General Supercharger Thread

Forgot to post that I received the 1050cc injectors and plugs/pins last week, came with o rings and lower cushions already installed. The injector sub-harnesses from Toyota will be here tomorrow so I can get the plugs terminated and be ready to install them.

 

I’ll have to remember these when the time comes.

 

They look glorious! That'll be a fun swap and tune!

 

I'll reach out to my vendor too, hopefully I hear the same good news. Now I need to hurry up and get the lsd and motor mounts done beforehand.

 

And/Or covert to AWD!

 

Beat you too it..haha. I do want to do 0-60 times with the dragy before/after in 2wd/awd and see the gains/data for science of course...

 

Badass!!

 

@nags
Your buddy get his Whipple shipped?

 

Fack, price went up almost 500 bucks lol

 

Damn!!
Thank God I'm retired and dont have to drive the 40 mile round trip to work anymore!!!
That Premium Gas Ain't Cheap!!
$110.00 Bucks to fill it up!!!

 

Thanks for the reminder that I still gotta grab the edit: Sequoia front drive shaft. I believe @Jowett recommended it as its a little longer and beefier.

 

Yup. Half a tank on my 38gal is an extra $17 over regular. Used to cost me $40 and now $57. Glad I work remote.

 

Hmmm, don’t recall that one… but I’m getting forgetful at times. The LC and Tundra front drive shaft should be the same length as the transfer cases are the same dimensions. The Sequoia has the longer transfer case to house the extra drive parts for the multimode, so I would expect you need the Sequoia front drive shaft.

 

Thanks for setting me straight. Those late night posts...

 

Someday.....This is my ultimate goal...Looks AMAZING!!!

 

The real gains that you will appreciate will be in the daily driving, especially if you get any wet weather.

Ultimately, the Sequoia case is the better option when compared to the full time LC case. But…Toyota didn’t wave the cooling fin mania magic wand over it . I’ve always wondered if a dedicated external oil cooler would be worthwhile. Look as those fins!

 

I have been in 4WD 95% of the time since '21 in Phoenix summers with no issues (so far) I have changed my oil 2x though.

Before I put the new motor in does it make sense to rip my secondary air out & do the Hewitt Bypass?

Also, @snivilous I ordered the pulley

 

Being AWD helps tremendously in the snow and rain without the bind when turning.

 

I love to MOD....My first 2002 Tundra I converted it from 2wd to 4wd...All OEM parts, all I had to do was build 2 wiring harnesses....CAKE!, It was basically plug and play. I cant imagine this conversion to AWD is going to be much different. There's so much great info on this forum to use...Definitely looking forward to this when the time comes.
STEP 1: Getting my list of parts together

 

On an unrelated note in regard to coolant, I was talking to my buddy last night who has been a Toyota mechanic for something ridiculous like 30+ years I want to say. I brought up the Toyota red vs the pink. He said he noticed a trend of more coolant leaks and leaking water pumps with the pink stuff than he typically saw when they used the red. He said the only thing is it has a more frequent maintenance interval for changing it which I think we discussed here before. Next time I have all the coolant out for a radiator swap or something maybe I’ll make the switch. I know a couple are running red on here if I remember correctly. AI says that the red has low levels of silicates that the pink does not, which can “plate” minor imperfections and mask early seepage in gasket areas and water pump seals.

 

Good to know! It apparently offers slightly better cooling as well...just a stronger shelf life or use...more frequent drain and fills...

 

I read some good things on the amsoil coolant and additive so I'll be moving to that. Some have seen cooler temperatures.

 

Great. Another rabbit hole to fall down. Got a parts list for an external cooler and pump? Haha.

But seriously - that’s some mad cooling finnage.

1000000%. I love having it in my sequoia and can’t believe I waited so long to put it in the tundra.

It’s WAAAAY easier than that - so long as you own an 07-13 tundra. Nobody has figured out how to make the 14+ work.. I suspect whoever does will be elevated to superhero status. In my simpleton understanding of it, the holdup is communication between the new CanBUS system and the old system module from the sequoia. Get those two to talk and mechanically you are golden.

 

I had one ordered in my local pick and pull using the car-parts.com network. I think it ran me $120 or so and no freight since they are in the network and just put it on the next truck making the rounds. The sequoia front shaft appears to be simply a little longer but I dunno about beefier. I’ll put new u joints in it and have it balanced before installing.

 

Why didn’t Toyota just give us AWD in the tundra? Is the sequoia AWD inherently weaker? I doubt that since many here run it no problem with boost. Maybe it was to save another 40 lbs for extra payload on the tundra? Or was it just Toyota refusing to give us what we want as usual?

 

Ya'll want awd and I'm over thinking removing the 4x4 lol

 

Thank you sir! Just got it packaged up, should be there by the end of the week!

 

I'm not understanding the lust for AWD either. Even with the turbo, gears, and no LSD I haven't had much need for AWD in the traction department whether wet or dry. Snow may be a different issue but at that point 4wd should suffice.

No way I'd ditch 4wd though. I've owned one 2wd truck and that will be the last one. Getting stuck on my flat driveway on some snow was ridiculous.

 

Right?!?

I highly doubt that the AWD t-case is weaker since the pre-2011 sequoias could be had with the same ~10,000 lb tow rating until they removed the transmission cooler From what I see, the AWD t case brings ALL the beef of the part time tundra t case. I'm sure @Jowett could school us on any real differences internally between the two.

I think there has been discussion in another thread about the short sequoia wheelbase making an AWD option easier on the drivetrain, but I don't buy it. I would speculate that the sequoia was aimed to play in a slightly more premium SUV market so the price differential to add AWD wasn't an issue. But I dunno. With how simple the swap is, it still boggles the mind that Toyota never offered in in the tundra given virtually zero technical hurdles or compromises (IMO).

 

I'm mixed, I think AWD would be nice for accelerating through corners. If I need to jump into traffic it's this slow and tedious process of pulling out and getting lined up and waiting for the rear end to settle before getting into the power---or just power sliding through the turn and making a lot of commotion. But to solve that one specific issue with all the work for the AWD swap seems like minimal return on investment. The few times anyone wants to actually race I have time to put it in 4WD, and if it's wet conditions I just leave it in 4WD anyway.

Essentially most times I need more traction, I have time to engage 4WD and that is more or less the same as AWD, and the few times I don't have a chance to engage 4WD doesn't seem like it's enough to justify the swap.