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Discussion in '3rd Gen. Tacomas (2016-2023)' started by jsmb1983, Jun 8, 2023.

  1. Jun 8, 2023 at 7:46 PM
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    jsmb1983

    jsmb1983 [OP] Member

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    Looking for a tuner for a 23 Tacoma manual shift.
    All the googling I’ve done I can’t find a physical tuner that I can order online and I can’t find anyone near me that has the program to to re-program the ECU.
    Does anyone have something they would suggest that is a plug n play a system that I can setup myself and that has the ability to put the truck back completely stock for when going in for warranty work.
    Don’t want a setup that requires cutting wires or connecting directly to sensors just a simple plug n play system
    Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
     
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  2. Jun 8, 2023 at 7:53 PM
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  3. Jun 8, 2023 at 8:02 PM
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    I’ve looked at it a few times…. My biggest issue is I’m from Canada and I physically cannot find anything that I can just order online. Seems like most of them you have to get someone to physically hook up a computer to your truck.
     
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    Just buy the VF Tuner tuning kit and buy whatever tune pack you want and install it yourself. It’s easy and you can flash back to stock at will.
     
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    I hate to tag just one tuner as there are many great ones on this forum.
    But I believe @tonered might be able to assist you?
     
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    The world of tune moves and evolves so fast that it's a lot of hours to learn if you want to dive in with a laptop and vftuner.

    Id really love to, because I love diving into everything under the sun and learning as much as I possibly can. But I have more hobbies than time as it is. So I found a local guy and paid him to flash my truck instead. I'm happy that I went that route.
     
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    Speedfreak

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    Depending on where you live in Canada,you might find an answer here: https://www.tacomaworld.com/forums/canada.44/
    There are separate forums for Ontario and B.C. at the top of the page, as well if those help.

    I know there is a tuner that regularly posts in the B.C. page for times and locations that he will tune.
     
  8. Jun 8, 2023 at 10:00 PM
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    Cheers!

    You can definitely get a vF Tuner kit shipped to Canada.

    https://vftuner.com/
     
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    @jsmb1983 though I handle the US-based remote options for all our remote options in Canada please give Alex a call:
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    As @tonered and others have mentioned you can just get a license/cable right from VFTuner's site then purchase a tune pack for your '23 MT Tacoma if you want a pre-built proven option. You can also build your own tune from scratch if you want to get into it. For pre-build tunes there are several options. The one Alex and I provide is called "KDMAX Pro" and our new version rolling out is just a continued evolution of almost 3-years of feedback and testing. I have an automatic but my truck has never run better!

    If you are just looking for files I can help also but again Alex is the in-country resource from our offering so please feel free to give hin a call!
     
  11. Jun 9, 2023 at 5:50 AM
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    Thank you so much for your reply. This is exactly what I’m looking for.
    Greatly appreciated
     
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  12. Jun 9, 2023 at 9:54 AM
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    Wahoobie, thank you very much for your info, contacted Alex and ordered the setup. A bit pricey but Alex has me convinced that it will surpass my expectations
     
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    Alex is right but we'll get you there for that confirmation, cheers ;)
     

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