KDMax-Pro Tuning--NOW YotaWerx Tuning

I run Reg throttle, I’ve had no issue with it off road. Actually prefer it! It does impact throttle response but getting to know your skinny pedal is part of the fun and it’s really effective for a two pedal poor man locker run or the forgot to turn your locker on and now your in a spot you can’t get the electronic pos to engage!

 

I'll buy your charger so you can have it again.

 

About 6 week’s ago I flash tuned my Tacoma with the KDmax SLT-87 file with my OV Tune Lite components. I was running the old OV 1.05/91 tune with ok better that stock results over the past year’s. After ~1500 miles on the KDmax tune is wow what an incredible difference my truck has been in an very, very positive way! Everyone that has posted positive KDmax results in many ways is telling the absolute true…I’m so glad that myself and truck are enjoying the KDmax tune!!

Lasted verification came last long weekend as we took our ~3400lb travel trailer up to the shores of Lake Superior with great results. I was able to get at ~2 mpg better while pulling (and not pulling) the trailer back and forth for ~800 miles. I have an always on ECT switch (which can be manually overridden) and always use S-mode when pulling the trailer. Shifting use butter smooth whether pulling the trailer or not.

Plus around town driving is incredibly better just like everyone else who has the the KDmax tune has stated. Since I have a older OR b/4 adaptive cruise control the Tacoma is now fun to use cc while normal highway driving (never use cc while towing).

For once my truck is fun to drive is all sorts of conditions. I have always run 265/75-16e spec KO2’s(e) with a Leer cap, RCI Sliders and armor so I still plan on going to 4.88 gearing sometime this year but I know @PapaRee will get me the right KDmax tune when I cross that next bridge

 

Good to know man, thanks for the response!


@Shveet see here ^^

 

So....it's been a couple months and a little over 1000 mi's since I got my 87/SLT KDMax tune here in Phoenix back in April. Absolutely luv how it 'woke the truck up'. Not sure if it's jus me but the 'tip' seems to have 'settled in' quite a bit and no longer has 'the punch' it use to (still a bit better than stock) and the 1-2 mpg initial increase seems to have tailed off as well (not sure if that's just summer gas or what?). Mpg's not a big deal, just something I've noticed.

I've also been running 91 octane for the last few tanks and it doesn't seem to make any difference in performance.

Have others felt a decrease in 'tip aggressiveness' over time or is it just me getting use to it? Definitely need more pressure on the pedal to make it do what it was doing right after the tune....

Any plans on another 'group tune' in metro Phoenix in the coming months? I would absolutely move up one step to the LT tip if the opportunity arose!

 

Eddie is in the Phoenix area now.
He can help you out.
- Phoenix @Edge48 (Eddie)

 

If y’all are on the fence… do it! Worst case your local tuner and @PapaRee / @TWTaco will do their best to address any concerns!

 

this you won't regret it

 

Eddie is the man…

 

How is 4lo on reg throttle? Haven’t needed to use it yet lol

 

It's great. Very responsive, not too jerky.

 

whats your armor set up? Bumpers, sliders, skids?

 

Like many I was having some frustrations with drivability. Mine is a 2017 OR, and over the course of the past 4 years either my truck mellowed out a bit, or I just adjusted my own driving habits around the truck. There were still quite a few annoyances though that set me on the course to purchase the KDMAX tune.

- I had lots of surging both in a specific speed and RPM range (not always at the same time, I am not on fuel pump recall list)

- Gear hunting

- Squishy, limp feeling pedal that when pushed far enough downshifts 2 gears and then you are a rocket

- Cruise control always in 4th gear on the slightest incline, other drivers wondering why I’m trying to race them

- When slowing to a complete stop, my foot would be on the brake however it felt like the truck was still applying power, literally felt like the truck was PUSHING me while slowing down from 7-0 MPH. This would cause some lurching forward and back when stopping, and my wife has chewed me out quite a few times over it. Actually my wife has complained about being a passenger over a few things, but I would always tell her “it’s not me! It’s the truck!”

Enter John (Boltripper) at Overland Tailor here in Alabama. What a Professional! I say Professional with a capital P and I absolutely mean it! His demeanor, his shop, his tools, his ability and willingness to answer any questions, trying this tune then that until I found one that fits my needs, not to mention just an all-around cool guy that even just hung out with us for a bit! WOW! P-rofessional!

PROS

After settling on a tune I liked, 99% of what I was frustrated with is gone! MAN, this tune holds gears! Holy smokes!

- Gear hunting, completely gone. Gears are held long and strong. Feels like the truck lost 500 pounds.

- Limp gas pedal is gone! Gas pedal has been transformed into what feels like a mechanically linked throttle. Very linear. I control the power and acceleration with my FOOT, not the truck doing it for me! Power delivery is very predictable!

- Cruise control is a dream. Drove 75 MPH home, 2 hour drive in hilly Alabama. It never shifted into 4th gear even ONCE.

- Coming to a stop it doesn’t feel like I have a trailer behind me anymore pushing me while I brake. Amazing. Nice smooth stops with no clunking. As a passenger my wife kept telling me how much more comfortable it was just to ride around. She wasn’t getting jerked left and right, forward and back haha.

CONS

- Surging is still there, may even be worse. The benefits of everything else completely outweigh this. Also, John said after a couple tanks to see if it settles down he is willing to throw another tune on there to see if that is better. Awesome!

- 25 MPH. Woah. I have some stretches to-from work at 25 MPH. Seems like the truck is in 2nd gear, mid-RPM at this speed. I have to be VERY careful with my foot, it’s extremely touchy. Like if I sneezed at this speed I would end up snapping my own neck (not joking haha).

- Accelerating onto the highway, then having to maintain a lower highway speed like if there’s traffic, maybe 60-65 MPH. Seems like it does not want to shift out of 5th, engine screaming. Have to let off the gas and it shifts up. Small annoyance, not a big deal. Once it’s in 6th though it actually holds it strong, it’s unbelievable.

Absolutely fantastic work you all have done here! Thank you so much for everything you guys have done to develop and push this tune out to our community. Thank you thank you thank you!


@PapaRee @TWTaco @Boltripper

 

If extra weight is what you’re looking for, sliders, roof rack/lightbar, and GFC. About 450#.

 

Thanks for the comments and review Jeff -

As we spoke about, we can fix just about 95% of the Janky Tacoma quirks, but some just are not within our limits.... I didn't expect your pre-tune surging to get fixed, but was hopeful.

As for the other things, we can tweak those to your liking and setup... Next time you are in the area give me some notice and I'll make sure we get you sorted.

Thanks again for your trust and support !

Best,

John

 

Fantastic Sir thank you!

See ya'll!? PROFESSIONAL

 

I'm a week into the LT version and have to say I'm rly happy with the performance thus far. Throttle response is so much better. Havent ran a full tank through to see if theres any changes in mpg although the dash indicates about the same as before. I'm guessing I have around 400 extra pounds I'm carrying. Should have done this first thing.

 

Oh and btw thx @cemented for the tune, great conversation and knowledge. I've already got my cable and TS setup and will get VF when it comes time for an update.

 

It went into the shop today for a repair AC water leakage inside repair. Could not duplicate it but got it documented. No one said anything at all about how my truck ran as they did take it on an 8-mile trip to try to get it to leak. Whoever drove it had to know this drives way better than the other Tacoma's but no one said anything.

 

Ha! That is awesome!
When I had the timing cover oil leak repaired, the tech took mine for a 8 mile test drive too. He told me "Damn, your truck runs good!"
I told him it was Jedi Magic!