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I love the open bed in my truck! Your transition looks great!

That's a good link to read through on the FJ forums. Now that I have access to both temperature gauges, I've noticed the same behavior that they talk about in that thread. At a constant speed the TC locks and the temperature is the same as the pan. But it moves up really quick when...

That's a question I have been trying to find an answer to with no luck. I have no idea what the normal temperature range is supposed to be....either normal driving or towing.

Can't say I'm a huge fan of that bumper. A little crazy for me. And it doesn't look like it increased the clearance/approach angle at all. I know it's a 'stealth' bumper so it's supposed to look somewhat stock, but if you're going to go through the trouble of making one, why not get all the...

According to what I've read, with my tire size I should add about 1 mpg. So probably closer to 8 mpg on a normal day of towing. I forgot to add that there was some headwind when I got 6 mpg. Normally I've gotten a bit above 7 before compensating for tire size.

I want to see more of this. Detailed pictures of how you hooked everything up would be great. I see you have a filter in there as well. Do you have part numbers for the filter and the new cooler? And what about the fan? More info on that would be great. This is on my list to do this summer.

The boat+trailer is probably around 5K, which is at the limits for the truck. I haven't weighed it to get an exact number. But where I'm driving has lots of uphill....coming back from the river is over a dozen miles of solid grade, no letting up. Plus my truck has 33's and probably close to...

I've liked my KO2's for everything except for the lack of wheel protection. The Duratrac's have a heavy bead that sticks out from the rim, protecting it from rock strikes and scrapes. But the KO2's are better on the road and so far have been great for wheeling. Good in snow too, but the...

Amen to the fuel economy. 14 mpg on a normal day and 6 mpg when I tow. It's like hooking up the boat opens up a second fuel line....one line going to the engine and the other dumping gas on the road. It's amazing how fast that fuel needle moves when towing.

What KTempleton said. Other than that, general maintenance items like changing the fluids, tires, etc. One thing to note is that some of the earlier Tundra's had issues with the transmission...I believe it was the planetary gears that failed. Usually it happened earlier on.

Did you fab your own insert there? That looks great. I stick way too much junk on my center console tray....I'd probably accidentally flip all those switches. I have to keep mine out of the way.

Transmission Temps on Torque Pro I finally figured out how to correctly obtain and display transmission temperature readings for both the torque converter and the pan on my 2005 Tundra. I'm not sure what years this will work on, but I'm assuming at least 05-06, and hopefully the earlier ones...

So nice. I've always liked the tube bumpers. I wish Brute Force Fab made a hybrid for us!

Did you watch your temps at all while towing? If not, did you notice the temp needle move up above the midway mark on the hills? I had to turn off A/C to keep it in check on the inclines.

Normally my trans temp is lower than my coolant temp, so I'm not sure it would make much of a difference to put a cooler before the radiator. I'll start by replacing the factory one with a larger one and see how that goes. Yes, with this boat I think I'm right at the GCVW. I need to get out...

Under normal load, that is what my trans temp is typically. It will hit 200 when I'm backcountry going up long, steep inclines. When towing it went way up.

Thanks Sean. Yes, I was running above 3K rpm on the uphills, sometimes I'd have to punch into the previous gear just to keep my speed up, and it would run above 4k. The truck has an external AT cooler (towing package), but I was thinking about replacing that one with a larger stacked plate...

A Mediocre Tow Vehicle I'm borrowing our family's boat for the summer and drove it back home 115 miles. I'd say this boat is right about at the limits of what this truck can do. 2005 Malibu Wakesetter. Probably around 5000 lbs with the trailer, and all normal equipment. I haven't weighed it...

Do you have any idea where the ODB2 is reading from? Is it pan? Torque converter? I've read that some Sequoia guys have been able to get two different readings for both places, but I can't seem to get that to work.

I had to cut my sway bar links off because the nuts were seized. I ran with some quick-disconnects for a while, then I just removed them and never put them back on. I've had my sway bar disconnected for a couple years now and don't miss it. The truck handles fine without them. It's not a...