>While on the subject of racing, I was disappointed with my truck for the
>first time the other day. Came to a stoplight and a new Toyota Tacoma
>V6 pulled up next to me. We raced... I lost. It was close, but he was
>ahead most of the time. I have noticed that 1st gear in my truck is
>very good, but as soon as I shift to second, (I have V8, 5 spd, 3.21,
>CC) I don't stand a chance. If we get going fast enough for me to shift
>to third, I blow anyone out of the water. The thing is, I know I would
>have blown him away in my 93 4 cyl. Saturn. I've done it before to the
>same truck. Anyway, I am getting a K&N air filter tomorrow, hope this
>helps my full throttle acceleration. Has anybody else noticed this with
>their 2nd gear. Maybe it is just my rear end ratio. I wanted 3.55 but
>that is another loooonnnng story. Or maybe it is just that I only have
>2200 miles on the engine and it needs more breaking in. Oh well, I
>still LOVE my truck. Just wanted to tell my story.
>
Tacoma 4x4's used to be a problem till about 50mph before I got SureGrip
installed in my differential. Now they don't stand a chance off the line.
You might want to consider a limited slip differential for any future
encounters. :)
Alan...
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