Author: Tim Esterdahl

If you are in the market to crank a little more HP while picking up some MPG gains, check out this custom stock air box modification from G-Tek Fab over at TundraGeeks.com. It just might be the solution you are looking for.

Dez, master fabricator, has developed a new stock air box mod (SABM) kit that improves HP and increases fuel economy. The kit especially works great for those truck owners who have lifted and/or added bigger tires to their truck yet feel they have lost power. In fact, that is the inspiration for the kit’s creation. Dez says, “For those that are not sure what the SABM is well its a Stock Air Box Mod that was developed back in 2007 when I first got my truck lifted. I loved the power when I first drove it but after lifting it and adding 37″ tires it lost its punch. I wanted to add a little power so the first thing I looked at was a possible modification to the stock intake.”

The kit works with your stock air box and with a few simple steps you can add the power back. It is designed for the 2007/2013 Tundra 5.7, 4.7, 4.6 stock and TRD intakes.

The kit includes:

• Two 3″ 6063 aluminum flange pieces one with a foam gasket attached.
• Two 4″x3″ aluminum flange rings one with a foam gasket attached.
• One 5″ length of foam seal for the outside of the air box base.
• One 7″ length of foam seal for the inside of the air box base.
• One 4 ply silicone intake tube in black, red, or blue.
• Two stainless steel 3-1/2″ hose clamps.
• Complete set of step by step instructions.
• One G-Tek Fab and one Tundra Geeks sticker.

The kit comes with a flange and flange ring for the motor compartment wall side with foam seal attached to them. The air box flange and ring has nothing on them but there are two strips of foam seal included to add to the steps on the inside and outside of the air box shown below. The air box flange has a flat spot to account for the small radius at the bottom of the air box.

The Install

There are plenty of install threads on TundraGeeks to check out. Here is the basic install process from Dez:

The install is very simple. All you need is a 3″od hole saw and a flat screwdriver to tighten the clamps. One flange inserts from inside the fender well and the other from the inside the stock air box. Slip the boot over the fender side flange and tighten the clamp. With the air box in place slip the other flange through the air box into the rubber boot and tighten the other clamp.

I would have to think with some double-sided tape on the flanges, installation would be easier too. Remove the bottom half of the air box (you’ll need to for drilling anyways), then run the flange through the factory hole, and just stick it into place in the new hole you just drilled Simple enough.

DYNO Testing

Of course with any product like this, there has to be proof that it does indeed do what it claims. TundraGeeks member, and pretty mechanically handy guy I might add, MPToy07 took his single cab, super-charged Tundra in for a dynamometer test. Here is what he found:

The first run in blue showed 510.41 HP / 512.36 TQ, and had the highest boost pressure of 6.69 PSI.

Second run in red was 508.29 HP / 522.46 TQ at 6.58 PSI boost, and a slightly higher ambient temperature (truck warming the surrounding area)

Last run was in green with the SABM kit opened up, and showed 516.36 HP / 522.85 TQ at 6.52 PSI boost, and a slightly higher yet ambient temperature.

So technically, total gain between the first run and last was only 6HP, BUT you can see the HP numbers going down as everything started warming up, then a decent size jump when the SABM kit was opened up and the truck allowed to breathe. It definitely helped in my case.

MPG and HP Gains

Scanning through the forums, it looks like the majority of truck owners are seeing single digit HP gains (8 or so) and 2-3 MPG increases. This is quite impressive for such a simple modification to the stock air box.

Why does it work?

Dez explains, “After the modification the first thing I noticed was tad bit of performance then I realized I was getting a little better gas mileage! This modification seems to allow the motor to run a little more efficient at the same time allowing it to gulp more air when you step on it.”

Price

The kit is being offered at an introductory level at $65 per kit plus shipping.

The reality is that if this kit gives more bang for the buck then cold air intakes. Check out the kits here at TundraGeeks and let us know below what you think.

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It’s big, black and can seat six comfortably in the rear cab. You can take it off-road and on-road with ease. And it is one of the most custom Toyota Tundra’s we have ever seen. What is it? It is a fully-loaded platinum edition 2013 Toyota Tundra Limousine for sale right now on Ebay for the asking price of $229,000.

This Devolro Warrior “Big Boy” 5.7l V-8 limousine has just 5,987 miles, a clean title and is street legal with off-road capability. It has been custom engineered with an air-pressure controlled suspension for the length and the weight while keeping “high speed performance and off-road conditions.”

The interior features hand-made Italian leather seats and trim which took over 300 hours to complete. It also has a Microsoft-based, all-in-one touch screen operating system that is controlled by the passenger (s).

The list of engine features include:

• Ultimate TRD upgrade package
• TRD supercharger
• TRDAir Intake
• TRD Exhaust
• 520hp
• 550lb of torque
• Other mechanical:
• Upgraded alternator
• Dual A/C Heat system
• Heavy Duty Condenser

Exterior features include:

• 70″conversion
• Full metal Slick Top
• Custom build suspension
• Remote Reservoir Front Coil-over Shock System
• Billet Aluminum Upper Control Arm System
• 2.5″ Series Piggyback Reservoir Shocks
• LiftRear Leaf Spring Expansion Pack
• Custom 6.5 inch suspension lift
• Devolro custom steel bumpers front and rear, painted
• Front 9500 lb winch with wireless remote
• Custom step bars
• Custom topper with full walk in door (carpeted, additional light inside)
• Custom roof rack
• Custom full LED off road lightening package: includes front 50 inch LED bar and 30inch LED bar on the back, 40 inch LED bars on the side. LED Day running lights
• Custom build 22 inch American Force forged aluminium wheels (5 pcs) wrapped in 37 inch Nitto Trail Grappler tires.
• Offroad fender flairs painted
• Hornblasters train horns
• Rearview camera
• Custom mesh grill
• 46 US gl auxiliary fuel tank

Interior features:

• Custom build cabin for 6 ppl
• Black leather with red stitching and piping,
• Alcantera diamond inserts
• Alcantara diamond headliner
• Limo Touch controls
• Sound System Upgrade
• CD/DVD/USBUnit
• 2×15″ Drop down TV’s
• Wood Flooring
• 12v outlet
• Full interior partition
• 2 side bars
• White LED light panels
• Custom floor , interior and bar lighting
• Removable Carpet Overlay

Go check it out on Ebay and to see a bunch more photos.

