LSX V8 Turbo Tacoma - Project Firebolt Part 14

In this episode, I'll give you a project update and we'll lay out the plan for the upcoming suspension upgrades. Huge thanks to Matt at Sloppy Mechanics for the inspiration for this build. Check out his channel at / sloppymechanics
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[@c0c0asauce]

When you go for stickier tires I vote to keep OEM looking rims. The grandpa look is just too good.

[@smileyguyz]

@ChrisHallett83 those would be awesome, but those only come in 6 lug and the Tacoma is 5 lug.

[@Toyotamikewa]

The rims on this truck only came on the S-Runner. Looks like a lot of Srunner parts made it on this truck. Only missing the badges and fiberglass flares. Body kit was optional. Lol

[@BrianSmart1959]

You should consider changing your channel name to Tom's OCD Garage. And I mean that in the nicest way. Your attention to detail is off the charts. That LS install could be a factory setup.

[@TheBigOne0305]

He pays more attention to detail than most OEM workers on the assembly line. This is more the level of a high end tuning or custom shop. Think old-school, hand built AMGs or the like.

[@SloppyMechanics]

I gotta send you a flex harness and have you stop up lol

[@TomsTurboGarage]

Haha, I'm in!!

[@supdus]

you can send me one too while youre at it

[@biancadeltarot]

Tom: "If there's something I don't do is leaks. I DON'T DO LEAKS!" Also Tom: *TWO* LS swaps!

[@throwback19841]

@@kruleworld "They all do that"

[@michaelcouey1383]

Man, Tom.... first half of the video got me all hyped up to watch a suspension upgrade... only to end with a power steering pulley swap. Catch ya next time I guess

[@georgedodd3970]

I think it would be nice to replace the hydraulic power steering with an all electric system.

[@ryanbernard6550]

@@georgedodd3970 serious question. Why?

[@izzyplusplusplus1004]

@@ryanbernard6550 one less pulley?

[@paulmmmm]

I cannot believe I have been watching Tom for so long that his kids are now drawing the belt diagrams.

[@TomsTurboGarage]

Haha! 😁

[@izzyplusplusplus1004]

Maybe getting old ain't all bad...

[@hunterjohnson4954]

Never smashed the like button so fast

[@TomsTurboGarage]

Thanks Hunter! SMASH DAT LIKE BUTTON Y'ALL!!

[@wingoson]

Bit short Tom, more work footage please, were suffering withdrawals here! 😉 Cheers for the great videos Tom. Looks forward to your next one..

[@Robertwells596]

I think when you're ready to have it dyno tuned it needs to be tuned by father timing, Jeremy at Fasterproms.

[@paulfisher8700]

For Holley stuff Kevin is the way to go. Just look at both Ruby and Leroy’s performance at RMW.

[@rekleif]

FINALLY. I get that you like Teslas now, but maaaan are they boring. Glad to see you have not forgotten half of your channel name mening.

[@vongdong10]

You know what I like about your builds? There's no rush. You take your time, do proper research and the work is just so professional and clean.

[@Heath3250]

I’m at 7:30. If I remember correctly, adjusting rake doesn’t change weight distribution much... let’s cont and see if I have dementia .. :)

[@purplegravy]

Tom, I just want you to know I still have an unhealthy and pretty unusual love for you. But not in a weird way. Mmmkay.

[@TomsTurboGarage]

❤️❤️❤️

[@Saddendude]

Just noticed is your IAT sensor behind the the WMI. Wouldnt you want it too be able too see how much charge cooling your getting from the wmi so it can pull/add timing accordingly

[@BadLuckGarage]

I love this truck. Everything's just so clean. Good choice on the LSX INNOVATION stuff. Great company and VERY resonably priced. I've been using them for engine mounts, blockoffs, and brackets since my first LS swap.👍

[@Patrick94GSR]

I hope the back end is brought down a bit to be closer to the front end height, as opposed to just raising the front to match the rear. This type of truck deserves a nice, low stance!

[@bannerrecording]

Love your videos, Tom! You've got to be THE nicest KZbinr out there. I don't mind dirty humor and "guy talk" etc but it's actually really refreshing to hear a super nice guy explaining things and showing us what you're up to. Thanks, Tom!

[@elliotcurry2284]

Totally the Mr. Rogers of car modification. Hello neighbor Tom

[@woopimagpie]

Blimey. At first I thought "that's fairly big overkill for a Toyota ute", but of course, if you're going to do something then do it right. And oh boy is this right. Love your work Tom.

[@No-handleneeded1]

I’m willing to volunteer my 2004 Nissan Frontier for a turbocharged Ls swap just let me know when to drop it off lol

[@GrandPrix46]

No matter how many years go by, I'll still be salty you got rid of that Grand National.

[@gasperajdnik5627]

I'm a mechanic 👨‍🔧👨‍🏭, I repair cars, motorcycles, small engines. I'm 31 years old. I've Been working on cars for 16 years. I work add my dads mechanic garage whit my brother. I like your videos. 👍🙂.

