4.7L VVT-i Observations
I have not compared the two.... BUT.. I do have a 2001 Tundra 4.7L V8 S/C Blah blah blah... ANYWAY... My dad liked my truck SOOOO much he went and purchased a 2005 Tundra TRD Sportside SR5 with ALL the goodies. LSD, Swaybar, etc... SAME DAMN COLOR! He got black as well. So... he's so proud and all, I figured I would ask him if I could "swap" with him for a day or two and see what all the hullabalue is about. Let me tell ya. I am IMPRESSED. The VVT-i V8 pulls VERY smoothly and strong. The 5 speed auto tranny is buttery. It feels and acts like it could be a LOT stronger. It rode just like mine with the sway bar and the stiffer coils up front. It was nimble and "light footed" compared to my 4x4.. (his is a 2x4).
I was NOT able to squeel the tires at all. From a dead stop, it had that partial throttle thingie.. and that was not all that bad.. it, to me, made for a faster launch as I was not wasting rpm's on spinning tires. It was just my observations. At 80mph the tach read exactly 2500 rpm just like mine, so I am gathering Toyota added a LOWER 1st and pushed it up from there. I guess to get you rolling with less fuel faster. From idle to redline, it was smoother to me and pulled better. I could feel the VVT-i making adjustments to the powerband as it felt like it was getting stronger as the rpm's rose, and mine sorta... peaked and fell off in comparison.
In a nut shell.... I LIKE IT.. and DAMN does it look schweet! The new look and the smell of the new leather.. well.. I will be getting one.
Just my .02.. anyone else have 05 tales to tell?
SCDTRD
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The Beast:
1994 Toyota Camry V6 XLE
The Mods:
Front tower Ractive Strut Bar, Whiteline rear AntiSway Bar, Rage Breaker 17.5x7 Rims and Falken Ziex 512 rubber, Limo Tint, Pioneer DEH 7700MP Head Unit, Polk 6x9 rear and Polk 6.5 Front speakers, Tokico struts front and rear, Carbon kevlar brake pads, Cryo treated rotors, ZEX 82021 N2O system, Polished and ported upper and lower intake runners, shift kit, and more to come.....and.... YES... it is a CAMRY....
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