4.7 Tundra Vs 5.7

[forestertundra]

Originally Posted by 6toys

Yah .....I'm really happy with the acceleration.....I can't imagine how happy I would be if I had the 5.7....I guess you could say I have 5.7 envy...From what I am reading the gas mileage is pretty close as well.....
I didn't buy this truck for gas mileage anyway..Thats what the Matrix is for.

Fortunately or unfortunately I am motivated by price and practicality. I still am impressed with the acceleration of my 2000 4.7. A new tundra with the 4.7 will save $900 plus some areas are offering another $500 to get the 4.7. I will never tow anything close to its max capacity. I also don't know what good a truck is that spins the wheels so much at max take off that you can't accurately gets its acclearation numbers.

Now, I would never say never on the 5.7, it has done one thing for the 07 tundra. Its sells them.

[mhadden]

Originally Posted by forestertundra

Now, I would never say never on the 5.7, it has done one thing for the 07 tundra. Its sells them.

It's hard to say no to a small block

[stryker709]

I guess the major diff (other than power) is the 4.7 is a proven engine. Though I decided to risk it and order up the 5.7, cause Im crazy like that. I also made the mistake of test driving the 5.7 and had to have it. Im still suprised they went with 381 hp, I was thinking they would come out with mabey 320.

[mhadden]

Originally Posted by stryker709

Im still suprised they went with 381 hp, I was thinking they would come out with mabey 320.

I hope your not complaining I'm still waiting to get my insurance bill for the new truck, but I expect it to go up coming from a $20000 Tacoma with 159 HP to a $37100 Tundra with 381 HP

I, too, was hesitant since it was a newer engine, but Toyota has its shit together on engine performance and reliability (you can't count the camshaft failures, those were a supplier defect, not engine defect). Hell, they even put the damn thing in the Lexus LX's.

[stryker709]

Originally Posted by mhadden

Hell, they even put the damn thing in the Lexus LX's.

Didn't know that, mabey itll go in some high performance version of the camry next That would be sweet.

[nikita]

Originally Posted by Metrictundra

If I owned a 4.7 I would be hunting a trade very quik.

You obviously don't own a 4.7. My 2005 4x4, with the five-speed auto and 3.91 axles, and loaded up with a cab-over camper, goes up steep mountain grades at any speed I want.

If everyone was Class III towing, I maybe could see your point, but most of us don't tow heavy trailers.

[nikita]

Originally Posted by mhadden

I hope your not complaining I'm still waiting to get my insurance bill for the new truck, but I expect it to go up coming from a $20000 Tacoma with 159 HP to a $37100 Tundra with 381 HP

You might be plesantly surprised. Insurance rates are often lower with a "full size" truck compared to a "compact" one. That has been my experience. It has to do with the fact that the typical Tacoma owner is a lot younger, so loss rates on that model are higher. Also, theft rates on Tacomas in some areas, such as San Diego, are very high.