TRD cold air intake worth it?

The thread title isn't "Tell us how much you love your TRD intake" but asks if it's worth it. That means the OP is looking for input either way. That's like putting a poll to ask if you like the TRD intake, with yes or no votes, but only allowing the yes votes to count.

If you have one and are happy, who cares who doesn't like it?

 

Some great responses ​

 

Well I guess the post count goes up every time someone asks, and without a lot of effort.

"No"

 

I dont have one but sure would like to get the TRD intake. it takes up less room in the engine compartment and looks cool.

 

"Hate boner" is my new favorite term.

 

Put that honkin' hate nanner away.

 

From my cold dead hands!

 

So what does post count get ya? 10% off a muffler bearing somewhere?

 

10% off off washer fluid in certain, coordinated districts.

 

I think it appeals to their "better than you" attitude. If they have a higher post count, then that must mean they're smarter and the more condescending they can be.
Between the TRD CAI and the Sprint Booster/Pedal Commander threads, the condescension gets THICK.....
But hey, they must know more about it, because they've never bought, installed, or used one.

 

i have a complete kit for sale.

 

Nope.

 

Aren't ALL the intakes "cold-air" intakes? My SR5 sucks air out of the fender. How much colder can you get?

 

With my first 4Runner, the neglected one, I took a can of hammered aluminum spray paint to the engine compartment and to the skid plates as well.

The vanity cover (cracked) and air box (gashes) got the paint. I did super glue repairs, using a leather texture repair piece to retexture the airbox, a butt joint repaired the crack in the engine cover.

It was great hood lingerie. It looked good opening it up. It was a step in pride of ownership. Just like my under seat lighting.

I remember a famous woman in the 50s or 60s once saying something about her silk panties, something to the extent of "you can't see them, but I know they're there." (Monroe, Mansfield, Dors...)

A similar analogy could be no panty lines, you can't see the TRD air box, but you can hear it.

 

I actually see higher than ambient temps with my TRD intake but I didn’t monitor it with the OEM intake.

 

is that right, why are you getting rid of it ? how long was it on your truck ? how much ?

 

It’s 73 out.

 

This is awesome information for reference in regards to intake air temperature versus ambient.

 

Yep, .. never put it on, bought off another member here. Want it? DM me. You will get everything i did.

 

The answer to this question boils down to one thing: opportunity cost.

What else could you be doing with that money? If we isolate it to mods, is there a mod that produces a higher marginal utility (to use an economics term)? If so, then the intake isn’t worth it - you need to put that money towards the mods with higher marginal utility.

 

Just finished the install. It’s overpriced at the current post-Covid pricing (almost $500 shipped). It does make the engine sound cooler and adds a smidge of throttle response. The novelty of both may wear off over time, but paired with a magna flow exhaust (next project) it maximizes the 4Rs potential without a supercharger and the sound will satisfy over the time. The improvement is small but noticeable, install itself was very straightforward.

 

For the price of a TRD intake, you could get more or less the same thing from another brand, and with the money you'd save, could get more stuff like underhood lighting, interior LED light kit, oil catch can, maybe even replace the big OEM muffler with something lighter weight that gives a little better sound and performance, etc...

 

If you ran it on a dyno before and after you would be disappointed after realizing it made no usable difference. I can tell you first hand, the cold air intake and any exhaust have nothing in common with a supercharger.

The loss of acceleration you experience going one tire size bigger is much greater than the minuscule hp gain you MIGHT get with exhaust and air intake. Honestly, the only appreciable motivation for those mods is to increase intake and exhaust sound.

 

Definitely improves performance the same as the raptor lights do

 

Don't forget, putting on the TRD stickers is good for a few more hp as well !

 

No power gains at all.........I guess this gentlemen faked his dyno report so we could keep arguing 10 years later. Are they earth shattering numbers? No, but it sure didnt lose any power. Baseline on the right, TRD run on the left. Is it worth the money? Not for most people, but the nay sayers love it for the simple fact that they can ridicule other members.

 

Lol get the raptor lights they will give you the same gains and look kewler lmao

 

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Moar powr!!!!