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OVTune VF Tuner | OVTune - Tacoma ECU flash tune options and feedback
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We regularly sell tunes/tune packs to individuals with the software for supported vehicles, provided via email.
Johnboytaco
1️⃣ Getting Started...
I have a stock 19 Taco and something needs done to stop the transmission hunting in the Kansas wind. Is there anyone that does any of one of these mods in the North Central part of Kansas?? Or is there a site that explains all the items needed to purchase and instructions to get the job done by a DIY person? I've gone through quite a few of the pages on this thread and now know enough to be totally confused but thought I would start with this note first and if it is the wrong place to start please delete it. Thanks in advance.
DIY is changing due to VFTuner changes.
VF is no longer going to be selling regular/Lite flash kits to customers, it's just VF Pro users that can sell them.
So to tune yourself without already having a license for VFTuner, you'll need to purchase a VFTuner kit from a Pro user, and they'll understandably want to package their tune with it.
YotaWerx Tuning will be offering the kits in the near future.
We do help to make the process easier with an additional tune guide supplement document for all of our tune file customers that covers things like basic flash procedure, steps to take to avoid bricking your ecu, steps for ECU recovery, links to resources for updating your ecu version, etc.
What about those of us who already have the software cable and dongle but aren’t pro users? Sorry I haven’t been keeping up to date
Nothing will change for current licensed users, other than the tactrix device is becoming the license. You can have one serial number registered at a time when the update drops at the end of the week. Since the tactrix device becomes the license, the install count for computers is going away.
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ilikecider
3️⃣ Silver
No. You must run premium fuel.
Update for the FI/MagSC folks; the Stryker 87mm pulley tune testing is just about wrapped up and will release soon. There have been no changes to the pricing structure announced previously for this option/upgrade. When swapping back and forth between 90 and 87mm pulleys, a noticeable difference in the low end and mid range in particular has been noted
Aftermarket fuel rails (credit to @JamesT [TacomaWorld handle]) are getting installed right now and tuning on those will begin immediately as well.
These rails are going to provide a superior tuned fueling condition, and we already have proof of concept for this purpose. The nature of the stock fueling system *could* cause some excessive wear over time as well as not provide an optimal level of performance that is otherwise generally expected from a supercharger.
Remaining on the stock system is not detrimental or anything, and nobody should feel as if this is a modification that is required to run their supercharger safely with their YotaWerx tune. However, this is a set of parts that can enable a reduction of unnecessary wear, possibly yield improved fuel economy (which is of course still subject to several variables), and still provide improved performance when paired with a safe and effective tune.
We're looking forward to working with these rails!
Stay tuned, and thank you all for the support we continue to receive from the community.
NM I'm dumb, figured it out.
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Didn't see what this post said pre-edit, but glad it worked out lol
I was just ranting about VF Tuner
Tomahawk Dog
6️⃣ Aficionado
So glad I have the MT
You know, I ordered my truck and wanted the MT but did the AT for two reasons, remote start and resale value. This being my second 3rd gen Taco, they are such good trucks with such horrible shift logic. I don't know if it's because they don't make any power down low or what, but mine rarely uses 5th and 6th on the highway. I know the truck is lifted and heavy with larger tires, but it has 5.29 gears.
It's just wild that a Jeep Gladiator with similar power can do so much better with even big tires and stock gearing.
Tomahawk Dog
6️⃣ Aficionado
Stock with 4:30 gears it does fine,
It's a truck not a sports car so the shifting design makes perfect sense.
I have a '97 Jeep and its a automatic with a 4,0, its not a sportscar either.
Stock as well.
I like the look of a lifted truck but not the headaches that come with it.
To each his/her own.
50% of the guys I know that have lifted theirs have bearing and other pre-wear problems.
It nature of the beast,... put big beef on small bones and you should expect something to give sooner or later.
It's less wanting it to drive like a sports car and more wanting it not to hunt between 4th and 5th gear on the highway every 10 seconds.
Well if you ever decide you'd like some help, send us an email at [email protected]
Drive my taco in a few weeks at cabin fever with the KDMAX PRO tune, I can tow my trailer on the highway in 5th/6th gear without any issues (5.29's as well). Truck drives even better without the trailer, no gear hunting in the overdrive gears on the highway
I've been driving for over 40 years and my Tacoma is the first automatic I have ever had in my life. It drives great with the KDmax. I am so happy that I have a long bed with an automatic rather than a manual with a short bed.
Yes
There just wasn’t a need for it, or something?
Tomahawk Dog
6️⃣ Aficionado
Never thought a 6' bed would be considered a long bed,.... till they made mid-size trucks that is.
They made a chevy with a 8' 6" (rare) "long bed" now thats a looong bed and a standard 8' (below)
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A ways back I was browsing a parts site that was more accurate than most. It listed the two Tacoma bed lengths as "short" and "extra short."Never thought a 6' bed would be considered a long bed,.... till they made mid-size trucks that is.
They made a chevy with a 8' 6" (rare) "long bed" now thats a looong bed and a standard 8' (below)
I never thought a Tacoma would be compared to a full sized truck. I have no use for one of those.
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Never thought a 6' bed would be considered a long bed,.... till they made mid-size trucks that is.
They made a chevy with a 8' 6" (rare) "long bed" now thats a looong bed and a standard 8' (below)
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QUOTE="Tomahawk Dog, post: 92066, member: 10101"]
Never thought a 6' bed would be considered a long bed,.... till they made mid-size trucks that is.
They made a chevy with a 8' 6" (rare) "long bed" now thats a looong bed and a standard 8' (below)
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I personally think that despite the issues with the forum itself (needing some improvements) that it was a good resource, but Mat took it down while citing that he can't have his forum including threads that show people how to obtain pirated copies of the Toyota Techstream software. Idk if Toyota contacted him about it or not but I do know that they've been releasing updated versions that require a security key from a dealer, so they definitely are trying to stop the average user from using it.