What do you think? Would you buy it if you could?

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Every year, the SEMA (Specialty Equipment Market Association) show in Las Vegas, NV has a large collection of seriously modified and cool trucks. What if you had a chance to buy one? Now you do!

Truck_Guru (as he is known on several places like Tundrageeks.com) is selling his 2011 Toyota Tundra 5.7L V8 4×4 SEMA show truck. It is one cool truck with lots of modifications and a Camo wrap that can be removed (white underneath).

He says the truck has been to SEMA twice and featured in magazines. The truck has just “18,500 miles, always serviced, clean title, no accidents, never used to tow, (and has) never been off-roaded in mud.”

This isn’t your typical truck though as it is a “show truck, not a daily driver.”

Here is Truck_Guru’s sales pitch:

Suggest retail stock is $38000 with leather and tire upgraded, PAID 45,000$ new (what a new tundra costs for this model). If your in the market for a new tundra why spend 45K for a bone stock truck when you can buy a basically new tundra from me with multiple upgrades and the $$$ already spent. Well worth an offer!

He says he wants $55,000 OBO.

This truck is well taken care off and has a new oil change, fresh LineX liner, new battery, tires balanced/rotated and alignment. It also has a warranty that expires on Dec. 29, 2016 (Platinum 7 year, 75,000 miles)

Here are the specs:

Suspension, wheels, tires:

• Bulletproof 12″
• 19″ sway away coils with resis
• 14″ sway away shocks with resis
• Coil springs
• Resi mounts
• Atlas leaf springs
• 20X12 fuel wheels
• 38×15.50 interco ssr tires

Exterior:

• Tow mirrors
• Bushwacker pocket style flares-colormatched
• RBP-Rx3 grille colormatched
• SMP Fabworks- roof rack
• Westin brush guard bumper
• Westin steps
• Wade shields
• TMAX winch and mounts
• undercover bed cover
• Stubby carbon fiber antenna
• N-FAB Rear runner
• N-FAB LED bar mounts
• T.B. Customz Gat tip
• T.B. Customz Gat hitch step
• Police Pa speaker
• Horn blasters Train horn
• Onboard air compressor

Lighting:

• 48″ Procomp LED bar
• 38″ Procomp LED bar
• 2-8″ Procomp LED bar
• 4-6″ Westin halogen lights
• Plain an simple halo/hid/ LED projector headlights
• Spyder auto LED taillights
• 6-2″ white and amber LEDs

Interior:

• Custom shift knob
• Suede pillars
• Suede panels
• Custom console cover
• Custom toggles
• Blue sea wiring components
• Westin floor mats
• Katzkin two tone leather
• Window tint
• Custom decals
• Police Siren
• Pa/cb system
• Bedrug carpet kit
• Undercover swing boxes

Stereo:

• Sirius sat radio
• Alpine 7″ touchscreen in dash
• Custom door panels
• Kicker Qs components-tweets, mids, highs
• 4-Kicker solobaric L7 subs
• Custom sub enclosure
• 2-2000 watt kicker amps
• 1-1250 watt kicker amp

Performance:

• K&N CAI
• Magnaflow exhaust
• Just differentials 4:88 Gears

Extras:

• Procomp shovels
• Rotopax Gas and water tanks
• Straps
• Custom snow camo wrap
• Air compressor
• Offroad accessories

If you are interested, let us know or find Truck_Guru here on Tundra Geeks and on Facebook. Tell him you saw it on Tundraheadquarters.com.

What do you think? Would you be interested in buying it? Is it worth the money?

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For years, automakers have been working on in-car infotainment systems to drive up sales, but are they doomed by a confluence of factors? Will anybody be sad to see them go away?

In-car infotainment systems have long been boasted by car manufactures as the future of in-car entertainment. And in some regards, they are nice systems. Yet, with cell phones becoming more capable, ongoing price concerns and limited abilities, is it just a matter of time until they go away?

Technology Lags Behind

One of the biggest issues facing in-car infotainment systems is that they are constantly lagging behind consumer electronics. For example, the MyFordTouch system has a 10GB hard drive for storing songs. That is a good idea (saves battery power) and beats some Toyota vehicles that don’t allow for music storage. Yet 10GB of storage is yesterday’s storage needs. You can literally walk into Walmart and buy a 1TB drive (1,024 GB) for about a $100. Who gets excited about 10GB? Nobody.

Another issue that had plagued them is the time/effort it took to upgrade the navigation system. In the past, you would need to visit your dealer for upgrades. Now, they have upgraded (in certain vehicles) to inserting a USB drive into a docking bay. Frankly, that way of upgrading is still way behind especially with wireless upgrading on cell phones. A smartphone user can update their phone in a matter of minutes from anywhere. Why spend time/effort to update your in-car navigation system when your smartphone is most likely up-to-date and at times, more accurate?

Why can’t these systems be upgraded faster and be more conducive to keeping with other consumer electronics? The testing and development time of vehicles is why, according to a story on ComputerWorld.com.

Building a new car is a multi-year process.

“The iPhone was introduced in 2007. The cars being sold in 2012 and 2013 were just being planned then,” said Scott Fosgard, a spokesman for infotainment systems at General Motors told ComputerWorld.

