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[maniak]

I have a few mods done to my truck and will not be boosting. Will any of the Split Second Products help to provide more uumph to the mods I've made? I'm talking real performance. I just don't think I'm getting all I can out of my NA motor with the few mods I've done. I want full potential without hurting emissions. Right now it seems a little sluggish in midrange rpms, pick up a little in higher rpm then tapers off. I've cleaned the MAF sensor and the TB and have no CEL's. It just feels like there's something missing from the equation to tie everything together. I know some will chime in "get boosted" but that is not an option for me. I just want the best performance I can have with the current mods and hope that maybe some Split Second products can help.

Another thing I was wondering is the talk about Tacoma's running too rich. Is this true? Adding a controller would be the logical suggestion to balance the A/F mix and quite possibly get better MPG. Would I be wrong in saying that?

MY 3'' exhaust starts about 9'' past the muffler. I was wondering if this would be the real culprit in me not getting all I can out of my 3.4. I hear about back pressure but not any real claims to its effectiveness.

Now I remember having my 1997 Tacoma x-cab 3.4l five speed 4x2, that little truck was fast. I barely beat a 5.0L mustang on day and he was real surprised. It was bone stock little truck and when I traded it in for my 2000 prerunner I kinda expected the same performance. I know the larger tires, auto trans and TRD lift could effect performance, but it was quite a bit slower than the little 4x2.

Any suggestions or comments would be great.
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2000 Tacoma Pre runner, JBA headers, 60 series Flowmaster muffler, 3'' cat-back, Deck-plate Mod, ISR mod, K&N air filter, Duel Flex-a-Lite electric fan, Mobil 1 synthetic oil, Pace Edwards Jackrabbit Tonneau Cover, SideTrax Side Steps, 15x8 Pacer aluminum wheels, 31x10.5 BFG A/T KO's, Pioneer Sound System, XM Radio, Tinted Windows, 3.5 Fabtech Performance Suspension Lift, Add-a-Leaf in the rear and a Toyota Bug Shield.

[Hoodlum]

1. get rid of the deckplate mod your engine is sucking in contaminated hot air.
2. get a true cold air intake or a snorkle
the only company I know of other than the snorkle is Volant. There's is a sealed unit that draws the air from outside the vehicle.
3. get a high-flow cat
4. stage 2 cam this will help your bottom and mid-range
5. get rid of the 3" piece of pipe and get no more than 2.5" I personally like the 2.25" set-up but with you having the 3.4 the 2.5 will work just fine.

[maniak]

Hoodum that's some good advise. I noticed a hole in the driver side fenderwell. Could I fabicate some tubing from the hole in my airbox and run it over the hole in the fenderwell on the drivers side? I also hear conflicting reports that the cats already on the Tacomas are high-flow, is this true? Cams sound awesome, but this is my only daily driver, does somebody sell them without need the cores?

[maniak]

Nevermind about the other hole in the fenderwell. It's way to tight to fit any tubing to it.

[Hoodlum]

My ARB snorkle adapts right to the factory tube inside about half way up the fender apron. There is more room there than you think. Tacoma cats are somewhat of a high-flow they can still clog up. The cam will work great on a DD and no cores that I can think of.