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My wife is pregnant, and due to complications hasn't been able to work since shortly after my last update. So my 4Runner has fallen off the priority list. It's been a real strain on our family, but she'll be better in March....so I'll get back to it.

Absolutely, he mentioned centrifugal, so I assume it would be a more universal application with the stock manifolds, and building in shop class means we're not talking about labor/fabrication costs. $7500 is definitely a very low estimate.

Certainly some very lofty goals. Doable, but frankly, unlikely. Have you priced this stuff out, yet? For the cams, supercharger, and supporting parts (ECU, fuel system, probably want to consider transmission modifications) I wouldn't be surprised if you're spending $7500 or more. I would...

And a video about the modifications I did to bolt on a transfer case.

Did some testing on a thermal exhaust coating to try on this setup. Next is to edit some video I took about lubricating that case adapter bearing.

Transmission cooler. I've never seen a radiator with anything else integrated into it. What radiator is it? What transmission are you running?

I started taking pictures to try to describe what I was discovering (I'm sure not news to you, Kelvin, but anyone else that may be considering this swap), and decided to just take a video. I'll edit that a bit this week and posted. But I did decide to drill a 1/8" hole in the end of the output...

Good to know, might just go that route, then. I was noticing that it looks like that bearing gets oiled from the shaft (I bought this transfer case loose, never had an A340F to compare). There's a little hole in the output shaft from the lexus, but I think it got covered up by the speed sensor...

Shortened output shaft: 20190520_183021 by Numbchux, on Flickr Modded tone wheel: 20190520_182942 by Numbchux, on Flickr The set screws had a tapered end on them, but because of how tight the tolerances are, and how thin the metal is on that tone wheel, I ground the tip of the screws flat to...

Valve body is back together and back in the transmission. Almost finished modding the transmission for the transfer case over the weekend. To find the point to drill for the 7th bolt, I sharpened a bolt to use as a center punch. 20190518_150655 by Numbchux, on Flickr 20190518_150703 by...

Had an issue when I went to put the lock up valve in. The supplied part doesn't fit in the sleeve in my transmission. Well, I got an email back from Transgo: "Our TCC valve assembly will not fit that application. You will have to reuse the original or get a replacement from Toyota/Lexus...

Transmission work. 4WD shift shaft. I used the VIN from the 4Runner that I got the shifter assembly at the junkyard to look this up: 20190513_174415 by Numbchux, on Flickr Remove the external linkage parts, loosen the nut on the neutral switch, the drill the dimple out of this thin collar, and...

Another little update Paint... 2019-04-25_02-37-45 by Numbchux, on Flickr Transmission is off, pan is off, extension is off, rolled it on it's side so I can get at the valve body. I'm going to replace the manual shift shaft (so I can use the 4WD linkage on the other side), and install a...

New Capacitors installed in the ECU last week, and test-ran the engine again on Friday. Also checked for "the most common wiring mistake", and passed. So now comes a bunch of parts ordering and a bit more teardown to really get things for a clean install.

Last weekends progress:

It's certainly possible. I know on Subarus (where the engine and transmission have separate controllers), there is a wire specifically to tell the ECU to cut power a bit between shifts. I see in the Lexus manual, there is a 4th solenoid (beyond the 2 shift solenoids, and torque converter), that...

Alright, finally got some time this weekend. Made a new cold start hose. Bought some 8mm banjo to 1/4" barb adapters, a chunk of 1/4" fuel injection hose, and a crimp-style clamp set. I'm quite happy with the results. The larger diameter hose did prevent the banjo from sitting flush on the...

Here's an easy option for manual control of the auto transmission without a controller at all: http://www.radesignsproducts.com/rail-controller.html I plan to use one with my swap (run through a switch so I can choose manual or automatic control, since I'm using the factory injection system as...

If it'll run with a hardwired fuel pump, than your igniters are fine. I don't have the diagrams in front of me, but off the top of my head, I think that B+ is through a separate EFI fuse/relay, and provides power to the IAC, and Fuel pump controller at the very least. So yea, I'd be finding...

For $20, I found it immensely helpful to download everything I needed from https://techinfo.toyota.com/. It takes quite a bit of time in front of the computer, as you'll have to download a TON of files, and organize them as you download them, but then you know they'll be right.