Few performance questions

your complaints are directly addressed with that. that's what it's designed to do. curious why it's a last resort.

 

This is what I do.

The way I figured was putting it in D is your ECO mode. It’s how Toyota could get the mpg ratings. 5th gear and 6th are overdrive. I automatically write off 6th- I have no use for it. From reading there are multiple shifting parameters… D no ect, D w/ ect, S no ect, S with ect. I personally enjoy the way the truck drives and have no issues with shifting or acceleration BUT I also only drive with the truck in S4 (if I plan on staying under 50) or S5 (if I plan on getting above 50mph) always with ect on.

There is a sticky that explains this, I thought at least, a little better

Edit: I’m no expert and I didn’t read all the replies either. This is just what works for me

 

$700 is a quick spend for something that there’s no guarantee to work nor a refund. Kind of the same as spending $150,000 for a second or third industrial air compressor when all you need is a larger air storage tank located in a specific area to meet higher volume demand.

 

Thanks for the info. Will look it up and read up on it tomorrow. Keep seeing folks talk about things I don’t understand and driving in S mode was one of them for a little while

 

I edited my original post just to clarify I’m not an expert or close to it but that’s just what works for me. I’m sure a lot of it is also going from 1 truck to another. There will be a difference and getting used to the difference. For me I went from a 15+ yr old ford sport trac so I knew there was going to be a big difference and I just needed to get used to. I’m not sure how the 2nd gens drove but maybe that difference is hard for some to get past

 

Ok, I'm a noob to this forum but I am a "retired" Toyota mechanic and just lost my 2003 . I share some of your frustration as a new owner of a 2019 but you have to understand that this is all fly-by-wire anymore these days. WTF was wrong with the beloved throttle cable and a TPS?? (throttle position sensor) No, sorry my friend but now we have both pedal and TPS sensors and a stepper motor to actually control the throttle valve with a computer in between. So that "connected feeling" is a bit lost. Nothing connecting your foot to the throttle valve except electrons and I don't trust those. That being said, you have a couple options as I see it. Drive it a bit harder and learn to feather more pedal to keep it from upshifting too soon and soon the self-learning logic will make it better. Takes many miles. Hundreds. It will somewhat adapt to your driving style.
For me, that wasn't cutting it and the solution was...yep, OVtune. Someone had to say it so y'all can flame the new guy but that really changed my truck for me. And as all the learned values settle, it keeps getting better.
BUT, it is expensive but remember that you continue to get all updates in the future and Matt and his crew are really engaged and there is something supposedly really awesome on the near horizon where the tune will detect what octane you are running and adapt to it.
So do your research, read, read, read, and decide what is best for you!

PS - waiting for the Stun Gun blast!