First long trip with TRD supercharger
We took our first long trip (5000 km) with the Trd Supercharger installed on my 2011 5.7 Tundra. I was absolutely amazed how well this truck pulls our Jayflight 28BHS up the Grapevine and other hills ...
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That sounds like a great set up! I hope that you where not overheating the engine or transmission. I can only wonder how long the transmission will last with 550 foot pounds of torque, and the applied higher than average horsepower of towing a trailer for long distances.
Normally pickups only put out the rated HP for the 7-8 seconds it takes to get from a stop sign to freeway speeds, then will be at 1/4 throttle or less for a long enough time that the engine will not overheat. But towing a trailer, and running 50% of full throttle for 30 minutes into a headwind can warm things up a lot more.
Good luck, and have fun camping!
Fred.
Normally pickups only put out the rated HP for the 7-8 seconds it takes to get from a stop sign to freeway speeds, then will be at 1/4 throttle or less for a long enough time that the engine will not overheat. But towing a trailer, and running 50% of full throttle for 30 minutes into a headwind can warm things up a lot more.
Good luck, and have fun camping!
Fred.
