[mvaden]

some guy told me toyota had issues with the 05 ripping tranny or motor mounts ...so they reduced the out put 10 hp to stop it from happing :shrug: is that true the 05 are alittle more powerful

 

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BS.

The standard that is used to rate engine power was changed. Under the new standard it is rated 10 HP less, but everything is the same.

Gadget

 

[sputnik767]

some guy told me toyota had issues with the 05 ripping tranny or motor mounts ...so they reduced the out put 10 hp to stop it from happing :shrug: is that true the 05 are alittle more powerful

Don't you think it would be easier and more reliable for Toyota to simply improve the motor mounts than to down-tune the motor if this was the case? Its not like they havent made more pwerful engines in the past, and the 4.0L is not all that powerful to begin with. Always use common sense when "some guy" tells you something. Gadget is right, HP measuring standards were changed.

 

[Xacto]

ya i mean it'd either be that we were running some kind of 450 horsepower super monster (which we arent), the tranny was made out of aluminum foil and duct tape, or that the power measurement was different...take your pick

 

[mvaden]

ya i guess so ....im sure they would just change the mounts

 

[Jonathan]

im pushing around 400 crank hp, no motor mount issues for me.

 

[Zigen]

The new grading system is designed to hide the Taco's true potential. But in fact that we have 310 HP..

 

[Xacto]

The new grading system is designed to hide the Taco's true potential. But in fact that we have 130 HP..

bleh uke:

 

[KC777]

Don't you think it would be easier and more reliable for Toyota to simply improve the motor mounts than to down-tune the motor if this was the case? Its not like they havent made more pwerful engines in the past, and the 4.0L is not all that powerful to begin with. Always use common sense when "some guy" tells you something. Gadget is right, HP measuring standards were changed.

But the 4.0liters are pretty powerful...for a mid size truck.:waytogo:

 

[NJTacoma]

im pushing around 400 crank hp

Nice man :waytogo:

 

[Racer_X]

jon you have to do a dyno run!

 

[Jonathan]

jon you have to do a dyno run!

tomorrow i am going to do a low boost- 7psi dyno!

 

[sputnik767]

But the 4.0liters are pretty powerful...for a mid size truck.:waytogo:

Don't get me wrong, I agree completely that they are more than powerful enough for these trucks. But if you look at other toyota products such as the the Lexus IS 350, that has a 3.5L, 305 hp motor. And the Nissan 4.0L that they put in the new frontiers puts out i think 10-20 more hp. So when you compare the new 4.0L with other modern V6 engines from various manufacturers, you see that its right about average.

 

[KC777]

Don't get me wrong, I agree completely that they are more than powerful enough for these trucks. But if you look at other toyota products such as the the Lexus IS 350, that has a 3.5L, 305 hp motor. And the Nissan 4.0L that they put in the new frontiers puts out i think 10-20 more hp. So when you compare the new 4.0L with other modern V6 engines from various manufacturers, you see that its right about average.

But in comparison with other trucks/suvs aren't the new (0506) Tacomas lighter in weight? Giving them better acceleration?
I think it would have been cool if toyota would have given the new tacomas a bit more torque.