David vs Goliath

The tow capacity bit was supposed to be a fart in bath tub funny kind of joke. I guess I failed

 

Could be, I’ve got 4.30 gears in the back. I noticed that on the test drive right away.

This Atkinson cycle is useless IMHO. Not sure what they were trying to achieve but my truck “feels” like it has about 30% more power at lower rpms and the best thing is I get the same or better MPGs as stock, go figure. Mind you, I had no real complaints on stock tune, damn TW!!!

For some reason I always thought LS500 is a 5.0… Learned something new today. But yeah, that 3.4 TT would be sweet in the tundra, very curious about the MPG numbers.

 

Hump day beers anyone?

 

Does whiskey count?

 

Fuck yes!

My favorite whiskey at the moment.

 

Better get a sip for the boo boo on your finger

 

Dude, my wife kissed it better already. All good here. I’m drinking heavy to dull the pain though.

 

Ah, but what if the 33's are aired down?
What if Germany had never bombed Pearl Harbor?

 

Hmmmmm

 

You might be onto something with the “chest pounding V8 noise”. Have you heard 3.5TT Raptor? Sounds like a Hoover vacuum cleaner. Taco, even with the shittiest Mbrp exhaust will sound better.

Don’t get me wrong, all this the power on the 3.4 TT is amazing, but we will all miss that nice V8 rumble, there is no comparison. Well except for the MPGs, haha.

 

It is if you ask my kids

 

More like Little Tommy vs Little Mikey

 

The V8 in the LS was axed a few years ago. The 3.5 TT took it's place. That particular engine is a beast. It generates 442 ft lbs of torque at just 1600 rpm. Couple that with AWD and that thing just squats and lauches. Very impressive for such a huge car. Had an opportunity to drive one as well as many other vehicles....as I have a friend who is an engineer for the Big T

 

Alright Steve, its been 12 hours since you posted and no video? My wife asked me where is the vid of Steve tugging on Dave or switching it up

 

As has already been addressed, it comes down to traction. It's the same reason you see F150's lose despite having more torque and HP than the truck it is towing against. The F150 is much lighter and thus, has less traction.

 

"2017 has a tune and is running 33 inch tires" Both hooked to the bumper (?) then, the 2017 will be pulling from a higher point, lifting the weight off the rear of the stock truck while increasing the weight on the 2017 rear.