tooter's next manifold adventure...

[CTScott]

Very cool!

After towing another Yaris 8 hours from Ohio to CT, I think my 6 cylinder Tacoma could use one as well to shift the torque curve down.

[CrankyOldMan]

Originally Posted by CTScott

After towing another Yaris 8 hours from Ohio to CT...

Have you considered talking to a professional about this Yaris "hobby" of yours? =)

Tooter: this seems like it could be a solid mod for the non-boosted SMF AutoX crowd, since low-end torque is lacking so badly from our NA motor.

[tooter]

Originally Posted by CrankyOldMan

Have you considered talking to a professional about this Yaris "hobby" of yours? =)

Hey Cranky,

Talk about what? I already know an extremely competent professional engineer who produces my concepts, and I already do all of my own testing, marketing, sales, and shipping. I really enjoy the personal autonomy of undiluted control over the complete process from concept to finished product sales and customer service. And I'm dealing with very small easily manageable product quantities because the market is paper thin.

Tooter: this seems like it could be a solid mod for the non-boosted SMF AutoX crowd, since low-end torque is lacking so badly from our NA motor.

Well, I don't know that yet. A dyno tested prototype will render the final verdict as to how solid a mod it might turn out to be.

By the way, what's SMF AutoX?

Regards,

Greg

[tooter]

Here's a video of the dyno run with the spacer...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6ofUy8_-6Q

[tk-421]

Originally Posted by CrankyOldMan

Have you considered talking to a professional about this Yaris "hobby" of yours? =)

I think he was talking about CTScott and his (un?)healthy amounts of geekiness surrounding the Yaris.

[tooter]

Originally Posted by tk-421

I think he was talking about CTScott and his (un?)healthy amounts of geekiness surrounding the Yaris.

My Yaris obsession has also spread to the Tacoma...


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hvIBURPwtXw

[tooter]

Originally Posted by CTScott

Very cool!

After towing another Yaris 8 hours from Ohio to CT, I think my 6 cylinder Tacoma could use one as well to shift the torque curve down.

Hey Scott,

Someone else makes one to fit your 1GR FE 4.0 engine...

http://extremetruckperformance.com/?page_id=300

It's one half inch thick because of intake to hood clearance issues. The little 4 banger has an advantage of plenty of room on the side, so I made my spacer four times thicker. This is the prototype I'm currently running on my truck...







Greg