No matter where you drive you see Toyota Tacomas. It's one of the most popular mid-sized trucks for sure. Unfortunately, the Tacoma is plagued with poorly optimized ECU and TCU (brains for the engine and transmission) parameters that result in jerky mis-timed shifting and generally lackluster throttle response. It constantly gear hunts around town and on the highway, resulting in a really disappointing driving experience. Yikes - perfect way to ruin a great truck!
Enter JC at Central Coast Tuning and the OTT (Overland Tailor Tuning) tune. OTT specializes in tunes for several Toyota and Lexus vehicles and claims to remedy all of the above issues resulting in a vehicle that drives like it's meant to. I've been looking for a fix for my 2020 Tacoma with the 3.5l V6 for awhile and have combed through forums, Reddit and Facebook groups. The OTT tune kept coming up, nearly always with excellent reviews. By nature I'm a skeptic and have reservations about all the "snake oil" products out there... In spite of my reservations, I decided to take the plunge. I located my local representative, JC Valenzuela at Central Coast Tuning, on the OTT website and was happy to see he had the same positive reviews OTT has. I reached out, scheduled the tune installation and as they say, the rest is history.
No BS. It's a completely different truck. I live two hours from JC, so my first post-tune experience was mostly highway. Wow. What a distinctly improved drive. Same highway. Different truck. Smooth and well mannered on the flats with a locked up torque converter (instead of previous unnecessary sporadic shifting) on slight inclines - perfect! When I put my foot in it to pass, I was rewarded by efficient and appropriate downshifts. Once I got home, the around town driving experience was equally improved. No more unexpected choppy shifts. Smooth throttle response made stop and go traffic much more tolerable too.
So, this is the real deal. If you are not happy with how your Tacoma drives, get an OTT tune from JC now. It's the best mod I've made to my Tacoma hands down!
If you think this review sounds like a commercial (yes, I'm that happy), please read my other Yelp reviews. I have a history of positive and negative and don't easily hand out the former. read more