Coming Soon to a 4Runner Near You!

The wait is finally almost over.

 

And according to VF Tuner, Magnuson has exclusive access to the 2020+ T4R ECU, so near term at least, the only way you can “tune” a 2020+ T4R is to buy a Maggy and install their tune. No naturally aspirated tune access at this time.

 

I cannot wait !

What's yall's thoughts on having one of these on a 4R that you mostly just use in the dirt (trails/camping) ? Obviously everything is sealed just like the rest of the engine, but would a 4R that is around dirt a lot still be a safe candidate ?

 

How much do these run?

 

How fast do they prematurely kill the powertrain?

 

This is essentially the same supercharger Magnusson developed on behalf of Toyota/TRD as a factory authorized upgrade which retained the factory warranty and was installed at Toyota dealerships. It runs around 6psi of boost which is very conservative. I doubt it affects engine longevity all that much. Personally, I'd really like the 20% additional HP and Torque!

 

Just normal cleaning & you’ll be okay

Old ones were $8k after taxes. These probably $10k

 

Thats $500 per percentage point of power improvement. That's a fair chunk of change

 

Yea it’s pricey. If I had money like that right now - I’d get one. It would be wonderful for the mountains here in Colorado. That’s if you can do the installation yourself too

 

Reckon what the upside down side to this versus just re-gearing for bigger tires towing and more weight?

 

Speed?

 

Are you saying that the mountains of Colorado are a struggle for a 5th gen? NOOOOOOOOOO WAAAAAAAAAY.
Good LORD, I needed surgery on my right leg trying to keep it up to speed last year, and in 2018.

 

What you don't like to set the cruise control and let it redline the whole time lol

 

THAT DRIVES ME INSANE!!!!

The joys and 1st world problems of owning a 4Runner.

 

Yeah just about all of them do it except for HD trucks

 

It's nice to have something that pulls with engine torque and not gears or the transmission it's what I miss the most about my Cummins

 

Do y'all think this will have a CARB sticker? California laws and such

I mean I wouldn't have to smog until 2027, but I probably can't afford one until around then.

 

SHAZAM. Too rich for my blood.

 

All Magnuson SC applications are CARB. That’s one of their big selling points. However, to date it has meant their tunes for their SC’s leave much to be desired.

 

I have had one on my 2012 Tacoma Off Road Sport 4WD since it was new and it has been flawless. The truck now has 140K miles so to answer your question, I would have to say that they do not kill the power train at all.

 

$10K to put a supercharger on a body-on-frame gas guzzler SUV? Are you people crazy or just rich?

 

Well, I ain’t rich so I must be crazy.

 

One aspect that gives me pause: Premium Fuel Only. With the trajectory of fuel prices it would hurt (worse than normal) every time you have to pull into a gas station.

 

I had a couple supercharged tundras , power was great , only negative was you must use high octane fuel . I was hoping for a diesel tundra but it never happened .
I still have my 2020 LC 200 and had plenty of power , to add a supercharger would be a waste for me , I would be back to high octane and with the high fuel prices , my 4runner is the cheapest vehicle I have to operate , next machine down is my motorcycles .

 

What does a regear cost on a 4 runner?

 

The only other performance modifications have been a smaller (URD) pulley for the supercharger, a cold air kit, and exhaust. I have done nothing with the actual tuning of the PCM beyond the software that is installed with the supercharger.

 

There are some wonderful custom calibrations available for the 2GT 4.0L SC applications.

Check them out: https://overlandtailor.com/2nd-gen-tacoma-tuning

Tuning available for 5th Gen T4R, NA and FI 2015-2019 only at this time: https://overlandtailor.com/5th-gen-4runner-tuning

 

Regear = less struggle when you are towing, takes off faster, you can still feel the engine work.

Supercharged = effortless cruising and passing, it's a more relaxed driving experience.

Regear + supercharged = the way it's meant to be.

that's the experience based on what I've done on my Tundra, I regear first as I tow a lot, it helped a ton, but then I couldn't resist supercharger so I cave in for that as well.

 

Fixed it for you

 

On my Tundra I'm not running the magnuson tune since it was not yet available at the time, I just bought a kit and had D3 tuning create a tune, I did hear some people had issue with 4th gear during wot, but now HPtuner has cracked 2020+ Tundra I'd assume 4runners will follow shortly.