I watched quite a few of your videos and with your knowledge, your interests and how you explain things I think you would make an excellent mechanical engineer. I will continue watching, thanks

Dude, you do such a great job on all your videos. Thanks again for all of the advice.

Good start at ‘the KZfaq’. Make a ‘fitting 35’s’ video and i will 100% watch it! Keep up the good work.

Awesome to see you making videos man. You’re 3rd gen 4Runner build on T4R was super helpful and inspiring for my own build. Keep it up! Subbed

Excellent video! Perfect fit to the videos that you already posted. I am glad I stumbled onto your channel and subscribed! Keep up the good work, looking forward to your next video! Rick From Virginia

Been following you since 4Runner #1 on T4R. Pumped to see you making youtube videos, can’t wait to see more!

Doing 35’s on my third gen soon. Would love more content and a detailed video regarding the general process.

I had a cowl intake on my jeep for a couple of months, the extra noise you get in the cab's not worth it.

Great... Now I'm going to have to start watching your videos too... lol! Nicely put together man... I like this intake mod alot!

Very cool, love the truck

Hell yeah video on fitting 35s!

I am loving this idea for a couple reasons, main one being ill be removing the inner fenders when I trim the flares. And in my head adding more vent holes for the new intake should also theoretically let more air into the cabin

that came out awesome!

Solid work!

This mod is on my list to do. Glad you’ve filmed it I was supposed to get a pyrite mica off road Tacoma but it fell through. If I could go back in time and buy one new I’d so get the green.

Finally buckled and got a fender painted. It was only a matter of time. When I saw the truck the first time at the llod meetup you already had a deep hatred for the snorkel. Glad you finally found a way to get it taken care of.

Super smart, I didnt like the snorkle look either which is why I didnt go for it. looks clean!

Very good video and audio quality ! left a like just for that

I will do this to the 2nd gen my dad gave me you sir earned a like a sub this was pretty detailed.

Nice truck bro! .... and Great video💥❕

I normally don’t like or comment but the way you said “if you didn’t like it downvote the shit out of it” just made me have to like it hahah keep up the great videos dude 🤙🏼

Yes video on the fender cut!!

If i didn't get the Quicksand, I would have gotten the Army Green. Super nice truck man, looks great!

NEEEDD that fender trimming video!

Excellent idea. One I may try.

Thank you for this!

Put a shark fin antenna over those three holes, you get an antenna again, cover some holes, and get a sweet asymmetrical look.

miss you jim! just subscribed!

i could never have paint like that in arizona. too many pokey things in the desert just waiting to write a story down the side.

Sick ass mod!

Sick shirt! Keep it up man.

Fender trimming video please! Would be really helpful! Awesome vid man.

That's an old hot rodding trick for ram air intake. Another is to simply add washers under the hinges holding the hood to the body. This will give you a large intake area at the base of the windshield.

Nice!

Very cool

I'll be looking at my Expedition very closely this weekend to see if I can do a similar intake mod. I also hate the way snorkels look, so I was gonna stick with the factory air intake, but that's an awesome alternative to an ugly snorkel. You gained a new subscriber because I literally laughed out loud at, "If you didn't like the video, downvote the shit out of it." 🤣😂🤣😂

I liked the snorkel better. But I really liked your 4Runner.

Rad 🤘🏾

good idea

Only issue I see with this area for the air intake is if you are parked overnight in a tree shaded area this cowl tends to get plugged with leaves, especially in the fall. Snow and ice could also be a winter issue i suppose as well.

🍻 very nice

I hated the look of those snorkels so I went with a carbon fiber snorkel that hugs the A pillar. Additionally, I got the Sloop Imports stainless steel snorkel for the FJ and it looks awesome

Awesome dude but, my favorite videos are the overnights in the woods.

Nice setup man. Was wondering where you got the passenger fender.

89mm in 3.5" I did a gooseneck earlier today lol

If you still have the truck try having someone fabricate a stainless steel plaque with TACOMA on it to cover and contour over the A pillar.

Would love to see a fender trimming video

Make a name tag that fits onto you a pillar to cover the screw holes.

Hey Jim did you ceramic coat your Tacoma? It’s looks very shiny and has that glossy look. Wondering what you think about it if you did for an off road vehicle.

Sure, do a video on 35's however, don't forget that the video on your camper is higher in the "que" of videos to be made...haha I made this comment before finishing the video...lol looking forward to the two parter. 👍

Are you going to do an update on the Cowl intake anytime soon?

I want that video on fittin 35s

I would really love to know what you used to mount your spare tire to the bed. I've pondered over the few pictures in your build on Tacomawolrd but I can't seem to get all the pieces in my head.

Have you had any problems with water getting in? Looking to do this on my truck.

Great video and mod. Has anyone done this with a 3rd gen 4runner? What’s your thoughts?

