WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO YOUR 3RD GEN TUNDRA TODAY?

Decided to bring the ole 65 Nova SS home today. The Tundra is smooth as silk. My son is behind me in his 95.5 Tacoma 4WD, V6, 5 spd. It’s kind of a magical journey together. The Nova has been 2+ hours away for over 7 months while we freshened her up.

 

Oh...My!!! Very nice SS

 

Under the hood. True V8 SS car.

 

Those center caps are fire. . Well done.

 

when I got home, I realized I already have a posi in her. Not the gen 3 Tundra type “limited slip differential” type.

 

Haha, best way to test for one!

 

That brings up a great question.. how do you guys get me most power off the line in these tundras for some peelies? Tow+ mode or sport? Turn off traction control and Auto LSD on? Sport mode on the shifter? If so, what gear?

 

Reminds me of the good old days. These turbos launch hard.
TC - off, LSD - off, tranny - manual mode in 1. Left foot deep on brake, right foot on gas.
Slow step into accelerator & let brake pressure off slightly until wheel spins, & totally off brake once (only one tire will be spinning), let tire smoke begin. Keep stepping into gas & be ready to slap shift into 2 before hitting rev limiter, be ready for 3.
Dry concrete should get you well over a truck length mark with stock tires. Bigger tires driveline things may start breaking…

 

Thanks, they look great

 

Well went to replace the cabin air filter (Amazon) and the engine air filters (TRD performance). Found that a mouse had been making himself a nice home in one of the engine air filter boxes. Chewed a hole through the plastic mesh and was using the sound deadener material as stuffing. Took the boxes out and actually has a nice easy place to put some metal mesh between two pieces of the intake tube. Cut some leftover material I had sitting around to the shape and put a couple dabs of glue around to keep in place, not needed though. Removed both sound materials and glued plastic baskets back in place. Well worth taking a look in there fellow Tundra owners. Maybe took me an hour to total but good piece of mind now. Truck has about 20k miles. 2023

 

Also recently did the eyelid tints and really like how it turned out. Almost looks like it was supposed to be there and hopefully will help protect that plastic facing up.

 

Did you buy them precut or make them yourself?

 

Precut. Had a tint shop apply. A couple options out there.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/3047537820...lp:2332490&itmmeta=01K15S5XTX39KRDJM3D92NGB03

 

I finally received my Black Armor bed mat for the 6.5' bed. I like it, tighter fit than the OEM one was in my 2.5 gen. I waited 5 weeks for it to arrive, so I had better like it lol.

 

OEM wheels with 1.5" spacers blacked out. Rough country front level and 285/75/18 Open Country AT3's

Yup you're right. Still on OEM's.
I peeled off the decals... it was too much. Decals on the front, sides, tailgate, center caps, on all the seats inside, on the dash.... lol

You have no idea how many times i've been asked what the decals were about from non-car people/friends. They thought i stuck them on all over the truck.
I did however leave the one on the tailgate.

Thanks... that's just how they came.

 

Sunday wash day. Been slacking the last months getting ready for deer season working on my farm. Back to washing every Sunday after church again!

 

Hmm, that’s weird. I’ve never had that issue. Is it updated to latest version? If so I would reach out to them. That’s a first for me. Lemme know if I can help ya out at all!

 

Added the upgraded aFe Turbo Inlet Pipes, huge difference in size over stock. Already had the GT Momentum CAI, Charge Pipes, and exhaust so I figured what’s a little more noise. Lol. Easy install and definitely adds a little more “whistle”.


aFe Turbo Inlet Pipes, Install/Review on a 2022 Toyota Tundra TRD Pro
https://youtu.be/vKBaq7NOYKI

 

You wouldnt happen to have a list of part numbers for those black interior trim pieces would you? a,b,c pillars, over head console and rear light?

 

Looks nice. Can’t really tell the color - is that the black version?

 

Yes black gloss. It’s looks like 5% tint sort of.

 

The darker the tint the hotter it will get from direct sunlight. Perhaps the film will preserve the plastic somewhat but heating it up can't be good. Some reflective film would be ideal.

 

That's false information, please stop.

If you are using quality tint products, the darker the tint, the MORE it blocks UV & IR, which are the light wavelengths responsible for generating the heat.

Fact check it yourself with 3M ceramic tech specs HERE

 

I want to make the jump on the smart whatever brand bov, I go back n forth. It will be a better sound than an aftermarket exhaust.

 

no, but you can look here:
https://www.sparksparts.com/v-2024-toyota-tundra--trd-pro--3-4l-v6-electric-gas/body--interior-trim-cab

Black suffix is C2 for all parts so just look that up. You will also need 2 coat hooks in the rear, 2 covers for the Bluetooth speakers, and the sunvisor clips as well (although you could probably just paint these to be honest). Overhead console will depend on what roof and options you have and the rear lights on mine are meso so can’t help there

 

Thanks for the info. Some black are C2, some are C0

 

Hows the whole system performed since upgrades from stock?

 

Scrapped my SR5 wheels today. Nobody will buy them on Craigslist but that’s 120 lbs of aluminum at $.50/lb!

 

I had BOV’s installed but she kept throwing codes so I removed em. Sound was nice but she didn’t like em for some reason

love it, definitely has a little more getup. Wish I could get it on a dyno to show gains instead of going off “butt dyno”, but unfortunately the only 2 spots that have em anywhere near me said they can’t accommodate the truck due to the wider tires.