM
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    It's 3/4" hose. I only used 5" inches of hose, BUT I was using a new hose kit and instructions have you trim it down in places. I just used the leftovers. You may need like 6" extra for the intercooler pump to intercooler part
     
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  4. Feb 22, 2023 at 5:25 PM
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    You can see where I trimmed the plastic back to make room for hose

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  5. Feb 22, 2023 at 5:47 PM
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  6. Feb 23, 2023 at 12:46 PM
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    Are you doing your tune remotely?
     
  7. Feb 23, 2023 at 12:48 PM
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    Ya. I have hptuners. Sending logs back and forth to the tuner, OTT
     
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  8. Feb 23, 2023 at 1:03 PM
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    I looked at their site & saw they are nowhere near Colorado so figured. lol

    Hows it going so far?
     
  9. Feb 23, 2023 at 1:12 PM
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    They have a network of tuners across the US also to do the logging and whatnot for you. I've used Justin from OTT before on my Tacoma. Good dude. Very active over on Tacomaworld. All the tuning starts tomorrow, will update!
     
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  10. Feb 23, 2023 at 1:13 PM
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    Are you waiting to start it until you start tuning or has it been ALIVE! ?
     
  11. Feb 23, 2023 at 1:15 PM
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    Just double checking everything this afternoon. I gotta wait for startup to do logging also. Need to read up on their instructions.
     
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  12. Feb 23, 2023 at 1:58 PM
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    How are you going to deal with the TSS sensor that was behind the emblem?
     
  13. Feb 23, 2023 at 4:03 PM
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    Experimenting with location

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  14. Feb 23, 2023 at 4:06 PM
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    Can you show me where your IC pump is?
     
  15. Feb 23, 2023 at 4:15 PM
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  16. Feb 23, 2023 at 4:18 PM
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    Thanks, I need to find the relay now.
     
  17. Feb 23, 2023 at 8:00 PM
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    Lol!!

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  18. Feb 24, 2023 at 4:32 AM
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    Tuning begins!!

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  20. Feb 25, 2023 at 8:43 AM
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    At the Caffeine and Chrome last Saturday of month meet at Gateway Classics of Englewood, CO

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  22. Feb 25, 2023 at 3:50 PM
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  23. Feb 26, 2023 at 9:54 AM
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    Look what parked behind me at the meet today!

    McLaren XP2. One of Two in the world. Experimental car, was on Jay Leno's garage

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    ya that location didn't work. Got that dash light saying the system was unavailable. Removed emblem and added TSS back to stock location and dash light went away. I'll be ordering the TSS garnish for pro grills to move the TSS just below the factory location. Sucks cause that will block my awesomely stenciled TRD intercooler
     
  25. Feb 28, 2023 at 2:00 PM
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    Bummer.
     
  26. Mar 8, 2023 at 1:07 PM
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    New project name:

    Chocolate THUNDER!
     
  27. Mar 12, 2023 at 9:05 AM
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    Sounds like a male stripper...Next on stage, Chooocolate Thuuunder! Lol
     
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  28. Mar 12, 2023 at 9:06 AM
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    Stance of the truck has gotten better with weight of supercharger up front.

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  29. Mar 12, 2023 at 1:20 PM
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    Got the garage all (mostly) cleaned up. Poor E46 M3 has been parked in the driveway for like two months while the truck was being worked on. Longest time it's ever been parked outside, in my 8 yrs ownership. Took it for a car wash and cruise. Parked it back in it's home!

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    Found a forum member wanting Chrome LED headlights, and I've been wanting the Black ones. Perfect! Just ordered set of Black TRD Pro LED headlights, and Black LED Fog Lights to swap out with mine.
     

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