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I agree with you nxtnlne but that is what they recorded. As far as budget goes, i'm guessing between $1000-$1500. That is what I normally put into a new truck to make it my own. Of course, some of that normally goes for tint, leveling kit, and better tires, ect. I'm thinking of skewing that a little more to performance this time around. Though it would be nice, I don't think any forced induction is possible. I'm a little leary of N20... never went down that road. I was hoping to get there with exhaust, intake, and tune... not looking good it seems. Then again, with gas prices going through the roof I might need to look into getting a 4wd prius!

for those who are unfamiliar with my delima, I pulled these numbers from Car and Driver's test sheets. They did a full comparision of the 2007 full size trucks. fyi: silverado ranked #1 and tundra #3 overall. crew cab ltz vmax: 1/4 = 15.8 @ 89mph 0-60 in 7.4sec Tundra: 1/4 = 14.9 @ 94mph 0-60 in 6.1sec looks like i'd need to shave a full second of my quarter to run with a tundra. Oh, and guys don't think i'm trying to knock the vmax... i'm just trying to avoid getting "ragged" by my father-in-law.

From my reading here is what I have concluded: Custom Tune Pros: - best possible overall perfomance hp/tq/"seat of the pants" Custom Tune Cons: - in most cases limited to one tune ie: performance or econo unless you wanted to ship it off for changes - not as simple to put back stock for service Edge Evolution Pros: - change tunes on the fly (would be nice since i'd use econo 80% of the time but would want a little extra when needed) - nifty digital guage panel - easy to put back to stock - resalable Edge Evolution Cons: - lesser of the two in regards to overall performance - doesn't appear to be as commonly used I guess ideally one would put these two to a test on a dyno to see just how much better a custom tune is.

I should not have any problem picking up some exhaust, intake, and tune with the cash I'd save going with a vmax. Those tundras seem to be way over priced. Have any of you guys delt with the Edge Evo tuner? I know they make great products for the diesel world. Is a custom tune that much better? Mine would have to be a mail order since there are no dyno tuners here in central arkansas that i know of. I'm really appreciating the help!

My 06 z71 is due to be traded in soon so I've really been eyeing an 08' crewcab z71 vmax. Here is my problem... my father-in-law just bought a new double cab tundra. He's been really giving me a hard time about looking at those "slow" vmaxes. What would it take to make a vmax shove some humble pie in a tundra's face? I'm a loyal GM buyer (every 2 yrs) and would like to stay that way, but I can't be out done by the father-in-law. oh, speculation is accepted BUT first hand experience is prefered. THANKS!