From Wrecked M3 to Tuned TRD Pro — My OTT Experience (and why I'll never drive a stock Tacoma again)

[Big Dawgs]

Did the tune reduce the transmission “hang” during certain throttle inputs? Or is that just unavoidable with this high stall torque converter transmission?

I can't really speak on that with the hybrid as I haven't had it in too many different situations. I only drove it home from the dealer since I still have the rental for a month, which is a non hybrid.

I can't say I've noticed any "hang" when shifting. I do have a heavy foot though so its not uncommon for the truck to go through the entire gear before shifting when I drive.

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[BAQ717]

I can't really speak on that with the hybrid as I haven't had it in too many different situations. I only drove it home from the dealer since I still have the rental for a month, which is a non hybrid.

I can't say I've noticed any "hang" when shifting. I do have a heavy foot though so its not uncommon for the truck to go through the entire gear before shifting when I drive.

Fair enough. Maybe a whiskey throttle solves the issue.

 

[Big Dawgs]

Fair enough. Maybe a whiskey throttle solves the issue.

The tune does absolutely change the shift points though so that's a huge plus. Maybe that's why I haven't noticed it. I always recommend the tune. If you're unhappy with it you're always able to get refunded and put back to stock. No harm in trying it out.

 

[redlimitediforcemax]

Could you elaborate on your issues? Im considering the tune. Thanks.

The tune I received caused issues with boost cut, so it would throw a check engine light when I was at full boost and it would pull power right away. Very unnerving if you've never experienced it. I've had turbo cars in the past so I knew what it was right away. The OTT tuner tried to correct that several times. Couldn't get it to run right so I went back to stock. Some others had a similar issue if you search the forum. OTT may have eventually fixed it but I just decided for myself and the reliability of the truck that I go back to stock.

 

[Miqie]

Did you also tune the BMW when you had it?

 

[Big Dawgs]

Did you also tune the BMW when you had it?

No, the process to tune those is a lot more expensive & a lot more involved.

I would have had to take my ECU & send it to FEMTO in Finland to remove the encryption on i ($1600-$1800 just for that alone.) Wait for it to get mailed back, then pay for the tune after that, which will range $800-1k depending how crazy I wanted to get.

I had got my Beamer with 7 miles on the dash in 2023 & with bmw when you take it in for service they can see ALL of that. So warranty would have been gone instantly.

With the way that Toyota works & the software that’s used to flash OTT, there aren’t any “traces” of a tune on the vehicle. Plus it can be put back to stock at any time which is a huge bonus for those worried about that.

Pricing for OTT on the 4GT is substantially cheaper as well.

 

[Rubenc87]

Good info.

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