What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Got an AJT cup holder over Black Friday. My water bottle was actually quite loose in the holder, so I went to Hobby Lobby and got some 2mm foam sheet and added some padding. Water bottle fits nice and snug now. (Nalgene 32 oz)

 

'22 made 22k today.

 

Foam keeps stuff from rattling away n there too. I’m jealous. Need one for the manual trans.

 

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.

$98 LED Tail Light for 2016-2023 Toyota Tacoma, Rear Taillight Assembly, TO2800197 TO2801197 81550-04170 81550-0C100 81550-0C101 81560-04170

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CNXLPJG6?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1

 

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