Another thing to consider is the harsh conditions of vehicles.

“Inside your vehicle, technology has to be able to live from 70 degrees centigrade to minus 40. Your phone and computers don’t have to meet those requirements,” said Jim Buczkowski, a Henry Ford Technical Fellow and director of Electrical and Electronics Systems at Ford Research and Innovation told ComputerWorld.

Fosgard says that you have to remember that in 2007, infotainment systems were ranked 25th on the wish list for GM customers. Now, it is fourth on the list.

Our question though is how old is that list? Are consumers still demanding that system or is the growth in smartphones dampening that demand? Seems likely that consumer demand will shrink as more consumers see the limits of in-car infotainment systems.

Data Usage

Another big issue for consumers is the increased data usage of their cell phones. With many carriers nowadays limiting data usage, ending unlimited plans and even throttling usage, data plan prices are rising. Many systems like the Entune stream their apps and music through your cell phones data plan. This means that you most likely need to either be more aware of data use or have to increase your cell phone data plan accordingly. This is a real, increased cost to most consumers.

Imagine if you were buying a new $35k Toyota Tundra. You would need to consider the loan payment, insurance and fuel costs PLUS your cell phone bill.

Ongoing Subscription Costs

Toyota likes to boast that the first three years of Entune service is “complimentary.” This is great and all, but with car ownership at around 71.2 months according to R.L. Polk and Company, you will be paying for this system at some point. How much? Depends.

Toyota says built-in apps include “Bing™, listen to iHeartRadio, purchase movie tickets through MovieTickets.com, make dinner reservations with OpenTable®, listen to Pandora® and more.” While Data services include “Stocks, Weather, Traffic, Fuel Prices and Sports.” Why would you need to check your stocks while driving is beyond us? But, if you do, would you grab your cell phone or the Entune system?

Also, who knows what technology we will have or need in three years. It is quite possible by the time the “complimentary” service period ends, the Entune system will be outdated anyway. Would you pay a monthly fee for an outdated system?

The confluence of these issues will plague in-car infotainment systems for the foreseeable system. As much as automakers try to improve the systems, so do the cell phone makers. With car makers being much slower to adapt to technology changes versus consumer electronics makers, who do you think will have the latest and greatest technology sooner? Pretty easy answer to this one: consumer electronic makers.

What do you think? Are in-car infotainment systems a waste of time or are they really useful?

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In a world of instant communication and brand awareness, it seems Chrysler is pretty upset. Well, rather Chrysler is butt hurt actually at Tesla. This delightful story is full of great comments and more marketing nonsense than you can shake a stick at.

In case you didn’t know, Tesla has claimed it is the first American company to pay back it’s government loans. Here is their statement actually: ”In addition to payments made in 2012 and Q1 2013, today’s wire of almost half a billion dollars ($451.8M) repays the full loan facility with interest,” Tesla said in a statement released after Wednesday’s stock market close. “Following this payment, Tesla will be the only American car company to have fully repaid the government” under the DOE program, according to an Autonews.com story.

Chrysler (see: baby, cry) responded quickly by writing a blog post on their corporate site and sending not one, but two emails (the first email had an incorrect link, ironic) to journalists alerting them to this pressing news story.

All of this nonsense was followed with probably the BEST comment, I have ever read on an automotive site: “Dear Chrysler, Sorry, Tesla was unmistakably referring to the ATVS loan.  Clearly other automakers have previously received government loans and paid them off.  The comments were in the context of this specific loan program. Also, you don’t really count as an “American” company anymore.” LOL!

These comments are good too:

sebring96hbg May 23, 2013, 7:20 AM

It was not clear that Tesla was referring only to the DOE loans.  In fact, some car blog sites were confused by this and thought Chrysler was being slighted.  Chrysler Group LLC has legally satisfied the repayment of all government loans since it was created and formed in 2009 after the end of the Bush Administration.   Chrysler Group LLC is an American company organized under the laws of the State of Delaware.

Hmm… wonder about he figures Fiat into the equation.

naworb2 May 23, 2013, 11:41 AM

Chrysler did repay everything that was asked of it, but they’re really opening a can of worms here. Of the $12.5 billion loan, Chrysler repaid $11.2 billion. That left $1.3 billion that will probably never be repaid to the government. So the loan to Tesla: $12 million profit. The loan to Chrysler: $1.3 billion loss.

Oh snap – LOL!

To recap, the next time you wonder why you car price is going up, consider all the investments companies make in PR/Marketing departments to defend their brand. This extra expense is really worthy, don’t you think?

What do you think? Is this nonsense comical or what?

 

 

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Most often, journalists have an over tendency to spin things. Heck we do it from time to time (mainly to grab your attention), but twisting and inadequately covering a story is just bad journalism. Here is the rant.

First, here is the link to the AutoNews.com story. Our main exception to the story is this: if you take Lentz’s two quotes and one indirect quote and put them together, it makes more sense to what he is saying. Not that way it was portrayed in the story. Mr. Rechtin makes it seem like Toyota is throwing in the towel on being a full-size truck competitor.

Here are Mr. Lentz’s quotes together:

“We’re never going to challenge the Big 3 in terms of volumes,” Jim Lentz, CEO of Toyota’s North American region, said in an interview.

Now, he says Toyota will combine compact and full-sized pickup volumes when measuring its success in the truck market.

“Some shoppers will only consider compact,” Lentz said. “Some will only consider full-sized. But in the middle, there is some interchangeability between those two.”

The reality is that Lentz is simply saying that Toyota is going to measure success in the truck market LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE DOES. Ford releases their F-series truck sales numbers (basically every truck they make), RAM trucks does the same and GM separates out their numbers (Silverado and Sierra) for some analysts, but combines them for marketing purposes. Why won’t Toyota do the same?

