The AIRAID MXP Air Intake Adds Estimated 8 Horsepower to Your 2016 3.5L Toyota Tacoma

Jan 4, 2017

The additional aiflow of AIRAID MXP system allows the 3.5L Toyota to produce more horsepower

The AIRAID MXP air intake system adds an estimated 8 horsepower to your 2016 3.5L Toyota Tacoma

If you’ve purchased a 2016 Toyota Tacoma with a i-FORCE 3.5 L V6 engine, you’ve bought a truck that’s as tough and durable as it looks. Toyota has upped the ante with their most recent trucks when it comes to styling, bringing to market a look that many find the most aggressive of all compact pickup trucks.

The 3.5 L, internal name 2GR-FKS, engine is both stout as well as finely engineered. It features a V6 architecture with DOHC and 4 valves per cylinder. Fuel delivery is via direct-injection, while the engine timing model is an Atkinson-cycle with VVT-iW (Variable Valve Timing-intelligent Wide) intake and VVTi (Variable Valve Timing-intelligence) exhaust. The 2GR-FKS produces 278 horsepower.

However, when compared to Chevy’s slightly larger 3.6 L engine in the Colorado, which makes 305 horsepower at the flywheel, that’s a 27 horsepower difference over the Tacoma -- which is more significant than you might first think.

Want to catch up? A fast, simple, and inexpensive way to increase the power of your 3UR-FE engine by an estimated eight rear-wheel horsepower is the installation of the 510-309 AIRAID MXP air intake system.

The entire 510-309 AIRAID MXP air intake system is designed to maintain proper mass air flow readings and calibration through the use of extensive computer modeling. Part of the secret is the cold air dam, which is a replacement one-piece roto-molded air box that addresses some of the shortcomings of the restrictive OEM design.

Additionally, this MXP air intake system has a built-in velocity stack, which further promotes airflow. while incoming cold air from outside the vehicle is directed through a new air intake tube with a smooth, low-restriction interior thanks to its construction of cross-linked, high-density polyethylene. The MXP air box incorporates an aluminum lid that shields the air filter from hot engine air and provides easy access to the filter when service is required.

Filter, intake tube, and all connectors and mounting brackets are included in the kit

All components needed to install the AIRAID MXP kit are included in the box

Another critical factor is the AIRAID premium air filter providing outstanding air flow and filtration through its reusable, red oiled premium conical air filter. The air filter is constructed of multiple layers of cotton and synthetic non-woven material filter media resulting in a superior filtration system. Maintenance of the 510-309 is simple: clean your AIRAID filter every 30,000 to 50,000 miles for normal driving, or more often if you’re driving off-road or in heavy dust conditions, with AIRAID 790-550 filter cleaning kit.

Installation of the 510-309 AIRAID MXP air intake system is fast and simple, with highly-detailed instructions. You need only a few basic tools and not more than a couple of hours to increase the power and responsiveness of your 3.5L Toyota Tacoma.

Plus the 510-309 MXP air intake system is backed by AIRAID’s “No Hassle” Lifetime Warranty, which is simple. If you are ever dissatisfied with the materials, workmanship or performance of this air filter, call us at 800-498-6951 and we will be happy to assist you. You don’t have to worry about a warranty card; AIRAID filters are warranted for life.

All AIRAID Premium Filters are proudly manufactured at AIRRAID facilities here in the USA using only the finest materials available and highly specialized manufacturing equipment to ensure a level of quality control no other filter company can match. This is just one of many reasons why all of AIRAID's filters are backed by our "No Hassle" Lifetime Warranty.

The AIRAID 510-309 MXP air intake system is designed to fit the following vehicles:

2017 TOYOTA TACOMA 3.5L V6 Fuel Injection - All Models
2016 TOYOTA TACOMA 3.5L V6 Fuel Injection - All Models