🛠️ Member Build Brian's Build - 2025 Land Cruiser Premium

[brian1234152]

Hello folks!

Creating this as a historical build thread for my 2025 Land Cruiser Premium (Wind Chill Pearl)

04/17/26
Hydraulic Hood Struts $35.99 (Install difficulty 3/10)
Weathertech Floor Mats $228.90 (Install difficulty 0/10)

4/21/26
Front PPF and 15% Tints $2700 (Installed by professional shop)
Factory front bumper removal and Bumper Plugs $34.95 (Install difficulty 1.5/10)

4/22/26
BBS TRD PRO, Forged Part Number PT960-34220-2F.
Size is 18x8.5 and +47.5mm offset.
Tires Falken Wildpeak AT AT3W in 285/65R18
Got the whole set on ebay (NEW) $3400 shipped and installed by Discount Tire

4/22/26
sxth element intake $419.00 (Install difficulty 5/10)

5/14/26
Victory 4x4 Rear Molle Panel $179.20 (Install difficulty 5/10)
Victory 4x4 Upper Shelf $319.20 (Install difficulty 4/10)
Fire Extinguisher Bracket from McMaster $13 (Install difficulty on Molle 1/10)
Fire Extinguisher Compatible with bracket $54.91 (Install difficulty 1/10)

5/17/26
SXTH Element Intercooler $579 (Install difficulty 7/10) LOTS OF CLIPS!!!

6/3/26
Black Vinyl Roof Wrap $700 (Professional shop install)

6/22/26
SXTH Element Charge Pipes $399 (Install difficulty 3/10)

7/30/26
COBB Accessport with Custom tune from Cam Tuning
$1169 (Custom with revisions) (Install difficulty 2/10)

8/29/26
Land Cruiser Hatch MOLLE Panel
$179.10 (Install difficulty 4/10) You have to drill holes in to your hatch plastic.

 

[brian1234152]

4/17/26 installed hood struts and mats

 

[brian1234152]

4/21/26: Full front PPF and Tints (15%)
4/21/26: Front bumper removal and plug holes
4/22/26: 18 inch BBS TRD Pro Wheels and Falken Wildpeak Tires

 

[brian1234152]

4/22/26
Sxth element intake install

 

[brian1234152]

5/13/26: Victory 4x4 Upper shelf and rear window molle panel

 

[brian1234152]

5/17/26: SXTH Intercooler install!

 

[brian1234152]

6/3/26: Black vinyl roof wrap

 

[brian1234152]

6/22/26: SXTH element charge pipes

 

[brian1234152]

7/30/26: Cobb Accessport with custom tune from Cam Tuning:

Just wrapped up the custom revision process with CAMTuning and wanted to put a proper review out there because this experience deserves it.

Started on the Stage 1 93 map and the truck immediately woke up. Anyone who has driven one of these stock knows the factory calibration leaves a lot on the table. With the tune it feels way faster, and more importantly the power delivery is smooth across the whole powerband. No surging, no flat spots, just linear pull that keeps building instead of falling on its face up top.

Here is the part that sold me on this company. I sent in my first datalog and CAM came back and told me something was off with my truck, not the tune. Throttle inlet pressure actual was running below target under load and my long term fuel trims were climbing positive at the same time. That combination means unmetered air loss, in other words a charge air leak downstream of the turbo. The leak only showed under boost because under vacuum it pulls itself shut, which is exactly why my idle trims looked normal.

A lot of tuners would have never caught that, or worse, would have just added fuel and wastegate duty to tune around it and shipped it. CAM flagged it and told me to go through the charge pipe system before any revisions. Sure enough I found a loose clamp on the charge pipe. Tightened it, logged again, and the data confirmed it. LTFT went from about +5% under load to basically zero and I picked up roughly 5 psi of peak boost that was leaking out before. He was tuning with clean data instead of masking a mechanical problem.

Sent the new log and the custom revision came back quick. R2 is even better. Stronger everywhere, smoother tip-in, and it puts the power down in the midrange right where you actually drive a 5700 lb truck.

The data-driven approach is the real deal here. He reviews your logs, catches things you would miss, and calibrates for your actual truck instead of flashing a generic file and calling it a day. Communication was fast the whole way through.

If you are on the fence about tuning your cruiser, this is the way to do it. Happy to answer questions! 10/10 tuner to work with.

 

[CAMTuning]

7/30/26: Cobb Accessport with custom tune from Cam Tuning:

Just wrapped up the custom revision process with CAMTuning and wanted to put a proper review out there because this experience deserves it.

Started on the Stage 1 93 map and the truck immediately woke up. Anyone who has driven one of these stock knows the factory calibration leaves a lot on the table. With the tune it feels way faster, and more importantly the power delivery is smooth across the whole powerband. No surging, no flat spots, just linear pull that keeps building instead of falling on its face up top.

Here is the part that sold me on this company. I sent in my first datalog and CAM came back and told me something was off with my truck, not the tune. Throttle inlet pressure actual was running below target under load and my long term fuel trims were climbing positive at the same time. That combination means unmetered air loss, in other words a charge air leak downstream of the turbo. The leak only showed under boost because under vacuum it pulls itself shut, which is exactly why my idle trims looked normal.

A lot of tuners would have never caught that, or worse, would have just added fuel and wastegate duty to tune around it and shipped it. CAM flagged it and told me to go through the charge pipe system before any revisions. Sure enough I found a loose clamp on the charge pipe. Tightened it, logged again, and the data confirmed it. LTFT went from about +5% under load to basically zero and I picked up roughly 5 psi of peak boost that was leaking out before. He was tuning with clean data instead of masking a mechanical problem.

Sent the new log and the custom revision came back quick. R2 is even better. Stronger everywhere, smoother tip-in, and it puts the power down in the midrange right where you actually drive a 5700 lb truck.

The data-driven approach is the real deal here. He reviews your logs, catches things you would miss, and calibrates for your actual truck instead of flashing a generic file and calling it a day. Communication was fast the whole way through.

If you are on the fence about tuning your cruiser, this is the way to do it. Happy to answer questions! 10/10 tuner to work with.

Thanks for the writeup, and for showing me this forum!

 

[Trig39]

5/13/26: Victory 4x4 Upper shelf and rear window molle panel

Does the Victory shelf block your rear view?

 

[brian1234152]

Does the Victory shelf block your rear view?

Not at all, does not affect my rear view

 

[SACTOWN]

Looking good!

 

[brian1234152]

Looking good!

Thanks!

 

[brian1234152]

8/29/26: Hatch MOLLE Panel installed.

 

[BMFS33]

Nice work man. Came here to look at the Victory rear shelf and got so much more out of your post. There is some stuff on here that I can do but definitely some that I can't do, especially the tuning, which I want to do but am concerned about warranty. The air filter looks pretty straightforward, as do the charge pipes. I'm torn on putting the window molle panels on along with the shelf. Any rattling, especially with the fire extinguisher (though I'm really also looking at options to install in front/under the front seat for ease of access? Rattles drive me mad and I'd put 'em up for sale immediately.