Bought a new 2001 Sequoia Limited (silver/gray) back in May. Plan on
switching over to Mobil 1 (synthetic) within a month, as we keep our vehicles
many years & miles… (just did the same to our 2000 E430 4matic).
On the 1995 Chevy Impala we used to have, we replaced the stock air filter
with a K&N cone, along with replacing the air intake "resonator" (spelling?)
with a straight pipe run from the filter to the engine. Power, and especially
low-end torque increased enough to be felt by the "seat-of the-pants". Yes,
intake noise increased, but it wasn’t an unpleasant sound.
My question is, what possiblities are there with the Sequoia engine? Any
worthwhile mods out there? This is our first Toyota, and before the (2000)
Mercedes, we owned only all American cars (Chevrolet)….we’ve seen the light
of superior quality, and aren’t going back! 
Thanks!
~Randy
Phoenix wrote:
> Question
> Toyota wants $98.12 each for rotors for my 94 P/U 4X4. Local parts house
> wants $38.59 each. Why such a difference in price? Are the Toyota rotors
> better? Will they last longer? The brake pad prices are the same from Toyota
> and the parts house, why such a difference for the rotors?
> Jeff
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Get the Toyota rotors and pads. My experience with after market rotors is that
you have to by them twice as often.
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Chris Phillipo <Xcphill…@ns.sympatico.ca> wrote in message <news:3B9CC94D.E97D3B1D@ns.sympatico.ca>…
> Phoenix wrote:
> > Question
> > Toyota wants $98.12 each for rotors for my 94 P/U 4X4. Local parts house
> > wants $38.59 each. Why such a difference in price? Are the Toyota rotors
> > better? Will they last longer? The brake pad prices are the same from Toyota
> > and the parts house, why such a difference for the rotors?
> > Jeff
> > remove NEGSPAM from address
> Get the Toyota rotors and pads. My experience with after market rotors is that
> you have to by them twice as often.
I used to drive for a parts house part time.It was my experience
that some of the rotors were manufactured in China even though they
are made for an American company. They do not have the quality control
that Toyota has, even though someone else makes them for Toyota. There
is usually 2-3 different price ranges for alot of rotors,brakes,shocks
etc. It’s the old story-you get what you pay for the majority of the
time. Buy the Toyota and they will last longer with no problems. A
cheap rotor can and will cause you problems from squeals to washboard
like stopping etc. (out of round) This in turn affects your pads. Then
you can’t take them back because they are now used-so you wind up
buying them twice along with the aggravation. Alex
Toyota always wants atleast twice as much for everything.
Phoenix wrote:
> Question
> Toyota wants $98.12 each for rotors for my 94 P/U 4X4. Local parts house
> wants $38.59 each. Why such a difference in price? Are the Toyota rotors
> better? Will they last longer? The brake pad prices are the same from Toyota
> and the parts house, why such a difference for the rotors?
Jeff, I’m a firm beleiver in original equipment parts as the quality is
definitly better, but in this case, I really havent seen any gains by
spending the extra money on factory rotors. If it was me, I’d get the
aftermarket ones.
MDT Tech®
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nuclear weapons in the hands of the Red Chinese; global
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believe conservatives are racist, yet think minorities couldn’t
make it without your help; you believe socialism hasn’t worked
yet because the right people haven’t been in charge yet; self
esteem is more important than actually doing something to earn
it; and finally, you are against capital punishment, but for
abortion on demand, in short, you support protecting the guilty,
while killing the innocent!
I bought my rotors for my 84 at Napa and they are manufactured by brembo, my
money says these are at least as good as Toy parts as Brembo is a very good
name
Chris
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> Phoenix wrote:
> > Question
> > Toyota wants $98.12 each for rotors for my 94 P/U 4X4. Local parts house
> > wants $38.59 each. Why such a difference in price? Are the Toyota rotors
> > better? Will they last longer? The brake pad prices are the same from
Toyota
> > and the parts house, why such a difference for the rotors?
> Jeff, I’m a firm beleiver in original equipment parts as the quality is
> definitly better, but in this case, I really havent seen any gains by
> spending the extra money on factory rotors. If it was me, I’d get the
> aftermarket ones.
> MDT Tech®
> *** What it takes to be a modern day liberal democrat! ***
> You believe that the AIDS virus is spread by lack of funding;
> the school teacher who cant teach fourth graders how to read
> is qualified to teach your kids about sex; trial lawyers are
> selfless heroes and doctors are overpaid; you believe guns in
> the hands of law abiding Americans are more of a threat than
> nuclear weapons in the hands of the Red Chinese; global
> temperatures are less affected by cyclical documented changes
> in the sun and more affected by SUV’s; you believe business
> creates oppression and governments create prosperity; the
> military, not corrupt politicians start wars; there was no
> art before federal funding; the NRA is bad because it stands
> up for certain parts of the constitution, while the ACLU is
> good because it stands up for certain parts of the constitution;
> you believe Tubman, Chavez and Steinem are more important to
> American history than Jefferson, Washington and Edison; you
> believe conservatives are racist, yet think minorities couldn’t
> make it without your help; you believe socialism hasn’t worked
> yet because the right people haven’t been in charge yet; self
> esteem is more important than actually doing something to earn
> it; and finally, you are against capital punishment, but for
> abortion on demand, in short, you support protecting the guilty,
> while killing the innocent!