Now, the “shock” factor that Mr. Rechtin is trying to obtain is that the sales projections of the 2006 Toyota Tundra failed to reach the target of 300,000. That 300,000 target is “within spitting distance of the Dodge Ram.” Ok. Let’s COMBINE the numbers for say March, 2013 using the numbers from Pickuptrucks.com.

1. 168,843 – Ford F-Series 
2. 167,124 – GM Trucks (all) 
3. 77,594 – RAM Trucks
4. 63,047 – Toyota Trucks
5. 17,290 – Nissan Trucks
6. 4,265 – Honda Trucks (ok, just Ridgeline)
7. 448 – Suzuki Trucks (Equator)

 

Hmm…. Looks like Toyota Trucks are barely behind RAM Trucks.

Now, Mr. Rechtin does point out that the recession took a big hit on truck sales. We would also suggest that the Earthquake and Tsunami had an impact too. Parts suppliers couldn’t supply factories and new vehicle production lagged. And research and development took a back seat too. In fact, Toyota and their pickups are finally seeing restored inventories on many dealer lots.

The last and probably most disappointing statement Mr. Rechtin makes is: “Both the Tundra and Tacoma now come off the same assembly line in San Antonio. If the Tundra can’t reach its numbers, Toyota can crank up Tacoma production.”

Cut back production of the Tundra? Look, the Tacoma sells really well and we are big fans of it. But, the Tundra also is selling really well. Both vehicles are seeing double-digit increases in sales volumes (March, 2013 – Tacoma +22.9%, Tundra +15.4%) and a new Tundra is coming out this fall.

The truth is that I respect the heck out of automotive writers, but this article is simply wrong.

What do you think? Is the Tundra “a bit player?”

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The NTSB has recommended that the nationwide, the blood-alcohol legal limit should be lowered. As a hard-working truck owner, what is your take on this? Should it be changed?

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By now most every truck fan knows that Ford has been charge air cooler humidity issue causing limp mode. Is the lawsuit a big deal or small potatoes?

The lawsuit, so far, has just three owners who are saying that 3.5-L V6 EcoBoost engine “contained serious latent design, manufacturing, or assembly defects,” according to an Autoweek.com story. Essentially, the complaint is that these defects cause the truck to go into limp mode (a rather scary driving event).

Now we have covered this issue before, the issue resides in humidity building up in the charge air cooler. This build up leads to the water getting to the engine which triggers safety sensors that puts the engine in “safe” (or limp) mode. The story we hear is that the part is actually performing “too well” and it is cooling the hot humid air too quickly causing condensation to build up.

Ford has developed a replacement part and is fixing vehicles on a as needed basis. The haven’t issued any recall yet nor have they directly notified owners of the issue (as far as we know).

Here is the truth as we see it. The lawsuit is garbage in that the design doesn’t have any latent design, manufacturing or assembly defects. Frankly, the problem is simply the design works too well. The place where we take exception is in the communication of the problem. Ford SHOULD have come right out and said, we know there is a problem, here is the fix and please have it fixed for free. They could have easily notified the NHTSA about the issue, gathered a list of owners and mailed a letterTHAT is the piece that the lawsuit should address.

Now, we could very well see this lawsuit grow and become a class action suit. It is interesting that all three of the owners are in Ohio (why not Florida, Alabama, Georgia, etc…). They could easily find more owners having this issue by searching forums and auto registration data.

The facts are that we live in a world with immediate information sharing, video and social media. Automakers, as a whole, have to know that if one owner experiences an issue the rest will know within a short matter of time. They need to be pro-active on the public relations end of things and not re-active.

What do you think? Is the lawsuit a big deal?

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There are a new series of Youtube videos covering making headlight modifications on your Toyota Tundra. They are by a company called Headlight Revolution and we have included the first few on this post. You should check them out for some interesting modification ideas. Logo projectors anyone?

Click here to view the embedded video.

Not quite sure how useful these logo projectors would be besides creating a cool effect when the doors open at night. However, if you are really into modding your truck, we can certainly see all sorts of cool applications for them.

If these aren’t your thing, how about different reverse lights?

Click here to view the embedded video.

And the last one, we found deals with upgrading your fog lights. This is an interesting yet useful idea for drivers in certain driving situations.

Click here to view the embedded video.

They have created a Youtube channel and you can follow them for all their headlight modifications. The company, Headlight Revolution, seems to carry a large assortment of different headlights and modification information, check out their website.

What do you think, anything catch your eye?

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The used truck market is HOT right now! How hot? The Toyota Tundra and other pickups have seen their used truck prices rise. Which one is holding its value the best? You guessed it, it’s the Tundra.

A story on Autonews.com proclaims that the demand for used trucks is so high that prices will stay higher than before the recession after stablizing. In fact, the prices of used pickups less than 9 years old have increased by 7 percent through April according to Larry Dixon, an analyst at NADA guides.

Dixon told Automotive News:

“We expect large pickups to be one of the better-performing segments for the year,” Dixon says. “They’ve got a couple of things going for them. Used supply is still fairly low relative to where we were just a few years ago [as a result] of reductions in production and retail sales going back to high gasoline prices in 2008.

“You also have the growth and improvement in the housing market.”

Most analysts agree that used-vehicle prices peaked in March and the market will start to stablizie soon. However, the car market is expected to recede much faster than the truck market. This is due to seasonal deprecation patterns and rising/falling of gasoline prices.

Further demonstrating their point, Automotive News created the chart below using NADA numbers.

Tundra owners have known for years that the truck has a high resale value and charts and stories like these reinforce that fact. The truth is that while the Tundra doesn’t have the bells and whistles of the competitors (active grille shutters, lighter weight frames, etc…) it is simply one durable and dependable truck. This is great for owners who are looking to have a vehicle that runs for a long time.

