My 2016 Tacoma seems like it has a hard time towing my boat ?

jaybutler218

jaybutler218

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The boat ,motor, and fuel weights around 4600 Lbs.
It always wants to stay in 4th gear... and drinks the gas like crazy
 
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jaybutler218 said:
The boat ,motor, and fuel weights around 4600 Lbs.
It always wants to stay in 4th gear... and drinks the gas like crazy
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How far are you pulling the boat how often? I’m asking because if your pulling it a lot you would be better off trading in the taco for a full size truck. If you don’t want to trade put the boat in a storage unit close to where you boat. Just trying to help you through this situation. Tacoma’s arent towing vehicles normally
 
I think with putting premium fuel using sport mode and a chip you can turn on and off for towing would help in my opinion
 
TacoBOB77 said:
Seems the only option is performance upgrades like intake and exhaust and differential gears because Toyota has the ECU locked and if you mess with it warranty will be voided
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So, no chip o_O
Intakes rarely do much besides make noise, and I highly doubt the 3.5 is outflowing it's stock exhaust.
 
Bojangles said:
So, no chip o_O
Intakes rarely do much besides make noise, and I highly doubt the 3.5 is outflowing it's stock exhaust.
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No chip available I talk to my guy at 4 wheel unlimited plus some research on my part I would not tow more than 4,000 anyway in Tacoma unless it was built for towing and performance. get a supercharger and call it a day[emoji108]
 
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