CAMTuning 2.4L Tuning development with Cobb Tuning

[CAMTuning]

First, apologies for the long intro here. If you want, skip down to the dyno charts!

My name is Cameron, but everyone calls me Cam. For the last 18 years, I've been building and tuning Subarus ranging from 300-1100hp. While Subaru is where I started, I've recently shifted my interest back to off-road vehicles, which is where my love for cars began. My first car was a 1992 Jeep Cherokee, and I learned the hard way that water doesn't compress, which took a lot of overtime and long hours to fix during my college years.

Fast forward 25 years, and I've been spending much more time in the outdoors with my children, who are now between 12 and 21. We enjoy fishing, camping, running, and hunting all over the Southwest.

When I learned that Toyota had finally put a turbo engine in the Tacoma, it seemed fitting that I should get one as it fits my current lifestyle much better than a 1000whp Subaru WRX. When I learned that Cobb Tuning was going to support the new 2.4L turbo, I couldn't wait to get to tuning mine. I've been a Cobb Protuner for Subaru and Mitsubishi for well over a decade, and believe they offer the most complete and mature tune solutions for the platforms that they support.

My approach is this- offer the best service and safe tuning solutions, while being available to my customers or potential customers. I'm eager to see where this new platform goes, and will be publishing results from my own personal development truck as well as customer trucks along the way. If any aftermarket parts companies want unbiased, real world dyno results, please reach out. I have unlimited access to our dynojet, and would be happy to help. If any Tacoma owners have questions about how tuning works, what the parameters are, and how to monitor them on the Accessport, please ask.

Now, on to the pics and dyno charts! While this data is on a Tacoma, the 6th Gen 4Runner is supported (gas only for now, hybrid in December 2025), and they will have nearly identical results.


Installing the Cobb Accessport- Exciting day. I've been a Cobb Protuner for over 12 years and believe their software is among the best anywhere.

Dyno day! Did some pulls on the stock file locked in 4th gear on 91, and then started custom tuning, focusing first on the awful oem fueling curve. Then kept at it until I was happy with the curves. The gains were really impressive and the truck feels phenomenal. The shifting is so much better with the transmission tuned as well. I remapped the throttle to make it much more responsive, which really changes the driver experience.

I have partnered with @SXTH Element to test some of their parts with custom tuning. The results are really great.

They featured it on their blog here:

CAMTuning testing for SXTH

Further testing (I do a LOT of dyno pulls on this truck and now a few more local ones).

Remote tuning has really taken off, and I've got customers in many states (ranging from sea level to 8000') running custom or flash maps already.

Reach out if you want to talk tuning, have questions, or for anything!

Cobb has received California EO and we can ship there now.
Hybrid support is nearly here, and should be released by December.

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[Vincenzo]

The stock tune looks flatter and happier without the intake.

 

[CAMTuning]

The stock tune looks flatter and happier without the intake.

Great observation. It did run a bit better before 3300 rpm, but then it makes more power and torque everywhere after that. You could argue that the intake pull has a flatter torque curve with less of a peak spike, especially from 3k-4k.
I pulled up just those 2 so it's easier to see. I truly appreciate when people take the time to look at the graphs, rather than just peak numbers. So many graphs have good peak numbers, but the curves tell a different story.

 

[SC4Runner]

Congratulations! These are some great numbers and right where I was expecting the HP to be with tuning, the CAI and intercooler combined. I’m looking forward to seeing how this turns out with more SXTH Element engineering. All the best!

 

[Vincenzo]

I am waiting on another company to release their intercooler. Can you provide a tune for any setup?

 

[Joey_Midnight]

I ment to ask, how does your map compare to the OTS map from cobb? Not including the custom remote tuning

 

[watchbuzz]

Cam,
This is epic. Ty for sharing.

And… Maybe you could settle the regular vs premium debates with some data. With and without a tune.

 

[danimaldaisy]

Not trying to be a party pooper, but I hope this does better than the Cobb springs I tried to install on my 350z about 10 years ago. The rear springs installed just fine. The fronts however were bigger than the strut perch almost to the point of slipping past it. I was so frustrated because I needed that exact spring rate. After Cobb accusing me of installing it wrong and asking for pictures, they finally sent out another front set and had me return the original. They claimed they had no issue which was absolutely impossible. My friend that owned his own shop was stunned at the “fitment” when he stopped by to take a look.
i provided more pictures of the same problem and they offered a refund while gaslighting me about the issue. I documented everything on my350z.com.
Sad because it had promise. It is for this reason I am skeptical.

 

[CAMTuning]

I am waiting on another company to release their intercooler. Can you provide a tune for any setup?

Absolutely. Let me know when you’re ready and we can do a custom calibration of you and you will send me datalogs to adjust the mapping.​

 

[CAMTuning]

Cam,
This is epic. Ty for sharing.

And… Maybe you could settle the regular vs premium debates with some data. With and without a tune.

I’ve thought about doing this since I got the truck, I just never got around to putting 87 in it. I’ll prioritize that early January.

 

[CAMTuning]

Not trying to be a party pooper, but I hope this does better than the Cobb springs I tried to install on my 350z about 10 years ago. The rear springs installed just fine. The fronts however were bigger than the strut perch almost to the point of slipping past it. I was so frustrated because I needed that exact spring rate. After Cobb accusing me of installing it wrong and asking for pictures, they finally sent out another front set and had me return the original. They claimed they had no issue which was absolutely impossible. My friend that owned his own shop was stunned at the “fitment” when he stopped by to take a look.
i provided more pictures of the same problem and they offered a refund while gaslighting me about the issue. I documented everything on my350z.com.
Sad because it had promise. It is for this reason I am skeptical.

This is not a good example of customer service at all. Cobb’s core competency is providing tuning tools, and there’s likely a reason they all but quit selling any suspension parts. They focus on under hood hardware. I’d not have any reservations telling you that your experience this time around would be positive. Hope I get the chance to show you!

 

[brumey]

How does this tune impact long term reliability?

 

[CAMTuning]

How does this tune impact long term reliability?

In my experience, a properly custom tuned vehicle is as reliable or better than stock, if it is not pushed to the edge of safety. I prioritize safety over max power in all cases for street cars/trucks. The factory tune prioritizes satisfying certain 3 letter agencies over engine safety, and all tunes are identical for every vehicle of the same model off the line. Verification by datalog is always better than "set it and forget it".

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