Most analysts and industry experts continue to believe that used truck residual values will remain high. With the new cars exceedingly full of plastic and less durable than past versions, trucks keep on running for years.

What do you think? Are you surprised by these numbers?

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Want to cheer up a devastated community? Send in the BIG boys like the super-sized Toyota Tundra of Advanced Auto Parts Monster Jam Monster Truck Series. This truck brought a lot of smiles to the kids faces.

According to The Newtown Bee, four monster trucks were at the Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue main station on Saturday May 4. The event was put together by Pat Summa of the truck series and Sandy Hook Volunteer Fire & Rescue Firefighter Pete Barresi. Helping to also put together the event was Steve Zion of Toyota Wallingford who said he wanted the children to know “something good is happening here, rather than the tragedy that did happen here.”

Click here to view the embedded video.

The event was presented with no charge for visitors and T-shirts were sold to raise money for the Chase Kowalski Memorial Fund – a student who died in Sandy Hook shootings.

Pretty cool!

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For most of us, we have a love affair with our truck. But, what about our favorite NFL team? Is a sticker in the back window enough. No way says this Miami Dolphin themed Toyota Tundra. Get a load of this custom truck!

This truck immediately grabbed our attention through the amazing amount of vision and attention to detail from owner Willie Gaines. He said he took his vision to the experts at many shops including Phaze 3 Kustoms located in Florence, SC (Paint & Body Work); Ultimate Audio located in Lexington, SC (Audio/Video & Lighting); Rags II Riches Upholstery located in Lexington, SC; and Freeman’s Car Stereo located in Rock Hill, SC (Electrical Wiring, Lighting, & Audio). In the end, all of this hard work and vision resulted in a work of art.

Click here to view the embedded video.

Gaines says the 2007 Toyota Tundra CrewMax Limited has:

• Custom Painted Miami Dolphins Theme
• Color Match Painted Interior parts
• Vertical Front Doors (VDInc)
• Color Matched Eyelids on headlights
• T-Rex Blk Powdercoated Sport Grill
• Slotted & Dented Rotors/Painted Calipers
• 2” Front 5” Rear McGaughy Lowering Kit & Shocks
• 26” Lexani LX-10 wheels with 305/30/26 tires (3-Tone)
• Fully Customized Miami Dolphins Suede/Ostrich/Leather Interior
• Custom Miami Dolphins Toddler Seat
• Powdercoated/engraved radiator cover & Sill Protectors
• Kenwood DNX 9960 eXcelon 2-DIN Nav System with Built-in Bluetooth/Backup Camera
• Shaved antenna w/ interior antenna
• Color Matched JL W6 10” Subs in Custom Leather Wrapped Fiberglass Enclosure
• Rear Bench Seat converted to Bucket Seats
• 1 Kenwood 4ch Amp on Highs
• All Kenwood eXcelon Interior Speakers
• (2) JL Splash 500/1 Amps & Stinger Battery
• (2) 10.5 in TV monitors in Headrests
• Viper Alarm w/ Remote Start/Windows
• Custom Center Console
• Billet Shifter
• Functional Ram Air Hood
• Paint Matched Engine Cover and Fuse Box Cover
• K&N 77 Series Intake
• 1 Optima Battery
• 8000K HID’s (Low Beams and Fogs)
• Amber Street Glow LED Underbody Kit w/ Custom Dash Toggle Switch
• Thrush Custom Exhaust
• Smoked Fogs, Tail, & 3rd Brake Lights
• Color Matched Headlight Mod
• Amber AAC Installed Halo’s w/ BHLM — FORSALE!!!(Uninstalled due 2 the horrible cust. service)
• Custom Gaylord Bed Cover w/ Fabricated Wing
• Color Matched Rear Bumper (It was Chrome)
• Bed Rug Carpet for truck bed
• Amber Vleds Throughout

Dolphins fan or not, everybody can appreciate the time and talent that went into creating this one-of-a-kind truck.

We want to give a special mention to the people over at Xpensive Habitz. Their fan club and website helped us immensely in producing this post.

What do you think? Is this one special truck or what?

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With new 2014 Toyota Tundra coming out this fall, the question on a lot of journalists minds is will consumers by now or wait until the 2016 CAFE regulations start kicking in. This could be a tricky question for some consumers and could have unforeseen ramifications within the industry.

For many Toyota fans, the 2014 Tundra is/was a bust in terms of new power train improvements. And many of these fans are predicting changes in engine offerings and transmission choices in 2016. This makes a lot of sense when you look at past Toyota product improvement roll outs, but it also makes a LOT of sense when you consider the new CAFE regulations will affect 2016 model year vehicles.

In case you didn’t know, the Corporate Average Fuel Economy standards got a big boost when on December 19, 2007, President George W. Bush signed the Energy Independence and Security Act. This act originally set the standard for 35 mpg by 2020 and was the first big step in strengthening the CAFE standards that were first enacted in 1975. In 2008, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration formally switched to a “footprint” equation to evaluate MPG standards. In 2009, President Barrack Obama directed the NHTSA to review the standards passed in 2007 and improve on them as needed. This is where we are at today. Automakers need to improve 2016 model year pickups, by 8-10 percent MPG or be hit with fines.

This begs the question, do you buy a 2014 model when the 2016 model could have significant power train improvements? Or is it foolish to think that the 2016 CAFE regulations will have any impact on the light-duty full-size Toyota Tundra? Will automakers simply use credits from other vehicles to offset full-size truck being over the limits?

We thought we would address these questions in a unique way. Here then is a Q&A with Tundraheadquarters.com editor Jason Lancaster and Associate Editor Tim Esterdahl. Tim asks the questions:

Q. The new vehicles are projected to cost a few thousand dollars more, yet with 8-10 percent more fuel savings (if not more). Payback period could be 3.5 years or so (EPA official said this). Is it worth it to wait and buy a new fuel efficient model?

