Horsepower dilemma

My 2009 Forester was rated at 2400 lbs and 2.7 Taco is 3500lbs. Even though Subaru had slightly more HP the Tacoma towed bigger loads with much less effort.

 

Same happened to my neighbors subaru....made it home from work in a cloud of white smoke, and died. Been sitting in the rear of the yard since september.

 

Lol @ tuned for longevity

 

sound like you need the ECT 'On at start' mod. i installed that in my 2016 about 6 months in.

 

They did




20 years ago

 

You may want to consider adding a Turbo charger? prices seems reasonable….
They do have them for the Tacoma 2021…
Aloha

 

How's your Datsun treating you? I never see a Titan that stands the test of time well.

 

Yeah I was meaning my engine v6 is a minivan engine. Lol

 

the rav4 engine would be a similar if not better comparison

toyota knows how to make HP

many components are different other than computer tune

low end torque was a target rather than speed

 

Titan was never a Datsun design. And great actually. Added bonus is the factory 5 year warranty and 0% interest I snagged. Usually don’t keep my vehicles that long though

No horsepower dilemma. My 3.5 taco had a little bit of one though

 

The best thing I did to my 2.7 was to put a throttle amplifier on it. Much more responsive. I don't have to put the pedal through the floor board to get it to go.

 

There is only one way... larger engine.

Here is my suggestion.

 

Never seen a v6 Altima do a 7 second 1/4 mile

 

You’ve never seen a stock 442 do a 13, either

 

For the love of jesus christ our saviour, did you not ask this question before you bought this truck? did you not read the specs? trade it in and get a Boeing 747

 

Trucks are generally used for towing and hauling loads, the engines are tuned for torque and not necessarily horsepower. I'd be surprised if the Subaru and Tacoma HP/T charts look anywhere near the same.

 

Be patient. For those who don't like the 2.7....it's going the way of the dodo bird. It will be replaced by 2.4 turbo 4

 

Who said anything about stock? Besides, a 442 didn’t have any impressive numbers

 

None of the 60s “fast” muscle cars did.

this is where you mention some dodge that wasn’t street legal

 

In the 60s almost everything was street legal. Even still, gear heads existed back then and they were still making 10 second cars street legal.
Back to the point, the Tacoma is an anemic truck that needs more power