F150 3.5L Ecoboost HDPP vs SuperDuty

[Todd780]

The internet makes it easy...because Toyota makes the best truck in the history of the world and forever. And, if you are over a certain age, Domestics are junk ( I know, highly disparaging to the average UAW/CAW worker but there it is)

Aren't Tundras built in the US as well?

 

[Todd780]

Definitely noticed the 3.5 rarely ever gets over 3000. If it does your way into triple digit speeds or hauling a massively heavy trailer

Yep.
For me, going from a 6 speed / 3:73 to a 10 speed / 3:55 made a huge difference in my cruising RPM's.

 

[nickw]

Well thats the crazy part to me. A 1st gen tundra is on an 8.4" axle which is whats in a Tacoma. It's not a particularly stout truck.

I also don't understand why someone would want an overloaded truck with an aluminum DOHC VVTi V8 over a domestic monster truck with axles the size of tree trunks and a pushrod iron block V8 when reliability is a concern.

I also think they have 7.5" front axles which was in the pre 2005 Tacomas, the newers Tacomas ones are 8" I believe.....

Thats the thing, 1t trucks have axles, trans, Tcases and egnies that are more in-line with overseas commercial rigs like the NPR's.