Supercharging an FJ Cruiser - Good Idea? Bad Idea? Best Idea? 

Yeah man. That dust killed my soul a little bit... and I live on half mile gravel driveway.

There is a pressure washer in the background ! Its triggering life out of me.

lol I own a 2007, I use it offroad for work in geology. The time for cleaning the engine bay is over.

@@snarkylive be a cheap rig once when you sell it but I'm proud it's getting used properly dirt n debris n open intake must be the way now 😂

haha i thought i was the only one hurting about this

you should have spent some of that time learning how to spell "ad" you know, from "advertisement"

@@StanleyKubick1 oh no! A typo! I am so, so sorry sir. How will I ever be able to live the rest of my life after such a horrible mistake...? Oh the humanity! What a tragedy!!!

@@Stanislaw365 the penelty is death

@@griffinsells2611 will I be granted the honor of taking my own life in ceremonial suicide or will I be facing an executioner sir? 😔

Any heatsoak without an interooler

@@simonjohnson7025 the Magnuson charger i have has an intercooler in it. 508whp 557wtq

@@mechntechbeau lol thats it?

@@MoparSrt702 if I needs more I hop in my 1243whp 2108wtq 6.1L stroker Fummins. Cummins baby all that power and still getting 28mpg

Not a good idea for a desert vehicle, unless you are willing to clean the filter all the time.

ashamed to say I laughed at that

The rerelease of the modern version lasted fro ~3 years and change ... and before that the FJ40 had not been around or seen in 30 years (and it was real.ly just an iteration of a 70s / 80s land cruiser at that time. Soi not sure why you are crying about people not knowing WTF they are in 2021 makes very little sense.

@@uberfu bruh we talking about the 'what are those' meme with Larry's fuckin socks and sandals, not uh whatever you're on about

@@uberfu yeah shush

A cleassic meme

only 300k dollars, no big deal

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Agreed I work nights it nice to come home to a fresh video

Nice Losi!

That Discovery album though👌

Seen a lot of people do it no matter how many times you tell em, that’s never a fun thing to fix

i bought a 2014 fj cruiser for $5k with no engine ..the owner told me the engine just burst into flames after fitting a turbo charger ..those injector fitting must be the culprit...then a i bought a toyota GD - FTV engine ...same engine use in Hilux and Prado

Regearing will lose traction control and crawl control from an FJ

@@ikatehikes I don't know, I found that my Manual (full time 4WD FJ) has amazing traction on all surfaces even launching in snow... with a Supercharger and shorter gears I don't think it would lose traction at all. The 4WD really makes it hook up anywhere anytime.

@@gravityhammer25 you regear and supercharged your FJ?

@@paulnavarro9986 I did not, but I think even if it was regeared and supercharged it would still hook up and launch like crazy... I'm honestly about to sell my FJ gas prices are killing me and I had my fun... solid vehicle though.... I will try to keep but really need something more fuel efficient.

+1 on the power washing. A lil Gunk Engine Cleaner/Degreaser and Shine does wonders for an engine. How I keep my 2011 Honda Pilot's engine bay looking new.

Doesn’t need a tune

@@cdf8821 I like pedal commander and I recommend it. I know a few FJ owners that have it. I have a modded FJ with 37in tires and pedal commander made a difference on throttle response and acceleration. Also has extra modes are like most modern vehicles. Its plug and play and easy to install give It shot.

Destroy the transmission? Lol how?

@@JAMESWUERTELE do to my truck being under geared it gradually wore my rear ring and pinion gear smooth, ruined my rear drive shaft, and transmission input shaft/throw out bearing. Ask any drivetrain specialist and they will tell you if you run your Toyota at high speeds and off-road a lot this is the end state. I have video proof and any clown can call a drive train specialist as this is a well known fact. I just kept putting my gearing change off due to constant deployments and finally had my ticket pulled at a cost of 5700. Drop a place where I can show you the receipts as I am a straight shooter, period. I dropped the comment as a friendly warning...it is up to Larry to do his research. Stop being a troll and do your research instead. If I was wrong Nitro, Sierra, and other companies would not list this as a main reason to re gear on their websites. SMH. Back to topic: Over the years it caused excessive drive train vibration and extreme wear on my gears(I did a differential drop day one of switching to larger tires to correct drivetrain angle). Side note: I served 15 years in the Navy driving Toyotas literally around the world in multiple combat zones and six different continents. We ran our Toyota’s hard and the sole reason I have the ability to tell you this is a reliable Hilux was used to extract me in Afghanistan. I have zero desire to spill BS in the comments section. Call Nitro or ANY drivetrain/gear shop and you will be told eventually not running at least 4.56 gears(Manual transmission w/ 6spd Toyota transmission or 4.88 with the Auto transmission) with 33” tires will ruin your gears and/or could/will ruin your Transmission as your rear drive shaft directly effects how your transmission shifts which is effected by how the rear differential turns the driveshaft. Continued unnecessary stress wears the gears. Also keep in mind the 5700(reman transmission 2400 or 1100 for a new input shaft, two bench differential rebuilds in SoCal 1k each with gears, new drive shaft 500-650 plus labor, depending if you go one piece custom, removal and install of the new transmission 1100 labor. I did not include the install and removal of the differentials as I am performing that portion of work as most shops in my area have a minimum 1 to 1.5 month wait for this level of labor. But I am having a shop that ordered the other parts perform the labor as I want the warranty for the parts I am purchasing though them. Back to my ring and pinion issue...when it locked up due to the gears running smooth(have video footage) the rear differential finally locked up ruining the transmission input shaft/throw out bearing. I am just one guy on the internet...Talk to a gear specialist like Nitro or Sierra gears or almost anyone who is a trained specialist who works on modified off-road vehicles. I believe those individuals will explain why a gear change is essential. #HUMINT! Do your own research and stop being a troll. Late.

I just watched that vid yesterday, I thought this was part 2 from a vid posted yesterday since the FJ looked washed lol.

That’s what I thought too

Just looked back in his insta and saw a pic of the FJ in that color. Maybe I’m wrong, but im getting serious deja vu

@@xj_overlander Just looked too, Instagram highlight of the Magnison install, posted 42 weeks ago!

@@jackprice6599 weirrrrrd. I thought I remembered this from somewhere?

Your brother is a hero

He’s lucky, he lives at sea level. I live at 6800 ft in my 4Runners. I have been to 1800 ft and it was like night and day. I can’t imagine being at sea level with a charger.

@@JAMESWUERTELE I live at sea level and very often go to my property at 6000 feet which is a short climb and I drive through Yosemite and I do notice. If you ever find one from a wrecked truck I would be interested hahaha.

996 911s are infamous for their runny egg headlights

For two years here in Australia it did, although it was branded as a TRD blower. It was on a limited edition TRD Hilux.

It was a dealer purchasable option until Toyota ended its affiliation with Eaton in 2015. It was branded as a TRD Supercharger here in the states too. Toyota dealers will still service TRD super chargers.

Strange that they weren't included in the kit. The thing that stuck out to me was reusing the stock intake box.

@TacoMeat FijiWater stock intake box is only choking it from doing it's job.

True....Combining a Banks Pedal Monster/Derringer with regear will be more than enough in most cases....