A. It’s a great question. The trouble with a higher up-front costs isn’t just the cost of the vehicle – it’s the additional sales tax, additional finance charges, and the increased complexity (and subsequent increase in repair and maintenance costs).

As far as Tundra and Tacoma are concerned, now is the time to buy. The new trucks (which might not actually hit until 2018, as Toyota has lots of EPA credits built-up) will be more expensive and probably not any more capable.

Additionally, there’s never been a better time to lease a new truck. Not only are residual values sky-high, but you’ve got a chance to choose between buying your own lease return or a fancy new truck…it’s a smart option for anyone thinking about buying a new truck.

Q. If the new vehicles promise a big MPG increase, could the CAFE regulations cause a downturn in the auto industry (more people waiting, not buying)?

A. Perhaps, only automakers usually respond to cautious consumers by lowering prices, increasing incentives, etc.

Additionally, the economy is expected to be fully recovered in the next year or two, and that’s going to drive sales. People with cash in hand hate to wait.

Q.  Does anybody care about the 2015 models? Why would you buy a 2015 when in 2016 you will probably get the same model with better MPG.

A. I think we’ll see the biggest changes in 2017 and 2018 – don’t think anyone is going to come out with the new product until the very last minute. We might not even see some changes until 2020.

Keep in mind that EPA credits are available on the market (Honda can sell their credits to Ford, for example, to help offset Ford truck sales) and that paying fines might be an acceptable option for Ford, GM, and Ram (at least in the short term). If Ford coughs up $100 million in EPA fines, but sells 600k trucks, that’s a penalty of $167 per truck sold…that’s a lower cost per vehicle than using aluminum magnesium alloy, investing in direct injection, etc.

Don’t get me wrong – I don’t think automakers are going to pay fines in the long run – but it might be OK to pay fines for a few years. Ram, for example, could just pay fines while Ford and GM hash out the new technology…then sweep in and buy the same technology off the shelf without investing in any R&D. Their trucks aren’t as fuel efficient, but they’re also less expensive, and some buyers prefer them because they’re “simpler.”

So in other words the timeline is still up in the air.

Q.  Are we going to see a slump in cars sales next year with the wait and see approach?

A. Probably not. Consumers buy when they have the money, not when it’s rational.

What do you think? Do you have questions for Jason that weren’t asked? Comment below and he will answer them.

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Filming a new commercial for a full-size truck should be fairly straightforward except when a comedy of errors sweeps the truck into the sea. Umm… whoops!

As the story goes from Lost Coast Outpost, a production crew filming a new Ram commercial paid to have exclusive access to a pristine part of the Moonstone Beach, Cambria, California. As environmentalists showed concern about the situation and raised a fuss being how the beach had been closed to 4-wheelers and trucks for quite a while, they noticed the truck was stuck in the sand and rocks.

With concerned residents looking on and altering the local sheriffs office, the tide came in and swept the Ram truck out to sea. Now the helpless film crew could only look on with dismay.

Whether or not you agree with the environmental fuss over the situation, the good part is that these concerned residents were able to take some amazing photos of the truck in the ocean.

Fortunately, for everyone, this story has a happy ending as a tow truck arrived and was able to rescue the truck. It is unknown if any fluids or oils from the truck leaked into the ocean.

Someone had the foresight to film the recovery. Enjoy it below.

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One thing is for sure though. The ocean one, Ram “tough truck” zero.

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Toyota has issued a technical service bulletin for 2010-13 Toyota Tundra trucks where the windshield dam becomes visible. There is no immediate safety concern.

The windshield dam loose/visible T-SB-0040-13 is for pickups with this problem. Toyota explains that some of these trucks may exhibit a “condition where a deformed windshield dam, or some weatherstrip may be loose between the A-pillar garnish and windshield glass. Normally, the windshield dam is not visible and is only necessary for production. Over time, the dam adhesive may lose adhesion and deform. There is no functional concern with the windshield sealing and there is no need to replace or reseal the windshield if there are no complaints of water/air leaks.”

This TSB applies to only the models produced BEFORE the production change effective VINs below.

Like other TSBs this repair is covered under the Toyota Basic Warranty of 36 months or 36,000 miles whichever comes first. It is also limited to only the repair described below.

The repair process is as follows:
1. Confirm the dam is loose.
2. Remove the front pillar garnish by removing the two claws and two assist grip plugs.

3. Using scissors or a utility knife cut the center section of the dam and tuck in the loose ends

4. Reassemble the vehicle.
5. Verify that the windshield dam is no longer visible.

With any repair, if you don’t completely comfortable doing it on your own, it is STRONGLY recommended you visit your local Toyota dealership to have this issue taken care of.

Anybody have this happen to them? Is it just annoying or have you noticed anything else?

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An ongoing discussion it seems on virtually every automotive website has to do with whether you get better MPG with the A/C on or windows rolled down during the summer. Research finally has a definitive answer for full-size truck owners.

The researchers at Oak Ridge Laboratory have looked at whether you get better MPG with the A/C on or windows rolled down. The colloquial wisdom has been that running the A/C taxes the engine and burns more fuel. While the window down argument is that you are essentially creating more wind resistance thus burning more fuel. Who is right? Both apparently.

The researchers tested a 2009 Toyota Corolla and Ford Explorer on a “Burke Porter 300-hp (224-kW) two-wheel-drive dynamometer” inside a laboratory that is ”climate-controlled, and the testing was done at 95°F (35°C).” Originally, the idea was to do the testing on public roads, but likelihood of “too much variation from such factors as humidity, wind direction, and grade (and the resulting transmission shifting activity) over the period of time necessary to provide enough data.”

The findings reported on SAE.org have found that:

1. At speeds below 75mph, rolling down the windows is more fuel efficient on both vehicles tested (a Corolla and a Ford Explorer)
2. At speeds above 75mph, A/C was more fuel efficient on the Corolla, but was NOT more fuel efficient on the Explorer. The reason? The large cabin in the Explorer was hard to cool adequately.

The bottom line: Tundra owners should probably drive with their windows down all the time if they’re trying to save gas. Car owners, however, can drive with their windows up when they’re on the highway without fear of wasting gas.

What do you think? Do you agree with these findings?

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An EPA official declared that by 2025, when the CAFE regulations take full effect, 90 percent of the vehicles on the market will have turbocharged engines. Is it EcoBoost or bust for the Toyota Tundra?

Speaking at the recent SAE World Congress,  Edward Nam, director of the EPA’s Light Duty Vehicles & Small Engines Center in Ann Arbor, MI said that the current turbochargers generally are “limited to 261 psi (18 bar) of brake mean effective pressure, but that 348-psi (24-bar) units will be in the market by 2016 and used widely by 2025,” according to WardsAuto.com.

The mean effective pressure is a measure of the average pressure over a cycle in the combustion chamber of the engine. By creating more pressure with less engine, the vehicle is more fuel efficient.

By building and creating more powerful turbochargers the CAFE regulations will be more reachable for all manufactures. Nam says that 90 percent of all vehicles will have them paired with 8-speed transmissions.

“We believe turbochargers will improve over time, and we believe engines will be able to improve over time,” Nam told WardsAuto.

The improvement in turbocharged engines will ultimately create smaller and smaller displacement engines such as a 392-psi (27-bar) model.

“So that means that a vehicle like a Ford F-150 or Chevy Silverado (pickup truck) being run with a 4-cyl. engine,” Nan told WardsAuto.

The growth in turbocharged engines has been dramatic with Ford products who seemingly believe they are indeed the future. As we have documented though, there is some long-term concern about durability as well as questions over real-world fuel economy numbers (see: Consumer Reports story and video below).

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If we are too believe the EPA fuel economy stats for turbocharged engines (raise your hand if you do … didn’t think so), these engines could save 4 billion barrels of oil and slash greenhouse-gas emissions by 2.2 billion tons (2 billion t) between 2017 and 2025.

While that is nice, the numbers consumers care about are fuel savings. Nan believes this will translate into a lifetime fuel savings for consumers around $5,700 to $7,400. He bases these numbers on the fuel efficiency of smaller engines and the current gas price of $3.87 per gallon.

Keep in mind though that the new CAFE regulations WILL make vehicles more expensive. Nan says that number should be around $1,800 more compared to the 2016 prices. This wild guess puts the average payback period of 3.5 years when buying a new vehicle.

It isn’t just going to cost consumers though, automakers are expected to shell out a combined $136 billion in costs to meet these new regulations.

Apparently, the EPA doesn’t think just a simple turbocharger will get the vehicles to obtain better MPG. The increases in electric and hybrid vehicles should help as well. Yet, Nan says their estimates are that less than 3 percent of vehicles in the market in 2025 will have a plug-in.

“We believe most auto makers should be able to meet the standards largely through advancements in internal-combustion engines and improvements in emissions,” Nan told WardsAuto. There’s a wide range of technologies available to help meet the standards.”

These advancements will come in the way of an increase in diesels, improved aerodynamics, and improved tires that have better rolling resistance.

All of this translates into a light-duty, full-size truck market that has an incredibly similar aerodynamic look. The reality is that from a designers standpoint a truck is a box and there are only so many things you can do to make it look original while being aerodynamic. These trucks will either have a turbocharged or diesel engine, 8- or 9- speed transmissions and improved exhaust systems.

What do you think? Do you agree with the EPA that turbocharged engines are the future? Your turn, sound off below.

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In a rather shocking admission, GM China’s President says that they could export Chinese built cars to the U.S. market. Take that UAW and U.S. taxpayers – apparently we helped bailout Chinese built cars.

The admission came from Autoblog.com that was covering the Shanghai Motor Show, General Motors press conference. At the press conference, GM announced an aggressive plan to ramp up their presence by adding 400 dealerships in 2013 (4,200 total). It is planning on reaching 5,100 in 2015.

Production of these vehicles will remain in China, however, they estimate exporting a record 100,000 to 130,000 cars this year. Plans are set to export even more.

Autoblog naturally asked the follow-up question if this meant these cars could make their way to the U.S. GM China president Bob Socia responded with:

“It could very well happen. It could very well happen. You know, I’m not sharing any plans with you, but we try to keep open as to what makes sense. And Tim [Lee – GM’s president of international operations] is the right guy to talk about your manufacturing footprint. If it make sense to tool up a vehicle in one location as opposed to two, from an economic perspective, Tim will say that’s what we should be doing. We’re open to be doing that. There’s no reason why we can’t be exporting to the States, and obviously the States are exporting here.”

The thought would be that most of these vehicles would be Buick’s. The facts are that the Buick brand is a BIG seller in the Chinese market and a joint venture with the Chinese Automaker SAIC is creating an environment for SAIC to have more control. These factors along with new trade agreements could create this reality.

Even with Socia ending the conversation by saying that there are no current export plans, it is amazing that a U.S. bailed out company would export Chinese built cars back to the U.S. This is a huge blow for the UAW and taxpayers who were wanted the bailout money to keep/create jobs in the U.S.

With many, many GM plants sitting idle or downsized, the question is why you would import Buicks rather than build them stateside. We know the answer to that one – poor leadership (a hallmark of past GM failure).

What do you think? Are you excited about GM exporting a Chinese-built Buick to the U.S.?

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It is a fairly well-known knock on the Toyota Tundra that it doesn’t come with a locking differential option. Many, many owners also knock the stock locking slip differential as being not so great. What can you do about it? We asked Carl Montoya with Just Differentials. Here is what we found out.

