Engine Tuning

[mep1811]

I've been seeing several places that will tune Toyotas including Land Cruisers. Has anyone had this done?
The tuning is supposed to really improve the performance.
I have a friend who had his Tacoma tuned and said the performance increase was dramatic.

 

[stiffarm]

I've been seeing several places that will tune Toyotas including Land Cruisers. Has anyone had this done?
The tuning is supposed to really improve the performance.
I have a friend who had his Tacoma tuned and said the performance increase was dramatic.

I am interested in the tuning--made a huge difference on the sports cars I have owned.

 

[mep1811]

I am interested in the tuning--made a huge difference on the sports cars I have owned.

It is not cheap. About $700.00

 

[2ruble]

I'm sure it'll depend on the year and what you hope to accomplish. With that being said, there's a guy in NC I believe that does tunes for lots of Tacomas and 4Runners and they all talk about the increased throttle response, increased butt dyno, and seemingly no impact on MPG if not better. There's really on reason a 100 or 200 couldn't benefit from it.

 

[krice118]

I’m curious if these are actual engine tunes or simply throttle adjusters like the pedal commander…

 

[2ruble]

I’m curious if these are actual engine tunes or simply throttle adjusters like the pedal commander…

It could very well just be that... I'll have to ask my friend what he had done to his Taco. But, the guy (StormPeacock?) does YotaWerx tuning.

 

[mep1811]

It could very well just be that... I'll have to ask my friend what he had done to his Taco. But, the guy (StormPeacock?) does YotaWerx tuning.

I know they are not throttle adjusters.

Benefits of tuning your Toyota include:
- Smoother shifting
- Reduced gear hunting
- Increased power & torque
- Enhanced throttle response
- Potential for better gas mileage
- Improvement in overall drivability

High Country Tuning: Western Slope Tuning for Toyotas

High Country Tuning: Western Slope tuning for Toyotas. A complete engine and transmission tuning solution in Western Colorado. Benefits of tuning your Toyota include: smoother shifting, reduced gear hunting, increased power and torque, enhanced throttle r

www.highcountrytuning.com

 

[krice118]

I know they are not throttle adjusters.

Benefits of tuning your Toyota include:
- Smoother shifting
- Reduced gear hunting
- Increased power & torque
- Enhanced throttle response
- Potential for better gas mileage
- Improvement in overall drivability

High Country Tuning: Western Slope Tuning for Toyotas

High Country Tuning: Western Slope tuning for Toyotas. A complete engine and transmission tuning solution in Western Colorado. Benefits of tuning your Toyota include: smoother shifting, reduced gear hunting, increased power and torque, enhanced throttle r

www.highcountrytuning.com

That sounds great! I wonder why Toyota would leave power/ efficiency at the table…. I assume this is at the expense of reliability

Maybe I’m too skeptical or just ignorant on aftermarket tuning. I have seen tunes that have noticeable (dyno proven) results for engines with turbos but didn’t think there was much left for NA engines by way of a simple tune.

 

[bloc]

Maybe I’m too skeptical or just ignorant on aftermarket tuning. I have seen tunes that have noticeable (dyno proven) results for engines with turbos but didn’t think there was much left for NA engines by way of a simple tune.

Depends on the manufacturer and their goals. Tuners can get seriously impressive numbers even from naturally aspirated Lamborghinis.. which you’d assume would already be optimized for power.

Obviously Toyota has different objectives than the Italians, but that almost leaves more room for improvement. But it’s reasonable to assume that will cost some durability in the long run.

 

[Moby]

OEMs run somewhat rich and ignition retarded for engine longevity....

 

[TeCKis300]

I’m curious if these are actual engine tunes or simply throttle adjusters like the pedal commander…

Spot on. I despise this form of tuning that I've seen so many times, and end users who are less discerning don't know they've been bamboozled. I mean, I can teach my own foot to be more responsive, and don't need some coarse mapping to bump up throttle inputs with trade of fine control and throttle resolution.

 

[krice118]

after some research it seems the High Country tuners do more than just adjust throttle input and have some dyno sheets to prove it. Seems the 3rd gen Tacoma platform really benefits from these new tunes

The ECT Power on my 2013 is enough oomph for me.

I do see the value in a tune for the 200 if supercharged - or maybe a tune can assist with better shift points for stock gearing on 34/35s?