boardude's [YODAGAN] Build

Yeah man especially the markup on the '17s . My buddy's father has one and I always tell him that his was bought where mine was built lol

 

I'm finally installing the headers tomorrow! Figured I would get the skids off today so I can get straight at it in the am. Also have been wanting to paint the TRD skid to blend in more





Touched up the bumper skid.. holding up pretty well for cheap bedliner for the past 8 months

 

Finally got the headers on. The install was actually a little easier then I was expecting but its extremely tight. The mids actually gave the most problems. The flanges dont line up perfectly with the catback and they are slotted verses round holes in the catback. This resulted in a couple leaks which is driving me crazy but since these are just loaners till the cats go back in and the truck is going to sit in the garage for the next 2 weeks I just let it be for now. I think we went to like 13 different auto part stores looking for every 2.5" and 3" gasket that we could find to try to make it work lol. I'll try to post a video later to capture the sound







You can see how the slotted flange on the mid pipes is causing an issue

 

https://youtu.be/WWWQS-mJ9r4

 

Saw this guy as I was leaving the mall yesterday. Had to pull up and snap a pic. Something you dont see everyday

 

Very nice truck! great build!

 

Thanks bud!

Should be finishing the exhaust this weekend!

 

That exhaust is titties have ya had a chance to dyno it?

 

We must live on opposite sides of town I am sure I would recognize this truck if I saw it.

If you want to dyno it I have a buddy who owns ESTuned in Rita Ranch he can get you on the dyno for a reasonable rate.

 

Yea the video doesn't do it justice either. I'm getting my mids and cat-back from Keith this week and then I want to dyno. My wife is due next week so I'm hoping this weekend

 

I live over by Sabino HS (Snyder and Harrison). I travel for work most weeks so she only sees daylight over the weekends.

Thanks for the referral. Is the shop open on weekends?

 

Nm, just looked them up. Maybe I can squeeze in next week

 

Yeah I am over on the east side as well.

If you decide on a day let me know I will head up and hang out.

 

Yeah you think we would have run into each other by now. I just made an appointment for Monday at 2, that would be cool if you could make it! I think @Truck Norris is gonna meet me there too when he gets off work

 

I love coming home from work trips to packages! Time to finish this monster!

 

Some more goodies!

 

Damn man. Knocking out them mods left and right.

 

Mod day!!

Almost time!

 

Congrats!

 

How did you get the round pieces from the air vents off? I can't seem to figure it out. Also, did you use plastidip for the chrome piece around the shicmfter knob instead of spray paint..?

2016 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro CM MGM

IG: @kt_harb.protundra

 

The two outer rings are easy to pop out. Just remove a couple dash pieces and those sections pop out. The two inner rings by the radio are a different story. You have to remove half the center console and radio to get those suckers out. I used a Rust-Oleum Primer and Gloss Black all in one.

I'm going to install the brake controller tomorrow and have to remove the driver dash so I can send you some pics

 

so how does it feel with full exhaust on ? not only the sound but performance wise ?

 

its actually not nearly as loud as I was expecting. No drone which is nice and when I jump on it it has a deeper growl versus the loud scream I had with the straight mids. The first thing I noticed was how more responsive it is now when I floor it and more higher end torque. I'm getting it dyno'd on Monday so excited to see what she is putting out.

 

I heard with full exhaust line and LT headers to expect +40hp/80 tq roughly.

 

Yeah Keith dyno'd a similar setup on a 5.7 and got +49 hp & 89 lbs/tq. If I get anywhere near that I will be happy! Other thing I noticed is my tuner is saying that I am averaging 16 - 17 mpgs on my individual trips. I'm about to fill up so will have to calculate the next tank to see for sure.

 

Finally got the truck dyno'd.

Mustang Dyno - 305 rwhp 331 tq

I was a little depressed with the numbers at first but know the mustang dyno numbers are lower than a dynojet. I talked to Keith just to make sure I wasn't missing anything and he agreed and mentioned that a stock 5.7 tundra would probably put out around 250 - 260 to the wheel on a mustang dyno. He also made some suggestions on the tune that should help.

I want to get her on a dynojet after I re-tune to confirm these numbers. Also they did 3 pulls and the first 2 they weren't able to get clean runs so I wan't a few more.

3rd run that produced the numbers on the dyno sheet
https://youtu.be/SbWeeEWesH4

1st run
https://youtu.be/e6OAXu3AeAE

 

Regardless of numbers though the truck runs and sounds amazing and I would do it all again!! You can feel that she has more power and is waaaay more responsive. Huge shoutout to Keith @dirtydeeds for all his help over the past few months.

 

Why would the dynojet produce higher readings?

 

The dnyo looks like they are doing static dnyo not blower dnyo test (air pushed thru the rad and intercooler via blower) These two dnyos are night and day difference between the two.

Did you get bar pressure readings and humidity readings as the test was done? You need to factor those into the equation.

You crossed by dnyo at 5200 rpms so not too bad on the graph man.

 

I'm no dyno expert but dynojet runs about 12 - 15% higher than a mustang. I think car manufacturers only use dynojets (which would make sense since they run high). Hopefully someone will correct me if I'm wrong.