ThirdHorseman Rides A Black CrewMax

From Wikipedia — “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are the forces of man’s destruction described in the Book of Revelation…The third horseman, riding the black horse, is popularly called Famine or Pestilence. The black colour of the third horse could be a symbol of famine. Its rider holds a scale, which could be a representation of the ‘scales of pitiless justice’ which commonly represent inequality and corruption.”

Scary stuff, but when you see the pics of this truck, you might agree that Ford, Dodge, and Chevy owners fear the apocalypse as this Tundra screams by.

Here’s what TundraSolutions member ThirdHorseman has done to this truck:

Colormatched front and rear bumpers
Colormatched handles
Black sport appearance grille
Tow mirrors
HID retrofit (E55 projectors, X5 halogen powered halos, D1S bulbs and ballasts) in black housings

Webasto panoramic sunroof
Katzkin two-tone black and gray leather

TRD shifter
Limited 20 inch alloys
Leer fiberglass tonneau
Limited running boards
Carriage Works black billet grille
Eclipse 5510 DVD Navigation
Eclipse Sirius and ipod interfaces

Boston Acoustics coaxials
TRD sway bar
aFe CAI
Magnaflow exhaust

Custom painted engine cover

The painted engine cover is just sick…awesome touch.

ThirdHorseman — thanks for submitting your vehicle. We can’t wait to see what else you come up with!!

Alien Abductions, Get 4 More MPG, and the VW Thing

Some things I found loitering on TundraNetwork…

A Tundra owner that’s improved his gas mileage 4mpg by adding a pressurized air box — we’re excited to learn more about it.

This dog is wondering what’s going on and dares you to lie to him.

Mike’s VW Thing site is really fascinating — interesting photos, and one helluva story about breaking down in the Arizona desert in the middle of the night. Mike, if you want to embellish the story a little, you could absolutely change the “mysterious beetles” line to “Those aren’t beetles — THOSE ARE SCORPIONS!!”. Follow it up with the normal Hollywood horror ending, and you got yourself a blockbuster movie.

But seriously, good story. Check it out people.

Warming Your Car in Winter Can Burn a Hole in Your Pocket

Winter is a hard time for drivers and car owners. It wreaks havoc on your fuel mileage. Chances are you are an unwitting ally to hurting your gas mileage. The wrong idea about warming your car up might be burning a hole in your pocket.

Most drivers are in the habit of warming their cars up in cold weather. They are under the mistaken idea that their car needs to warm up for a considerable amount of time to operate properly. Older vehicles may have needed to warm up but current cars do not.

Many drivers idle their car for 5 to 10 minutes in the winter to let their cars warm up. You should not let your car idle for more than 30 seconds. You need no more than 30 seconds of idling to circulate the engine oil before you can drive away on cold days

When you idle your car to warm it up you are burning gas but not going anywhere. When you let that happen you are getting zero miles per gallon. You may think that idling your car for few minutes or so is no big deal, think again.

To give yourself an idea about how much gas you would be burning by just letting your car idle for 5 minutes each time you start it think about this. Assume you idle for 5 minutes when you start your car in the morning. Assume you idle for 5 minutes again, sometime during the day when you start your car again to drive home.

That means your car is idling for 10 minutes per day. If winter is considered to be November, December, January and February, then winter is 120 days long. If you idle your vehicle for 10 minutes each day for 120 days then you are idling for 1200 minutes during the winter season.

1200 Minutes is 20 hours. Think about it, warming your car for only 5 minutes per start amounts to your car idling and burning gas going nowhere, for 20 hours. Can you visualize your car sitting and idling for 20 hours? Of course not. Then why warm it up for the equivalent of 20 hours of burning gas when it is completely unnecessary?

The best way to warm your car is by driving it. Most drivers don’t realize that in order for your car to operate efficiently other parts in addition to the engine need to warm up. The tires, the transmission, the wheel bearings and other moving parts also need to warm up. The catalytic converter on your car doesn’t function at its peak until it reaches between 400C and 800C. The only way to warm up the other parts of your car is by driving. The reality is your car needs to be driven to completely warm it up anyway.

To save gas and increase gas mileage in the winter one of the simplest things you can do is warm your car by driving it, not by idling. Not only will it save you gas and money but you will also be doing something positive for the environment. That warm car will stop burning a hole in your pocket.

Latest BorgWarner Tech in the Tundra

From a BorgWarner.com press release, I found this interesting:

BorgWarner Morse TEC’s latest HY-VO(R) four-wheel drive chain technology debuts on the 2007 Toyota Tundra and a new luxury SUV scheduled for release in early 2008. Developed to provide best-in-class sound quality and strength, the technology allows car makers to quietly transfer more power without expanding the size of the transfer case.

‘Four-wheel drive applications increasingly demand greater durability while drivers expect quiet comfort in the cab,’ said Alfred Weber, President and General Manager, BorgWarner Morse TEC. ‘Morse TEC’s technology delivers both, without increasing weight. This contributes to better fuel economy, reduced emissions and improved performance.’ I know where is download 4k films 4kmovies.co here.

The Morse TEC HY-VO(R) chain product line has been powering automotive products for over 40 years. Customers have shown their confidence in the continuous innovation of the HY-VO(R) product line by employing hundreds of millions of HY-VO(R) chains in transmissions and transfer cases around the world.

Michael’s Trick Red DoubleCab

Michael sent us some photos of his 07′ Tundra DoubleCab, and we gotta say we’re impressed. At first glance, this truck really stands out.

Here are the specs:

2007 Limited DoubleCab with the 5.7L and the TRD package.

Front Suspension System by Total Chaos. Includes upper A-Arms, a huge 1″ ball joint, 1″ diff. drop and Donahoe Racing Shocks.

The all-new BFG KM2’s on 20″ Hotwheels by KMC. These really make the truck stand out, and they have a great off-road look while still seeming sort of luxurious. Very nice set of wheels — great choice.

Michael’s rounded out the truck with a TRD Dual Exhaust and a TRD Air Intake.

Michael has only one question — When will the Tundra TRD Supercharger be coming out?