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Nick,
I had the same truck that you have and here is my advice to you. I would not under any circumstances put any Crapolet parts in a Toyota.
For 25k, I would do a restore and put a very good Toyota Engine-get a 4 cylinder crate motor and keep it simple. You can probably find a half cut and put a diesel engine.
There is a wealth of knowledge from this subforum about these trucks and these fellas speak from experience.
Dont do it.
Mark
I guess I [feel like] I relate to Nick pretty well , because of someone I know.
I met a 17 Y.O. kid a couple of years ago.
He was already a very accomplished turkey hunter, and had a very nice Black , 4x4 ext. cab Tacoma , that he loved. Much like Nick's.
We hit it off pretty quick , and hunted together some , and talked toyotas.
Well , his gramma/momma/daddy would shower him with pricey truck parts constantly , as his offroad enthusiasm grew.
Lift , tires , and so-on. I helped him install his lift and offered advice on upgrades , etc. I tried to get him to invest in a solid axle first.
He went through swampers like butter , proceeded to dent and generally tear his nice truck up.
I even found him a nice mini truck to build and wheel , that he bought, as the Tacoma was a DD to get him to work.
Nope....gramma's money-a-plenty......kept going through and installing bigger and bigger tires......cause that was "badass".
Long story short , over a short period of time ......the truck's front end has come apart twice on him , going down the road. He's lucky to be alive.
He's nearly lost all respect from his family, because of his foolish behavior and spending , and barely has a ride to work!
Nick , dear God , read , research , listen. Build smart , with a purpose. Don't kill yourself , or your future. Get an education.
And please don't butcher that beautiful , perfectly good truck, in your avatar!! FWIW
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I met a 17 Y.O. kid a couple of years ago.
He was already a very accomplished turkey hunter, and had a very nice Black , 4x4 ext. cab Tacoma , that he loved. Much like Nick's.
We hit it off pretty quick , and hunted together some , and talked toyotas.
Well , his gramma/momma/daddy would shower him with pricey truck parts constantly , as his offroad enthusiasm grew.
Lift , tires , and so-on. I helped him install his lift and offered advice on upgrades , etc. I tried to get him to invest in a solid axle first.
He went through swampers like butter , proceeded to dent and generally tear his nice truck up.
I even found him a nice mini truck to build and wheel , that he bought, as the Tacoma was a DD to get him to work.
Nope....gramma's money-a-plenty......kept going through and installing bigger and bigger tires......cause that was "badass".
Long story short , over a short period of time ......the truck's front end has come apart twice on him , going down the road. He's lucky to be alive.
He's nearly lost all respect from his family, because of his foolish behavior and spending , and barely has a ride to work!
Nick , dear God , read , research , listen. Build smart , with a purpose. Don't kill yourself , or your future. Get an education.
And please don't butcher that beautiful , perfectly good truck, in your avatar!! FWIW
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But it won't be "sick" that way and the envy of all the "cooter country guys" at the mall ....er....mud pits....
^^^ 
...........True true.
...........True true.
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i understand what your saying and this wont be an everyday driver when i do what i want to it... i will do a sas on it while it is an everyday driver but it will keep the guzzling for absolutely no point at all 3.slow while that is happening. i don't wheel a rediculous amount anymore because of the pain in the ass to clean my truck but when i do i want it to perform like it should! it does horribly on an RTI ramp...
You got headers and an exhaust on that motor yet?
......I can think of a GREAT place to start!!
You make that sound like you just found that out?
headers and an SA TWO GRAND and be done with it!
$8,500???
I got a better idea......
1st thing you need to do when you get that money is go get it in cash, find you a nice CHOICE (new paint low milege
) 55gallon drum, put ALL that money (ex what the drum cost, and starter fluid ) in it and set fire to the lot...TRUST ME!!
the next time you got/ (get) money you will appreciate it more and be more responsible with it.
the Po boy iz out
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- #128
my dad put headers on my moms fourrunner and it really didnt seam worth it... it was a pain in the ass to put them on because of the tight space and they weren't cheap. no matter what you do to the motor its still gonna be a slow gass guzzler. i have read on this forum that turbo charging them doesn't even help