Is there an air filter? What happens when it rains?...does water get in from the top and/or sit in the tube until you suck it up?

Always wanted to do this but worried about rain or water??? How is it.

I was going to do a snokel but now thinking why would I not give this a try. Hows is it holding up?

How bad is the noise with the intake thinking about doing this to my 4runner

Was this an actual 'snorkel', or a dust snorkel like what comes standard on some of the newer Toyota's?

I don't know much about vehicles, can this be done on a Ford F550?

What kind of hardware did you use to hold your fenders on, exactly what I need!

Hey how did you order a replacement for your truck?

Please waiting for the how to fit 35”s

Dog trainer? Noticed the paw on your shirt. Dope build though!

Winter could be an issue with snow & ice.

Did you end up making any additional openings in the cowl cover to increase airflow? Or just leave it as is? Thanks!

Refers to a giant hole in his car as a poor life choice. Proceeds to drill another giant hole in his car. We've all been there...

Isn’t water going to flow right into your engine when it rains?

Hey man goto a local welding shop shoot them a 12 pack of beer and/or 50 and they can MIG / TIG those holes easy yes u will need to sand it back and paint it but u can very easily find color matched paint or just order a 1/qt either way will make it look spiffy ... IF YOU WANTED TO COME FOR A TRIP TO BC I maybe able to help u out :P

+1 for 35s video

Awesome build man! Where did you order your aluminum for the camper ?

I have an 05 4Runner with the fake hood scoop I'm just wondering if I could do something with that for an intake can actually make it functional??

Nothing like the OEM mud injected intake they set us up with from the factory 😆

May I ask which snorkel model is this?

Love the vid man! Curious if you just dumped it into the cowl with no filter or anything or sock? 35 lift and cab Mount chop would be a good video also if you regeared. Cheers

I thought this was a cow intake. Somehow a cow riding in your Tacoma allows for better air flow. This is how my mind works.

Whats the exact model of that snorkel I’m looking at the safari snorkel but it looks to bulky yours seems to be a bit thinner

are you going to do a walk around on your DIY camper/RTT?

What about filling the holes with body filler and touching up the paint?

So the impetus to remove the snorkel was that you did not like the aesthetics of having it sticking out and making the vehicle look less streamlined? Well, though that seems like an odd reason to go through all this work to me, it's your truck so it is 100% your preference and decision, and no one can ever argue with that. I spose you also got a youtube 'how-to' video out of replacing it, so if your findings at the end of the video that your fuel efficiency got better holds out over the long run, you definitely got a net benefit. Though you might have lost some utility, in that you can't go through deeper water than you could with the snorkel, since you said you never really did deep river crossing anyway, I guess that means you did not need that utility anyway. So you got your streamlined truck back, and if you did not need the extra utility from the snorkel, you did it right by you. Which seems like it is more than enough justification to go through the work to do it. So, well done, young fella. Let us know in a later vid if the fuel efficiency increase held up, and if you do ever get leakage problems when the snow piles up on that windshield.

One of the reasons I am not going 35’s is due to removing my fender liners. I do not want to do that. I’m running 34’s and there is no need for me to upgrade since I can go on all the trails with rigs that run 35’s.

This is a great idea which I'm going to do on my 2012 Tacoma. Curious though, why not use a length pleated flexible intake hose instead of the rigid couplings? Wouldn't that make it easier to change/clean the air filter?

What about the filter???

A Pillar, sticker. TRD or something Toyota related. Are you not afraid of water flooding in via the natural flow off the windscreen in rain/storm

*Just put band aids over the holes in the a pillar. People will get it!*

Now rain water can get inside your engine . Lol

Mmm I do 't get it.. I live in Costa Rica, where when it rains, it rains and having the air intake at the bottom of the windscreen seams madness, as the water will go straight down the screen and into the air intake..!!

I'm new to this so excuse my lack of knowledge. But why not just keep a 4" tube for the entire intake??

Come do our Racecar!

So if I understand correctly the cowl intake will force air in at a greater speed than the snorkel?

No air filter?

Weld those holes up

Do you feel a power increase?

Careful on water crossings.... On a deep one that rushes over the hood and onto the windshield water will go up the windshield and back down into that channel... the reason the aircon has raised inlets is because water is not allowed in and then can drain... with the intake where you put it another lower area when flooded with water is you new intake with what looks to be a down hill ride straight into the engine. I wouldn't say its better than a snorkel, because a snorkel is meant to allow a vehicle engine to breath when entering deep water and this does not.

Are you using an air filter?

Where’s ur filter now

Can you give your single best reason for going with a Toyota vs a Ford? I’m on the fence.

Hi, If u want to sell Snorkel plz let me know ,I need it

You want to sell me your old finder and air intake?