Performance chips

I have a 2009 Tacoma TRD Sport. Wondering what chip or something that I can use to help improve gas. And the performance of my truck.

 

First post.

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@DCSBFTMFW this one's all yours.

 

do nothing, or TRD supercharger and kit for it

 

Chips are a bit of a myth...

You can get into reprogramming an ECU and spend big bucks, but for a naturally aspirated vehicle your returns are going to be very (very very very) slim. You'll never get a return on the investment slim.

If you have a turbo or supercharger, its a different story. Reprogramming the mixture, shift points, throttle sensitivity and boost levels can give quite nice gains.


If you're looking to improve MPG, tires and maintenance are big deals. Performance... install a supercharger, buy a Miata on the side or live with it.

 

hard to put a dirbike in the back of a camaro.....

 

Trailer on a Camaro duhhhhh

 

Meh.

 

hard to get to the off the beaten path campsite with the dirbike n a camaro.... lol or tow the boat.

^ LOLOLOL now thats ghetto.... looks like one of them dudes from florida that go around popping wheelies on their dirtbikes on the street.

 

best way to improve gas mileage:

street tires
bed cover
regular maint (oil, filters, plugs, etc)
drive like your grandpa

 

Google image FTW

 

The cost of a performance chip can buy a lot of gas.

 

Probably one of those internet debates that will never end. I'm in the camp that says "this is a myth". Heres a good read with links to actual studies;

http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/blog/the-tonneau-cover-fuel-economy-myth/

 

Yup, myth! Studies conducted by...... SEMA......the society for aftermarket equipment manufacturers, that about says it all!

 

@TacomaMike37

Cant tell if you're being serious or sarcastic.... but I would think SEMA would have an interest to increase revenues for afermarket parts, given that its their business.

Anyway, if you dont trust SEMA, heres a different study by Consumer Reports. http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/news/2013/08/pickup-truck-tailgates-and-fuel-economy/index.htm

To save you the read: "We found that adding a tonneau cover or lowering the tailgate hurt fuel economy, rather than helped it."

 

Damn. I spent 17 years racing dirt bikes.....Drove all over the country in a gas guzzling box van or a pick up dragging an enclosed trailer..... Had I known I could have bought a rust bucket Chevy Lumina, yanked the trunk lid off of it, and lived large with the savings, I might still be running into trees and 2-wheelin' it!