What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Which brings everything else said about tunes for the past few pages into question

 

I drove my 2006 Frontier for over 18 years and put 250k miles on it. She was a good truck until everything started breaking all at once. My best friend has a 2019 TRD OR, so I learned quite a bit about Tacos and all the fun things you can do to them. I didn’t want to get another Fronty of the same generation and I’m not a fan of the 3rd gen body, so I got a Tacoma! Love it!

 

Out with the old


In with the new


Also helping my husband mount some tires on his new rims for his Jeep. It’s now
his (in the process of being mounted)


and hers

 

The fuel curve and spark timing are part of the tune. I have a manual transmission, I don’t have gear change issues, or any slip from an unlocked converter, so any change is noticeable. I didn’t notice any change at higher rpm’s, only lower, like less than 2500, so this is how more power is made at low rpm’s.

 

He could have been, maybe just ignorant to what is possible? It is surprising you are turning fewer rpm’s, but burning the same amount of fuel? Maybe the tune installed is not as efficient as it could be? Dyno charts can be misleading, fuel, ambient temp, engine temp, can have an impact on results. I asked about the specifics of the OTT results, and they were legit to my experience - the short drive home backed up the results as well.

 

Yes and no, yes they are as most are controlled from the oil pressure, however the Cam Timing Oil Control Solenoid Assembly (pop the hood and you will see 4, 2 per head on the front of your cylinder heads) is what controls the oil flow to the Variable Valve Timing Oil Control Valve that sends the oil one way to advance the cams, or the other way to retard the cams, the ECM is what controls the cam timing oil control solenoids, therefor able to be adjusted for better performance...
(I maybe a little off on the oil flow but that is the basics)

Oil control solenoids

 

The variable valve timing shown above, allows the engine to operate in a Atkinson cycle, where the intake valves are open for a shorter duration, reducing the amount of fuel burned, improving mpg - this only happens when the ecu recognizes a low, constant load on the engine. But the same variable timing can move the torque curve. It’s not all ball bearings anymore!

 

Got some Freedom Off-road UCA’s and new tires (265/65r18) Cooper Rugged Trek.

 

I like that color. Nice truck

 

you are well lightened now.....welcome to TW

 

mine started rusting at 2 years......dealer said GTFO

 

Ugh. Seriously? We have a new member sharing about their truck (theirs, not yours). That's great. Let's welcome them and not shut them down.

So, @ParksGoddess , welcome to TW. Most here are friendly.

 

i like 99% of what they have done so far
sorry .......greg

 

Finally spiced up the taco!
Kings 2.5
Icon UCA
Rxt Leaf springs
Voodoo bed rack
Pittman RTT
Work Wheels

I’ll be eating instant noodle for all of 2025

 

What is GAAH, and internet police crap?

I not girl.

 

REAR SEAT DELETE

had some leftover 3/4” mdf from a project and decided to do a rear delete.

also added the carhartt universal pet carrier modified for the rear delete…remove the buckles that attach to the rear seats and added heavy duty Velcro to attack to rear panel.

may first had it on a piano hinge but decided to just attach a little block to the bottom of the platforms to prevent it from moving allowing for easy removal as needed.

The base is just 2 2x4s attached to west the seats would originally mount to. It’s solid.

was hoping to mount the eco flow alternator to the rear driver storage panel but I’ll figure that out another weekend.

 

I stand corrected. I'm sure there is a sweet spot or limits on how much you can adjust this. The oil pressure at lower RPMs may not be enough to actually shift the cam timing. It would be interesting to see the curves and what is possible under different loads, and if there is a feedback loop that is used for activating the solenoid more or less to hit a target. I have yet to see a tuner explain their methods and everything they adjust and why.

Either way, switching to 4.88 or 5.29 gears will do so much more than a tune. No tune can overcome the poor stock ratios.

 

I agree!

 

That guy on the left…. You’re done