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Motor Mystery for gearheads
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NancysToy
Motorbike Professor
The new 2010 Tundra can tow 10,800 pounds - and is made in America.
A good rule of thumb with any half ton pickup (Ford F-150, Silverado 1500, etc.) is that the practical towing limit is just over half the rated capacity. For a 3/4 ton pickup, it is closer to three quarters the (higher) rating. To reach the full (even higher) towing capacity...and to do it at extremes such as full throttle, you need a full ton pickup (Ford F-350, Silverado 3500) to do it right. Don't just assume that since the capacity is 6,000, 8,000, 10,000, or even 12,000 pounds that you can actually go out and haul that much up a mountain with your lightweight truck. In the long run, the truck will die!
Firefly
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Those were the older style (much smaller) ones. Toyota really hooked up people that had them. A friend of mine had one that was 10 years old with 150,000 miles on it and had no signs of rust, but they did some test (guessing hammer-lol) to the frame and said he gets the buy-back.
They gave him a check for $8,000 on the spot(no requirement to buy a new Toyota). He did decide 2 months later to put that money towards a new Tundra--- and those things are quite the beast of a truck.
They're also a very 'American' vehicle.....
http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/b...-tundra-more-american-than-silverado-and-ram/
rnet
New member
My dad had a 2000 tundra wih a 5.7 litre motor, it was ok but more like a tonka truck than a beast. Anyway an update on mine. I missed the diagnosis a little, the intake valve was bad on seven and also the exhaust valve, but here's were I was wrong. This was cause by an exhaust leak I had about a year ago and had repaired at that time, just wasn't quick enough. So my head guy told to bring in the other side for him to check to be on the safe side. Firefly I had big blocks in my trucks since 1992 and I feel the running half throttle is way easier on a motor than running wide open. I even had proof that a 454 was more efficient than a 350 when towing the same race trailer in the hills that I have in my neck of the woods. Remember displacement = torque
Firefly
Active member
Well-- they've come a long way since 2,000---
381-hp, 5.7-liter V-8 with 401 pounds-feet of torque
rnet
New member
That is impressive, but those numbers don't tell you the hole story. How long do you think that motor will last running at 5600 rpms which is it's rated hp and the torque max at 3600 rpms. I cruise in between 2500 and 3000 rpms on the thuway in overdrive and if it needs to drop down into high, maybe 3600-4000Well-- they've come a long way since 2,000---
381-hp, 5.7-liter V-8 with 401 pounds-feet of torque
My hp peaks at 340 at 4200rpms and max torque at 3200rpms is455'lbs and all this in an suv
MarkLawson
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Trickie Dick
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what goes up, must come down.
You know it's one thing to tow 10,000 plus pounds and it's quite another to stop it. What goes up the mountain generally has to come down:yikes:.
BTW the 2000 Tundra was a 4.7 liter engine with 245 h.p.
You know it's one thing to tow 10,000 plus pounds and it's quite another to stop it. What goes up the mountain generally has to come down:yikes:.
BTW the 2000 Tundra was a 4.7 liter engine with 245 h.p.
rnet
New member
I stand corrected. It did tow his 18' bass boat ok.
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