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Bolt on upgrades for my 2018 Tacoma Trd v6

Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by Ramsey35, Jan 16, 2019.

  1. Jan 16, 2019 at 8:28 PM
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    Ramsey35

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    What are the best bolt on upgrades for my 2018 Tacoma TRD sport V6 ? Upgraded Cold air intake,exhaust, throttle body spacer etc?
     
  2. Jan 16, 2019 at 8:32 PM
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    shakerhood

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  3. Jan 16, 2019 at 8:36 PM
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    Sorry I wasn’t more detailed in my post. Performance upgrades to maximize the power.
     
  4. Jan 16, 2019 at 8:37 PM
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    shakerhood

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    OV Tune is pretty much the only thing out there available to increase power.
     
  5. Jan 16, 2019 at 8:49 PM
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    Ramsey35

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    I have researching that tune and going to have it installed. Will an aftermarket cold air and exhaust be a good purchase even though my truck is a Trd?
     
  6. Jan 16, 2019 at 8:50 PM
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    tacotroy17

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    Other than noise they don't do much.
     
  7. Jan 16, 2019 at 8:51 PM
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    eurowner

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    Many of the aftermarket exhausts drone, but the TRD one doesn't though not as agressive sounding.
     
  8. Jan 16, 2019 at 8:52 PM
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    Thegenerik1

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    TRD packages add 0 engine performance.
     
  9. Jan 16, 2019 at 9:01 PM
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  10. Jan 16, 2019 at 9:04 PM
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  11. Jan 16, 2019 at 9:06 PM
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    O3 Tacoma. Manual hubs Bilstein 5100 in OME 885 springs. Rear Wheeler off road 5 leaf springs. Northwest trails innovation winch bumper & 10k winch. TRD rear elocker and front 7.5 truetrac limiter slip. Built 2.7 3rz, balanced, 1mm bored, 9.75-1 compression, LC cam, 1mm oversized valves, LC 35 lb flywheel & LC clutch, ported head, balance shaft delete, bored throttle body, header & 2.5” exhaust.
    A few people have said that if you can swing emissions in your area this will improve power. The upcoming OV custom tune would be the ticket if you went this route. I am planning these mods in the near future.
     
  12. Jan 16, 2019 at 9:06 PM
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  13. Jan 16, 2019 at 9:08 PM
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    Thank you for the feedback guys! I am a new member and already learning so much about my new Tacoma and the positive and negative issues.
     
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  14. Jan 16, 2019 at 9:10 PM
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  16. Jan 16, 2019 at 9:23 PM
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    same shit as everyone else
    I started with a cheap crappy bolt-on cat back kit that droned like hell and now have a custom exhaust with reroute. For the cost of a nice name brand cat back exhaust kit (or maybe even cheaper) a reputable shop might be able to give you a really nice one-off. As for performance I don't believe anything has changed. I was doing it mainly for sound and compensation.
     
  17. Jan 17, 2019 at 2:09 AM
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    Ovtune and gears are the only things that will make a difference, everything else is basically fake tits, fun to have but useless
     
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  19. Jan 17, 2019 at 9:49 AM
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    OVTune is your best bet. Save your money and wait for a company to offer a S/C'er or Turbo option.
     
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  20. Jan 17, 2019 at 12:53 PM
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    So if I remember what I've skimmed over, we gotta crack the code of the ecu basically before we can get to the superchargers and turbos

    Might as swap in the old 4.0 and start from there
     
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