Just Differentials is one of the leading places to buy after-market locking differentials and LSD. He says they get asked so OFTEN about options for the Toyota Tundra, they came up with this standard reply:

As for traction, none of the 07+ Tundras come with an LSD (Posi), The factory “Electronic LSD” is just traction control, and is more “P.O.S.” than “POSI”. All Tundras can benefit from the increased traction that an aftermarket LSD or Locker will provide. Another benefit is strength. The Tundra uses a huge 10.5” diff that is much larger than any other ½ ton pickup produced. The problem is the factory Standard Open (non-posi) carrier is very weak by design, and has already failed in many stock pickups, this is all the more reason to add An Auburn Pro LSD ($545) or an ARB Air Locker ($1075) to the rear.

Editor’s Note: Without disputing Carl’s expertise, I have yet to hear of one single factory differential failure in 6+ years of running TundraHeadquarters.com. I’m not saying that the Tundra’s factory differential never fails (I’m sure it does), but I’d argue that characterizing it as “very weak” is incorrect. Methinks this standard reply is designed to generate sales, not necessarily reflect the pros and cons of the Tundra’s factory rear differential.

One of the big questions that comes up with these after-market systems is how new truck features like the Trailer Sway Controller would work.  Montoya says: “The installation of a real mechanical LSD or Locking differential has no effect on the factory VSC, traction control (aka “Electronic LSD”).  In fact it simply allows for real traction, thus making the interference of these systems much less often.  Basically, there is no downside other than cost. ”

Montoya offered this additional information on differentials and their products.

Why Do You Want a Differential?

OEM differential is a standard “open” differential.  This allows for smooth cornering as the outside tire must spin faster on corners as it travels a larger arc.  The downside to this system is that when traction is lost, all of the power goes to the wheel with the least traction.  This is a really big downside on a pickup truck since there is much less weight on the rear axle.  With “creative” naming of the electronic traction control, the Tundra features what they call “Electronic LSD”.  Utilizing the ABS braking system and wheel speed sensors, the brake is applied to the tire that is spinning faster, thus allowing the other tire to spin.   Sounds great, but real world experience will tell otherwise.

What is the Auburn LSD?

The Auburn LSD is the most popular upgrade for the 2007 & Newer Toyota Tundra as it is inexpensive, very strong, easy to install and provides very good traction with no adverse on road handling characteristics or noises.   Since the Auburn is a Limited Slip Differential, not a  “locking” differential, it is much more suited for the average pickup truck owner.  Traction is increased significantly, however it is not locked 100%, so may not provide adequate traction for heavy offroad use.  LSD units are often referred to as “Positraction”.  These are suitable for daily driving, even if you never leave the pavement.  Also very helpful at boat ramps, snowy, wet, muddy conditions, etc.  On the “Justdifferentials” 2007 Tundra I was unable to pull my boat out in 2wd with the oe “electronic LSD”.  After installing the Auburn Pro LSD 2wd is no problem at the very same ramp.  The Auburn also offers a much needed improvement in strength over the OEM open differential which we’ve seen many failures.

What is the ARB Air Locker?

The ARB Air Locker is a selectable locker that is actuated by compressed air.  In unlocked mode the vehicle functions as it did before with an open differential.  With the flip of the switch the rear differential can be locked 100%.  This means that there will be power to both tires, no matter the situation.  These are especially popular for off roaders, contractors, hunters, etc that drive on the road, but have more demanding off road needs than the average mostly highway driver.  The downside to this system is added cost, as the unit is more expensive, but also that it requires an on board compressor.  That said, they offer unmatched traction and strength.  The ARB Air Lockers have been proven themselves in all conditions worldwide.

Sounds like a good after-market option for those wanting to have more control when driving their truck over different terrains. What do you think? Is an after-market ARB Air Locker or Auburn LSD on your wish list? 

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Jokes about “being full of hot air” aside, a pnuematic hybrid car is very close to production. While it’s not going to be seen in the USA (at least not right away) PSA – that’s Puegeot Citroen – has officially begun developing a car that will be partially powered by compressed air.

Why Use Compressed Air Hybrids?

There are a few good reasons to use compressed air in a hybrid, especially if you compare it to a battery-electric hybrid.

1. Compressed air is efficient. Storing energy as compressed air is surprisingly energy efficient…it’s one of the reasons that air tools are still very common in industry (that and the fact that compressed air tools are smaller and safer than comparable electric tools).
2. Compressed air storage systems are cheap compared to batteries. If you compare the cost of buying a battery pack for a hybrid to the cost of buying an air tank, it’s not even close. Ditto for the components needed to turn compressed air into forward motion.
3. Compressed air is safer than chemistry. Hybrid batteries come in two basic flavors – nickel metal hydride (NmH) and lithium ion (LiON). These battery packs are full of corrosive chemicals, operate at relatively high voltage, and lithium ion batteries can even “run away” and catch fire without careful computer control.

So, as you can see, lots of good reasons to use compressed air.

NOTE: Battery chemistry is immensely complicated…the explanation above oversimplified things quite a bit. The current Prius, for example, uses a battery with nickel, cobalt, and manganese, which Toyota calls a “tri-metal” battery rather than a nickel metal hydride…but you get the idea.

The trouble with compressed air is capacity. A relatively huge air tank isn’t going to take your vehicle nearly as far as a comparably sized battery pack.

Still, if a good sized tank were paired with a fuel efficient engine and used on a tiny little car the size of a Scion iQ, you could see substantial performance at minimal expense. Peugeot is saying that they can develop an affordable car using this technology that will get more than 100mpg. That’s awesome.

Here’s to hoping someone figures out a way to make this system work on cars of all sizes…nothing would please me more than to drive a truck that runs (at least partially) on air.

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