Billy182
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I bought my 2013 X-Runner in October of 2016 off a dealer lot in Pennsylvania. The truck was originally sold at the same dealership and was a recent trade in from the original owner with only 26,000 miles on the clock. The truck was basically bone stock, and at the time I bought it, I had no idea I was going to mod it.
However, I found xr-underground, and as they say the rest is history! Lol
So, I started researching, and ordering things from XII, TireRack, and URD.
Before you know it, winter set in, and for any of you who may live north, it sucks big time (unless of course you're into skiing or making appropriate use of the carpet in front of the fireplace!)
However, lucky us we got a warm spell in February and I got a chance to begin my build. The very first thing I did was to drive over to Power Train in Lodi, NJ, where I had the useless open differential removed and an Eaton truetrac posi unit installed and well as a URD traction bar.
Next, it was back home to the driveway where I installed an XII Street Drop Kit Plus that included adjustable QA1 rear shocks
Next went on the Doug Thorley headers, both sides put in easily from underneath with the rearmost manifold studs removed
Next to follow was XII front and rear sway bars, and a TRD big brake kit
Next to install was the supercharger. Since I keep my truck as a "driver", and couldn't find any TRD superchargers on the market, I opted for the magnuson supercharger.
I was hoping for a mild increase in performance, so I installed a 2.85 pulley immediately. Also, at the time the UCON was not yet available for a 2013, leaving my only options being a Toyota TRD reflash or a Bully Dog handheld tune (more on this later)
As I got to the interior my goals were to have a good sound system and 3M crystalline tint on all glass. For the head unit I chose Alpine's 8 inch, component speakers with amp, and a 10 inch sub driven by an Alpine 600W amp. As I said my goal was to have a driver, so I didn't go crazy with the sound system, but overall it came out pretty good. The sub box is my design as per size spec for the speaker.
More of the wheel/tire package. I chose 18" Enkei wheels with Goodyear 285/40 Eagle F1's all around
I knew I'd need a better fuel pump, so I pulled the tank and installed the URD walbro kit:
However, I found xr-underground, and as they say the rest is history! Lol
So, I started researching, and ordering things from XII, TireRack, and URD.
Before you know it, winter set in, and for any of you who may live north, it sucks big time (unless of course you're into skiing or making appropriate use of the carpet in front of the fireplace!)
However, lucky us we got a warm spell in February and I got a chance to begin my build. The very first thing I did was to drive over to Power Train in Lodi, NJ, where I had the useless open differential removed and an Eaton truetrac posi unit installed and well as a URD traction bar.
Next, it was back home to the driveway where I installed an XII Street Drop Kit Plus that included adjustable QA1 rear shocks
Next went on the Doug Thorley headers, both sides put in easily from underneath with the rearmost manifold studs removed
Next to follow was XII front and rear sway bars, and a TRD big brake kit
Next to install was the supercharger. Since I keep my truck as a "driver", and couldn't find any TRD superchargers on the market, I opted for the magnuson supercharger.
I was hoping for a mild increase in performance, so I installed a 2.85 pulley immediately. Also, at the time the UCON was not yet available for a 2013, leaving my only options being a Toyota TRD reflash or a Bully Dog handheld tune (more on this later)
As I got to the interior my goals were to have a good sound system and 3M crystalline tint on all glass. For the head unit I chose Alpine's 8 inch, component speakers with amp, and a 10 inch sub driven by an Alpine 600W amp. As I said my goal was to have a driver, so I didn't go crazy with the sound system, but overall it came out pretty good. The sub box is my design as per size spec for the speaker.
More of the wheel/tire package. I chose 18" Enkei wheels with Goodyear 285/40 Eagle F1's all around
I knew I'd need a better fuel pump, so I pulled the tank and installed the URD walbro kit:
