Ken Cooke
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4cyl Tacoma survives at 2013 Top Truck Challenge
Pepe Palomo and his 4cyl beast
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TMW
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That's one bad Tacoma.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by TW
That's one bad Tacoma. |
That's not a TACOMA that's a Tractor with a Tacoma Badge
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Sweet Ass Sweet!
No worries
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by TW
That's one bad Tacoma. |
It suffered a rollover and you can't tell. Well built!
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I have always believed that 4-cyl. will get you there, and this tends to support that belief.
Driver finesse (sp?) wins out over brute-force most of the time, but it may take slightly longer to get there.
Barry
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| Quote: | Originally posted by whistler
It's all about the gearing.He is running 5:38's through a transfer case with a 2:28 high range and a 4.70 low range. |
Thats a nice & low combo!
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Pepe Palomo did not win first place at this year's Top Truck Challenge, but I still want to buy the video and watch his truck in action when he hits
the trails down in Baja. Yes, he 'wheels with the clubs from the Tijuana/San Diego area.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
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not sure the number of cylinders has much relevance,... if i put big tires and lift and new gearing on a 2 cylinder citroen 2CV i could probably drive
thru same mud!
[Edited on 6-14-2013 by mtgoat666]
[Edited on 6-14-2013 by mtgoat666]
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My little Burro, Pepe! Great Gods--unbelievable ! Tio
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Barry A.
I have always believed that 4-cyl. will get you there, and this tends to support that belief.
Driver finesse (sp?) wins out over brute-force most of the time, but it may take slightly longer to get there.
Barry |
My last Toyota was a 1992 4-cyl. and it went pretty much anywhere I needed to go, so when we were shopping for a new one three years ago we test drove
the Tacoma 4 cyl---it felt pretty gutless, even with a stick. The Tacomas are bigger these days and the 4 cyl. seems like not enough juice to pull
the extra weight around. The 6 cyl has been great out in the wildlands.
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mtgoat666
| Quote: | Originally posted by Ken Cooke
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Only a little. 
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Ken Cooke
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| Quote: | Originally posted by whistler
"Top Truck" on the speed channel at 10:00am. |
Unfortunately, that is the 2012 Top Truck Challenge.
We will have to wait several months for the DVD to see why this Tacoma ended up with a damaged windshield.
[Edited on 6-16-2013 by Ken Cooke]
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