The 6MT has 8 less HP. How did they accomplish this?

Tagging Jeff is the shortcut for this type thing.

@Jeff Lange

He'd be the first person to ask IMO.

 

He doesn’t like us…

 

Hasn’t been online since tagged.

 

I don't blame him. Hell, I don't like us.

 

Jeff's a good guy, he will be along at some point.

He also has a thread that may be relevant to this discussion:
https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/2024-early-technical-information.818439/

 

Thats a good thread- hopefully he chimes in!

 

There are no mechanical differences in the engine or accessories between the 6MT and 8AT (detuned SR or otherwise). There are some cooling differences (different radiator for the 6MT for example). Even the Engine ECU itself is the same part number for all gas models, it just gets setup/programmed for which configuration the truck is (e.g., 8AT SR, 8AT Non-SR, or 6MT).

To be honest, the 8 hp reduction for the 6MT is not well documented outside of the external-facing marketing materials. The NCF (New Car Features) documents refer to all engines except the 8AT SR as having the same power, which is odd.

Jeff

 

“They” don’t want you getting cocky.

 

A Toyota engineer explains why they downrated the engine here:

https://youtu.be/jIovgEN_gwg?si=jOycxzpDxjFQIIsc

 

Imagine, 8 horsepower taken from more than 200 (rpm dependent), As a "safety link" for the clutch, U joints , drive shaft. and diff.

Sounds like a dodge to me...