[@kocfkocf]

Woot, another video from our friendly neighborhood Turbo garage!!

[@quikgt]

I see Torch got his grubby little hands on your new parts- I hope he gives them back!

[@Jay_Ira]

Love the truck man. Just spent the last two days catching up. Killer work and I'm looking forward to future updates 👍

[@TomsTurboGarage]

Thanks Jonathan! 👍🏻

[@JSchrumm]

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[@TheKilladp]

Thanks for doing the suspension, these trucks have a lazy stock suspension and I can't even imagine how much worse it would get with that hefty V8! I own a 1999 4 cyl Tacoma and you might have give me a reason to spend more money lol..

[@user-neo71665]

We put a gen one SBC in a 88 or 89 taco back in the day and just about had to replace all the suspension parts over the year we had it before we sold it. It was just a mild 250-300hp street build but would tear up stuff non stop.

[@stoker20]

1:17 - 1:20 he drives by some rubber on the road. Hmmm, who could have done that?? Glad to have you back!!

[@TomsTurboGarage]

🙊🙈

[@mjbtaco]

The anticipation is real! Haha I know that next install video is going to be awesome! Huge thanks for the shoutout bud. I truly appreciate it!

[@Nate01693]

I didn't know you had stickers! Next video will surely be awesome!

[@mjbtaco]

@@Nate01693 lol yeah I send out stickers with the products I sell. I'm working as hard as I can to get more of these in stock before the next video releases! Seems like everyone is closed these days.

[@maxmoughal5183]

What the heck is going on Tom, you dont post for months on end, then you put up videos about a Tesla which has nothing to do with Turbos, LS swaps, or JDM goodness, then you tease us with a suspension upgrade but don't follow through, then you talk about a power steering pump and don't even tell us if it fixed the problem. Between Coronavirus and this i don't even know what is the point in life anymore?!?!?!....... 😭😭😭 P.S Love you 😉

[@TheBenLG]

Thanks for the video Tom

[@nstg8]

Can't wait for the coilover upgrade video

[@ToTheGAMES]

So glad that you are "back"! Hopefully you have some more time for this side-hobby KZbin project in the near future. ;)

[@RoadandRacetv]

Three videos in one week - sir, you are spoiling us! Keep up the good work Tom.

[@etasDustin]

Only one Turbo in the turbo garage now? Love the Tesla, but you might have to change to just Tom’s Garage :). Always a pleasure to watch your content.

[@DragonsTaco]

Nice solution for well, you could argue a non-problem. At first I thought maybe you were going to say the lighter pulley was going to make you some hp! :-). I did have to giggle at the end. I think you need not worry about the pulley out shining the V8 in the little Taco. Hell, the radiator has more bling.

[@PNW_Car_Mods]

Tom worries about a power steering pulley being to blingy yet has fancy welded tank aluminum radiator staring him right in the face. ;) Nice update sir, and boy am I glad you ditched that overly complicated under the bed trans cooling crap. I did not like that when you were installing it the first time.

[@ThePete2432]

Glad to see some fresh content! In my mind, I thought that truck would weigh a little closer to 3,000 pounds... still has a ridiculously fun power to weight ratio

[@zfreak2808]

Started watching your channel during the v8 miata build, lost interest in the v8 truck build, and now have renewed interest in the v8 truck build as a buddy of mine is offering me a 4 cylinder frontier. Personally, I am going to need a rig to haul around my miata as it is getting pretty crazy, and a v8 swapped frontier would be both cool and useful.

[@maverick024gaming3]

Mmm I would it rather been Toyota v8 powered like tundra v8 with trd charger . sorry for me I'm just a Toyota fan

[@alexhan8877]

Really enjoyed this series but kinda hope Tom did a twin turbo 1UZ swap instead of the LS Just saw the series on skid factory and can’t help imagine how wonderful would it be if the power train of the fairlane were in the Tacoma

[@o2boutdoors]

Your attention to detail continues to boggle my mind. How often do you see an LS swap into a Toyota that almost looks like it could have rolled off the assembly line as it sits? Other than the radiator and a couple of billet accessories, it looks so subtle! It would ruin the aesthetics of this, but any thoughts on moving the battery to the back to improve weight distribution? Looking forward to seeing the evolution into a corner-carver!

[@TdrSld]

Glad to see you use the Trans cool unit, the only air to liquid oil cooler I use. You can't beat 45k BTU of heat dissipation.

[@mattbowden1139]

Your disdain for leaks and Matt's new foray into fancy mechanics would make for great collaboration content. Maybe you could be his obie wan to show him the way of making things look nice on the mustang build.

[@RawShogun]

Tom do you like Volvos? Would you ever consider building one up, they can be had for cheap these days.

[@ozman1975]

Such a cool project. Love the JDM look FMIC. I hope one day our trucks can meet up!

