What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

I had Shaun Carter, Midwest Yota Tuning, install the latest OTT tune at just over 20k miles. I only drove it roughly 30 miles home, but have noticed it is making more power at low rpm, and the pedal/forward motion is more responsive. It also feels and sounds smoother - which is weird because I never noticed it being rough before? I have been tracking mpg’s since new, so it will be interesting to see any changes. I don’t know how to photograph a tune, so this is just a photo of the truck.

 

Maybe if you offer him a fair price you can add it to your raptor lights.

 

good idea....i want one for my rear bumper too

 

How exactly does the OTT make "more power at low RPM"?

 

By adjusting fuel delivery and timing, and changing the shift points of the auto trans, they have gotten a little more torque lower in the rev range. It's not a huge amount, but it is definitely felt when accelerating from a stop.

 

I can attest to this!

Mild Drive/Spicy ECT.

 

It is a two-part deal: 64742-04010 and 64074-04011. I got them off the junk yard. No template. I held the cubby with the flat side to the bed, drew the contours on the bed and went 3 cm inside on each side. Drilled the edges and then sawed with a handsaw, since the bed did wobble quite intense when I used the machine saw. Before I mounted it, I sealed it off with silicone.

 

I should have searched TW a bit more before staring my project,,, would have made life easier.

 

Technically it doesn’t add hp. Just so we’re clear. It moves the shift and throttle points. So it just livens up the throttle and shifts/downshifts better. The very biggest improvement I’ve found for MPG’s is less rpm’s though. My OTT helps daily driving but it doesn’t improve MPG’s. Slowing down does.

 

I finally installed the TRD Pro headlights in my 2023 TRD Tacoma. Also, I put TRD Pro decals, on my Tacoma.

 

How are these tail lights treating you? I’m thinking about getting them. Wonder how long the LED will last and whether or not they’ll fog up or leak

 

Now I need a Frost Guard. TW causing me to spend money again.

 

Even though they look clear in the ad, they are smoked looking. It's only been 2-3 months so no complaints.

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Actually it does add HP. There are dyno charts that show the gain. It's not much, but it can be felt.

 

More than that, it fattens up the low rpm toque that you can feel in the seat of your paints, doesn't add a lot, just moves it lower in the rpm range... It comes from moving the cam timing (advancing/retarding the cams) to move the power up/down in the rpm range as well as remapping the throttle response and anything else done in the tune other than the trans...

EDIT, basically the same thing that OldSchlPunk said in his 1st response to this... I went back and re read his

 

I was quoting Paul from PNWtuning who tuned my truck. I specifically asked him if it ads HP. He said no. I guess he was lying

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads...-ott-by-overland-tailor.759590/#post-27076556

 

https://overlandtailor.com/3rd-gen-tacoma-dyno#a19da874-de8e-4c45-b37a-276cf7ca8a13

EDIT again, Justin posted as I was typing I guess... lol

 

When it comes to tuning, manufacturers have 3 main goals to meet which are exhaust emissions, noise emissions, and fuel economy. Obviously this translates into being forced to leave room for improvement on the power delivery side. I am certainly no expert, but take the time to watch a few videos on motorcycle tuning where they often show the factory tables and where manufacturers will Rob the engine of power to achieve those three goals. Air fuel ratio, timing, and even throttle opening are the typical areas of improvement, and by throttle opening i am not referring to gas pedal sensitivity but rather how much they allow it to open, which often effects top end power quite substantially more than anything. There certainly are gains on the low end but far more on the top end. My favorite example is the kawasaki ninja zx4r, in America the factory power output averages around 50hp. After a tune and nothing more they average over 70hp which may sound small but in a percentage standpoint is actually huge, and it isn't merely a top end gain but a gain through the entire range is found. Another consideration of tuning is how much it can smooth out the power delivery, although there are limitations to different engine designs, my tacoma definitely drives much smoother even with part throttle after the tune than it did before. I agree it's not a full on night and day, push you back into your seat change, but the power is there throughout the range and it feels much smoother and more predictable than it did prior. It's certainly not necessary for everyone but for those who value these kind of changes it will be noticeable.