Worth it is subjective. I do all the work on my truck myself, which I really enjoy, and I've gotten some insane deals on the mods that I have. If I had to pay retail for the Sxth Intercooler and AWE exhaust, I wouldn't have them.
I'd say if you can comfortably afford these parts, then yes...
The tune will be your biggest gain dollar for dollar. The intercooler, exhaust, intake, radiator, etc. are all supporting mods that slowly add to the big picture.
I'd wait for the throttle body elbow and turbo inlet that are both being R&Dd right now. Those are each still around $300-500 if...
OTT was speculating that the motor and turbo upgrade could be good for up to 500hp with some additional supporting mods. I believe that was utilizing a stage 3 tune, which they haven't even released the stage 2 yet.
The initial buzz around the turbo and downpipe has kind of worn off because...
Wouldn't the position of the shutter actuator be what relays the position of the shutters? From what I understand, which isn't much, that is why these 3D printed frames are needed to delete the shutter. It adds resistance to the actuator motor to trick it into thinking the shutters are either...
Interesting - what year is your truck?
I have a 2025 SR5 and there is no sensor, unless I totally missed it. But I don't see how I could've deleted the entire grille shutter assembly without having to touch that sensor if it did exist.
When you say sensor, do you mean the shutter actuator? The little motor that is attached in the middle of the shutter assembly that the wiring harness plugs into?
I did a shutter delete when I installed the SDHQ grille light mount. It included a little 3D-printed bracket to hold the shutter actuator, but the rest of the shutter assembly was removed.
I have not had any errors or messages regarding the shutter since doing the install about a month or so...
I got extremely lucky, and a member from the TW forum that lives a few hours from me offered to trade his AWE exhaust for my factory exhaust with an axle dump. While I do like the exhaust, it definitely walks a fine line when it comes to sounding too obnoxious. I had considered the Carven...
@Big Dawgs Toyota Tuning
Again, we appreciate transparency over suspense.
I'm excited for the throttle body elbow and this turbo - I'll be keeping an eye on it all.
I believe Cam Tuning was working on developing a turbo, but had to return to the drawing board because the new turbo was inefficient and/or actually produced less power/boost. I'm only recalling this from memory, so I may be slightly wrong.
@Big Dawgs Toyota Tuning - instead of being cryptic...
I genuinely thought I was about to open this and see these guys rip off that other guy who just manufactured a $200 set of tie down anchors.
This is equally as disappointing.
In my opinion, it's a pretty good alignment. I've found that unless you go to a very specialized shop, none of these people will give your alignment the attention you want.
Bringing that positive camber as close to 0 as possible is what will save the outer edges of your tires, but I don't...
You need the sleeves to be able to torque the bolts to spec without damaging your frame. The bolts need to be torqued to spec in order to use them for any recovery situation.
If you're simply looking for aesthetics, then don't torque the bolts too high and just know to never pull from those...
Did your truck come with reinforcement sleeves welded to the frame where you bolted the recovery points?
If I remember correctly, models with the plugs in the frame do not have the sleeves necessary to torque these down. Doing so without the sleeves can bend your frame. I had to add...
I've had y'all's intake installed on my SR5 with an OTT Tune for a couple months now. It's a great intake and the sound is very noticeable, much louder than stock, without the side plug.
Seeing the mentions of only running without the plug in dry environments, am I at risk running with no side...