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Originally Posted by SV_Dude
This is what happens when you spend all your time working on vehicles from the late 80's and early 90's... you have no idea what goes on in new vehicles I do have a 2010 Tundra but that truck stays stock so I don't really learn much about it.
It sounds like a really cool system, how does it effect the off road ability of it? I'm assuming you can turn it on and off while wheeling?
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no it sucks for off-roading it's design purpose was to
A.) adjust shift points when going up or down hill you kind of need high rpm shift points pulling a trailer up hill; however, when on flat ground lower rpms save gas... and then having the computer know your going down hill allows it to use the tranny to slow you down with engine compression instead of eating up brakes.
B.) for drivers that arn't experienced enough to control a vehicle if it were to loose traction the computer steps in and takes away throttle and or applies brakes to individual wheels to control a skid or slide.
It becomes dangerous off-road imagine climbing some steep terrain have a wheel pick up for two seconds and loose all forward momentum because your computer decides you shouldn't use your throttle any more.