Turbocharged Toyota Tundra Makes a Whopping 900 HP at the Wheels
With a total overhaul and the addition of a turbo, this Toyota Tundra makes for one heck of a dual-purpose toy.
Trucks used to be something that few took to the drag strip, for obvious reasons – they’re big, heavy, and not terribly aerodynamic. Historically, this meant that throwing a ton of power at a pickup was a waste of time and horsepower, but these days, more and more wicked-quick trucks are showing up at the drag strip, regardless. This 2018 Toyota Tundra built by the folks at Prospeed Autosports is easily one of the most impressive builds we’ve seen in some time, however, and it’s still running the 3UR-FE V8 – albeit in heavily modified form.
Prospeed just so happens to sell a ton of Toyota Tundra parts, so a monstrous build like this serves as the ultimate business card, if you will. From the outside, it looks pretty unassuming wearing silver paint and some aftermarket wheels shod with stickier tires, which are essentially the only clue as to what’s going on under the hood.
There, the large pickup has been treated to Prospeed’s forged short block package to beef up the bottom end, which is necessary given the fact that it’s now treated to prodigious amounts of boost via the company’s single turbo system. That setup consists of a Forced Performance turbocharger, a Turbosmart wastegate/blow off valve, a front mounted heat exchanger, a dual catch can system, and a water tank with a Prospeed billet lid kit.
From there, Prospeed keeps the turbocharged V8 cool with a 3UR billet hybrid air to water intercooler and intake manifold, while an upgraded fuel system – consisting of PTFE fuel lines, a triple pump, surge tank and, Prospeed billet fuel rails – feeds it. Breathing through a four-inch side-exit exhaust, the Toyota V8 can easily be tuned to run on various types of fuel thanks to a Motec package, with E85 helping it churn out a cool 900 horsepower at the wheels.
That power flows to the wheels via a built GM 4L80 transmission, which features a Circle D torque converter, as well as a Powertrax differential and Caltracs traction bars. The result of those upgrades, well, speaks for itself – this Tundra is both unassuming and incredibly quick, making for one heck of a fun weekend toy that you can cruise around in and take to the track for a little fun when the mood calls for it.
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