>Jeff, I’m a firm beleiver in original equipment parts as the quality is
>definitly better, but in this case, I really havent seen any gains by
>spending the extra money on factory rotors. If it was me, I’d get the
>aftermarket ones.
I have to agree with this point of view based on my own experiences. Went
though two sets of OEM rotors and pads on our Sienna. The first set sounded
like they were worn down to the rivets even though there was plenty of friction
material on the pads. This was apparently a wide enough problem that Toyota
came up with a TSB to update the brake pads and rotors to new OEM ones with
different compositions. These were only slightly better and tended to feel
rough and warped, especially when braking hard. I hated the feel.
I tolerated them until they were finally worn out at 50K miles and replaced
rotors and pads with top of the line aftermarket items. Braking action is now
sweeter than it’s ever been on the Toyota OEM parts and at 1/3 the prices.
Jeff Bertrand
Ventura, CA
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What specific brand of aftermarkets?
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Jeff Bertrand wrote:
> >Jeff, I’m a firm beleiver in original equipment parts as the quality is
> >definitly better, but in this case, I really havent seen any gains by
> >spending the extra money on factory rotors. If it was me, I’d get the
> >aftermarket ones.
> I have to agree with this point of view based on my own experiences. Went
> though two sets of OEM rotors and pads on our Sienna. The first set sounded
> like they were worn down to the rivets even though there was plenty of friction
> material on the pads. This was apparently a wide enough problem that Toyota
> came up with a TSB to update the brake pads and rotors to new OEM ones with
> different compositions. These were only slightly better and tended to feel
> rough and warped, especially when braking hard. I hated the feel.
> I tolerated them until they were finally worn out at 50K miles and replaced
> rotors and pads with top of the line aftermarket items. Braking action is now
> sweeter than it’s ever been on the Toyota OEM parts and at 1/3 the prices.
> Jeff Bertrand
> Ventura, CA
> (remove antispam to reply)
I replaced the original factory set of rotors on my 1989 Toy P/U at
the160,000 mile point with a set of aftermarket ones to see what kind of
performance I could get out of them. I now have around 27,000 miles on the
aftermarket set with no complaints whatsoever. Stops are smooth and
consistant. I am a firm believer in downshifting to a stop, hence the great
life of my brakes. I am currently on my original factory clutch aswell at
the 177,000 mile point. I always put my truck in neutral and let the clutch
out at stops such as lights.
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Michael Best wrote in message <3B9DB5FB.6A1D1…@home.com>…
>What specific brand of aftermarkets?
>Jeff Bertrand wrote:
>> >Jeff, I’m a firm beleiver in original equipment parts as the quality is
>> >definitly better, but in this case, I really havent seen any gains by
>> >spending the extra money on factory rotors. If it was me, I’d get the
>> >aftermarket ones.
>> I have to agree with this point of view based on my own experiences.
Went
>> though two sets of OEM rotors and pads on our Sienna. The first set
sounded
>> like they were worn down to the rivets even though there was plenty of
friction
>> material on the pads. This was apparently a wide enough problem that
Toyota
>> came up with a TSB to update the brake pads and rotors to new OEM ones
with
>> different compositions. These were only slightly better and tended to
feel
>> rough and warped, especially when braking hard. I hated the feel.
>> I tolerated them until they were finally worn out at 50K miles and
replaced
>> rotors and pads with top of the line aftermarket items. Braking action
is now
>> sweeter than it’s ever been on the Toyota OEM parts and at 1/3 the
prices.
>> Jeff Bertrand
>> Ventura, CA
>> (remove antispam to reply)
>What specific brand of aftermarkets?
Whoops! Sorry, guess that’s a key bit isn’t it. I used Raybestos QS pads and
Raybestos rotors. Dunno if the rotors come in different grades, as these were
the only ones my local parts house had, but the QS pads are a special ceramic
material that reduces noise and dusting. QS stands for Quiet Stop, according
to the insert that came in the box. WIth about 1000 miles on them they are
feeling great so far. Better initial "bite" too.
Jeff Bertrand
Ventura, CA
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> >What specific brand of aftermarkets?
> Whoops! Sorry, guess that’s a key bit isn’t it. I used Raybestos QS pads and
> Raybestos rotors. Dunno if the rotors come in different grades, as these were
> the only ones my local parts house had, but the QS pads are a special ceramic
> material that reduces noise and dusting. QS stands for Quiet Stop, according
> to the insert that came in the box. WIth about 1000 miles on them they are
> feeling great so far. Better initial "bite" too.
> Jeff Bertrand
> Ventura, CA
> (remove antispam to reply)
You bought good pads.