[@The87por924]

Unless you need a weird offset/diameter, the LS2 style pulley is way cheaper than a billet one.

[@Speedy.V]

Those 12 minutes went by faster than an LS1 powered Mazda Miata 😁🤣

[@DIYAUTOCAR]

Bring back the "I'm so sneaky teehee".

[@TomsTurboGarage]

Haha, deep cut!

[@gabea.458]

Tom, in the future do you plan to do some type of body kit on the front to bring the bumper down to the level of the intercooler core? It kind of looks like it has buck teeth.

[@dakotakent5895]

You should move the battery under the rear jump seat for better weight distribution and more engine bay room

[@anomamos9095]

Get a ADM or lithium battery and put it where the transmision cooler was to alter the weight bias.

[@Weshax]

Look up DuroBumps! i have them on my tacoma and theyre great

[@puchitopuchito6531]

What a clean clean truck

[@stevechan9914]

IMO i like the drag stance on it. I wouldve kept it that way

[@PeterHatch-mx7zc]

Just great i injoy watching your videos

[@roycestricker]

Big fan of all the cars! Cant wait for the next project!

[@KaBar762]

Is there a build list for this truck anywhere?

[@microbuilder]

A comment for the mighty youtube algorithm. Awesome build!

[@jonathonbelton2387]

How’s that oil less turbo holding up

[@Motocross40swe]

Long-awaited update Tom! Are we gonna see a Lexus LS swap soon too? haha

[@brandonnlara7186]

If you ever decide to sell this let me know!!

[@PanCubano]

I think my favorite thing about both Thunderbolt and Firebolt is the fact that both engine bays and the cars overall just look factory. Nothing flashy (except for the intercooler hanging out in FB), just a straight forward close-to-oem-look and you wouldn't know the difference until you started both cars and drove them. I love it.

[@BassManBobBassCovers]

Always a beautiful display of automotive cinematography! Good call on the billet PS pump pulley, weird it didn't have the holes to access the bolts.

[@Hawk7886]

Man this is such an epic project. Glad to see an update video!

[@maldo72]

Great stuff great channel

[@maxit71o]

where have you been man..... clicked faster than the Next Episode button on Netflix

[@bryantgarcia4517]

Can’t beat toms turbo garage and coffee in the morning!

[@TomsTurboGarage]

☕️

[@lovetoninita]

Yaaa bro.what the "::::::::;;;;;,¿

[@eighty6gt]

Interesting. I am going to mark and drill fastener access holes in my stock pulley when I swap pumps shortly.

[@andrewdrabble8939]

Yay some TTG action again

[@kyleshelton1636]

Man I missed this series!!!!

[@bikerboyss100]

It needs a wheels upgrade

[@EB240]

we miss you tom, come back to us!

[@feriojdmsir4144]

I must have missed it in previous videos, but did you cover the parking brake for the ford 8.8 conversions?

[@funrun508]

Here you are again..🤝

[@rmg8729]

Just what we needed! 🙌🏻

[@trophytaker100]

Heck yea!!!

[@Grimm-Gaming]

Watchin this video and uhm. i wish my dads Chevelle had the rake your truck had :) haha. also i have the Salute your shorts theme stuck in my head during this entire video..

[@EB240]

awwww yeah!

[@anthonyforshay4159]

Because most people will overlook an LS motor and call you out on the shiny modified pulley 😉

[@Hernsama]

0:30

[@RobertKohut]

Nice!! Pulley looks great...:-)

[@Fizz-Pop]

This video was over before I was ready. Looking forward to the next.

[@ryanprettyman3123]

Suspension?

[@edobosho]

Miss you Tom

[@caseycoker3039]

Yes!!!!!

[@lucasmatthews6807]

I also can't stand leaks and would love to see more videos on how to find, diagnose, and repair different kinds of leaks!

[@PHUSII]

nice.

[@elliotcurry2284]

Hooray!

[@VolV8]

She's a beaut looking ute! Great to see you back, Tom🙂

[@jrobpat0154]

How reliable is the oil-less turbo and why aren't more of them made this way ?

[@eppyz]

Nice to see another TTG. I really like the area as well where Tom lives. Very beautiful area wherever it may be in Tennessee.

[@krullzs]

The front grille is just too red, make it crome for a cleaner modern look 🙂.

[@NerdrageHockey]

Look Tom's Tesla Garage posted a video... :D

[@adz929]

So glad to see Project Firebolt at the forefront again :-)

[@user-ol3ug1gb8l]

I believe the ss trail blazer power steering pump pulley has holes in it to access the bolts

[@jasonpowell4847]

I'm waiting for the a/c fix videos

[@nreid90]

One of my favorite builds is back!!! Keep it up Tom!!!!

[@9milli4u46]

Sooo how much did it cost though????

[@TomsTurboGarage]

I’ll be doing a build cost video soon

[@5995Oblivion]

YESSSSSSSSS. Oh baby I've been waiting for this.