He is absolutely right. All you real horsepower is found at the higher RPM ranges, especially at highway speeds. When I was towing my travel trailer around (about 5000K LBS fully loaded) I would often stay in 4th at around 3200-3500 RPM to keep up speed on hills and windy days. Be diligent about your maintinance and your truck will be just fine. I just turned over 100K on my 2000 and it purrrs like a kitten. One thing to try is octane boost for those towing trips. Sometimes the Tacomas can trow a lean code when towing or WOT. A little more octane can help prevent this leaning by allowing your timing to stay where its needs to be. Guys, correct me if I am wrong, but that has always been my understanding. Like he said it's a Toyota, they can more than handle your abuse. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/cheers.gif" alt="" />