Tag: pickup truck

  • Tough Tacoma: Scott Bryan’s Magnuson Supercharged Toyota Tacoma

    Tough Tacoma: Scott Bryan’s Magnuson Supercharged Toyota Tacoma

    When you think of common mods for Toyota Tacomas nowadays, you think suspension, bumpers, bed racks, etc.

    But Scott had a better idea…boost!

     

    Scott came to us with a simple goal, to pick up the pace in this 2019 Toyota Tacoma and get the V6 boosted with the help of a supercharger. Luckily, we knew how to make it happen. 

     

    With Scott’s Tacoma in the garage and our amazing team under the hood, we got to work on forcing some induction on the 3.5L. Magnuson’s TVS1900 System is a great option for boosting the third generation Tacoma, really due to the unit’s thermal efficiency, resulting in reliable and considerable gains on the rollers. 

     

    The parts of the kit itself were beautiful and of course the great quality that Magnuson always delivers. There are few things more appealing than freshly machined aluminum in our eyes. 

     

     

    After getting the motor buttoned up and filled with Mobil 1, our team at the Wilmington shop and calibrator Vlad got Scott’s Tacoma on the rollers and set for tuning.

     

    Achieving what he had sought out for, Scott’s Tacoma put down 310whp and 290lbft of torque, nearly 100hp and 50lbft in gains!

     

     

    With goals met and the Tacoma ready to go, we can’t wait to see what Scott does with it! Let us know if your Tacoma needs a similar boost.

     

    For a closer look at this build, take a look at the gallery below. 

     

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  • The Lexamino? Lexus LS400 Pickup Truck

    Alright, I’ve seen a lot of odd conversions and such, but this one is just out there.

    National Speed - Lexus Pickup

    Midfield motors went out of the way for advertisement and crafted up a Lexus LS400 with a pickup bed on it. Not too sure where the rear end came from, but in all honesty, it’s a clean conversion…despite how pointless it is. One of the only disappointing things (other than being a Lexus Pickup) about this vehicle is the fact that the rear “bed” can’t really be utilized since it’s a totally fiberglass piece.

    National Speed - Lexus Pickup Front

    I give this guy props for originality, but Dear God, why an LS400? Well, technically it’s not even an LS400 anymore… Now it’s an LS400, minus two seats with a pointless bed that can’t be used. I suppose that he got what he wanted — something that would garner a lot of attention for his business, regardless of whether or it’s good or bad attention. However, I wonder how much fun it can be with the 1UZFE now that it’s been lightened up in the rear.

    Any way you slice it, this is pretty out there.