High horsepower trucks have come and gone. The SVT Lightning and Ram SRT10 are but two examples, but we miss the GMC Syclone something fierce, as well. Toyota is readying its TRD supercharger for the Tundra, which should help sate those who hunger for extra horsepower in their truck. An employee of Toyota of El Monte, California and member of TundraSolutions.com revealed on his forum that TRD reps brought a Sequoia to his dealership equipped with the TRD supercharger mounted on the large SUV's 5.7-liter V8 – the same V8 in the Tundra. Not only did he say that TRD claimed a rating of 504 horsepower, an increase of 123 over the stock engine, but he also got the opportunity to ride shotgun while one of his fellow employees took it for a road test. He even brought back the above picture as proof. Visit the Tundra Solutions forum to see the details of the kit and read about the test drive.
[Source: Tundra Solutions via PickupTruck.com]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
John Johnson @ Apr 10th 2008 4:31PM
This should solve the problem of all those people claiming accidental acceleration. Darwin 'em.
Thanks, Toyota. Good thinkin'.
Jonathan Webb @ Apr 10th 2008 4:33PM
"but he also got the opportunity to ride shotgun" to help his friend pick up the pieces of the crankshaft.
Gregg @ Apr 10th 2008 4:38PM
Kind of eclipses the 380 or 420 hp suggested for the F150 Raptor.
Tricky dicky @ Apr 10th 2008 4:48PM
yeah throw a saleen or roush blower on it and watch the power climb.. which is an option on the f150 now and nets what a 150hp increase?
price check on a captain obvious costume.
Wede @ Apr 10th 2008 10:15PM
They honestly think they will shock a vette? Or run with STI's and EVO's? Hmm.
C.W. @ Apr 10th 2008 4:57PM
you're an idiot. the Raptor is an OFF-ROAD Baja-1000 certified truck. it is not meant to drag race or win the indy 500. the fact that you even mention the Raptor in this post shows me you have no clue as to what you're talking about. so when horsepower numbers come out, it wont matter if it's 250hp, 450 hp, or 650hp, the fact is, the Raptor is going to chew up and spit out anything ANY OEM can offer... OFF ROAD.
Gregg @ Apr 10th 2008 5:16PM
So CW, you took that kinda personal. You get up on the wrong side of the bed today or do you always kill gnats with an AK47?
tankd0g @ Apr 10th 2008 6:14PM
C.W. just got pwned.
http://www.autoblog.com/2008/04/10/toyota-readying-ivan-ironman-stewart-signature-series-tundra/
James N. @ Apr 10th 2008 8:45PM
Obviously C.W. went a little ape, but he has a good hidden point: A super charger on an F150 accomplishes more than just horsepower. What it does for the torque curve is very important. The 5.4 2V Kenne Bell went from ~200 rwhp to ~310 rwhp so the jump to 3V gives a pretty predictable number on the Raptors reported horse power. More importantly the torque starts at over 400 ft./lbs and stays reasonably flat from 2500 rpms on. Here is the link: http://www.kennebell.net/superchargers/ford/46-54expedition-navigator/46-54expedition-navigator.htm
Dan @ Apr 10th 2008 4:53PM
The boring appliance without a soul car company comes out with a 500 horsepower supercharged monster truck.
Meanwhile GM's hottest product is a 3 row minivan in drag, Ford's hottest product is a euro market compact car, and Chrysler doesn't have a hot product.
Well at least that last part makes sense.
RidinLow @ Apr 10th 2008 4:59PM
LOL!
Jay @ Apr 10th 2008 5:16PM
Uhh that "monster truck" still has the flimsiest frame in the 1/2 ton segment. Yeah good luck with 500hp while the rear end is violently wobbling as if to try to shake itself loose from the truck. Toyota's hottest products are still a hybrid hatch that looks like an ugly piece of cheese and a blob of a sedan. At least Ford and GM have been able to bring out attractive cars. Not to mention trucks whose camshafts don't explode....
djSyndrome @ Apr 10th 2008 5:40PM
Naw, Ford goes for the whole enchilada and just burns the whole truck down.
http://fordfires.com/
Matt @ Apr 10th 2008 4:54PM
Can't wait to see their new commercials. Now you'll be able to hook a plow to the front and clear double the number of tree-hugging Priuses off the road. Ugly dustbusters, get outta my way!
John Johnson @ Apr 10th 2008 4:56PM
That'd actually make a god commercial.
Show a Prius. "Lawmakers have recently announced that hybrids are too quiet and have mandated a minimum noise level that a car has to make".
New truck comes in and smashes it.
"At least you won't have to worry about that."
geo.stewart @ Apr 10th 2008 5:41PM
i cant stand their truck commercials.
the one about pulling a trailer by the fans is the worst. that trailer would topple long before the truck would have a problem and tundra's pulling power would have nothing to do with it.
Thetruck454 @ Apr 10th 2008 5:47PM
OMG I would love to see some one make that!
Red Star @ Apr 10th 2008 5:04PM
I'm little confused.
Is this supposed to be some kind of street truck (like SVT Lightning and Ram SRT-10) or is this 2500/3500 truck (like SuperDuty)?
If it's street truck, why are they doing testing on Sequoia?
nick @ Apr 10th 2008 5:25PM
Reading the automotive news these days one would think oil is at 10 dollars a barrel. What is the point of a 500 hp truck? The Dodge with the Viper motor was just plain dumb..
mroverlord @ Apr 10th 2008 5:50PM
Why was it stupid? The SRT-10 was a ruthless truck, and last I checked, still held world records.
It was never meant to be a high production or open ended production vehicle.
Look at the Gen I Lightnings..they only made 10,000 of those...over three production years.
But no, the market does not warrant this type of vehicle except on an as-ordered basis.