ECT power. what does it do?

[93toyota pickup]

well i took the truck out the other day to a nice quiet straight road. i floored it a few times using the ect power and without it. i noticed the shift times change a little bit. is that all it does? plus im not sure if its good to use just doing regular driving. the truck is a v6 automatic BTW.

[Dave's]

That's all it does. Raises the shift points to provide (IMOH) hardly noticeable faster acceleration. Have never verified it personally but I understand it will decrease your mileage however.

[93toyota pickup]

yea i have driven to school with it on a few times. my high school is like 20 mins away and i notice the difference in gas mileage. it goes down alot. i have a pretty heavy foot but whenever i slow down to turn on a road and i step on the gas my tires always spin. and they spin alot too. i only push the gas pedal about 1/4 of the way too.

[new echo owner]

What he said! I think on some models, it is call the 'Power' mode.

N.E.O.

[Zachariah]

It helps for additional torque, climbing hills, and pulling loads. It is NOT an "economy mode" switch, like many think. Use it on mountain roads, and your truck handles it like a breeze.....

[IronNam]

yepp, its just to change shift timing.....

[93toyota pickup]

well i use overdrive to get up hills and such. and i dont haul any big loads so no need to use it

[IronNam]

yeah thats good. did they ever offer this ECT for the 2wd's?

[skunkboy]

The ECT power was only available on electronically controlled transmissions, that is what it stands for, so it shouldn't have been available on the 22re, but maybe on a 2wd 3vze?

[IronNam]

possibly


ECT on your pickup will enable the 200mph feature you guys! =D