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2006 Toyota Tundra - Transformation

A Fantastic Four Fresh off of the Dealer's Lot
By Brandan Gillogly
Photography by Brandan Gillogly
2006 Toyota Tundra Left Side

2006 Toyota Tundra Right Side
We started with a factory-fresh Tundra that was clean, shiny, and boring.
2006 Toyota Tundra Flowmaster Kit
The Flowmaster kit came with everything we needed to go from the factory resonator to either dual rear, or dual side-exiting tips. The larger-diameter tubing and reduced back pressure from the muffler were designed to increase torque throughout the powerband.
2006 Toyota Tundra Clamp Weld
A word of warning: what looked like a nut and washer on the factory exhaust clamp were actually welded to the clamp. Trust us, even a name-brand socket will fuse to the nut before it will budge. Once the exhaust was free of the hangers, the front was dropped, and it threaded out without a problem. The forward-most piece of the Flowmaster exhaust was flared to reuse the original clamp and met the two pieces of tubing that were bent over the axle.
2006 Toyota Tundra Factory Exhaust Hanger
The kit used all of the factory exhaust hangers, except for two in the rear that were included in the kit, which were bolted through the frame using the rear factory trailer hitch bolts.
2006 Toyota Tundra Rear Hanger In Place
With the rear hanger in place, it was time to choose between dog-leg bends for the rear exit or the elbow for the side exit. We chose the dual rear-exiting tips, and tightened the U-bolts once everything was level.
2006 Toyota Tundra True Flow Air Intake
The True Flow air intake kit included the powdercoated tube, foam filter, and all of the necessary hardware. Its new tube provided a direct path for air, while the foam increased filtering capacity.

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