Originally Posted by
happygu
Toyotas are geared a little lower than the Nissan's low range gear ratios, so you can't just compare them side by side .....
I have a manual so I can't tell you HOW to drive the 3 Litre Auto box, but I used to have a TD4.2 Turbo that I could basically nearly let itself idle up a hill in low first, and get out and walk beside it, so getting into the 3 Litre was a bit of a shock to me at first as I kept stalling it trying to drive the same way.
Now I know how the engine works, I never stall it on a hill climb, am always still in full control, and actually think I now drive a little better, but I had to change my driving style to adapt and can't be as lazy as I was ( The old 4.2 would pull out - just - from 1000 rpm so I never had to worry too much ). Now I basically drive to keep the engine in the 2000 - 2500 rev band, back off for the erosion mounds, and stab the throttle at the top of the mound to prepare for the next pitch up as the truck drops into the ditch over the mound, and it is a matter of stabbing the throttle just the right amount to get the engine on boost for the section. Obviously too much means you go too fast and can compromise line picking, and too little means that you may struggle to make it to the next mound.......
Mic