Smarty, the new CaTCHER tool.

[rweis]

my . 02



We all NEED to back off a bit and let Marco & Bob & company get their production / receiving / distribution / accounting systems in place. I'm on the list also and would like to have had it already, but give them a chance to get the business setup. Any new business system is also going to have a glitch or two. Let's have a beverage of choice and let them do their thing.



Personally I am thrilled to have a user create the Smarty. Those that use a system know what the problems are and can create with intricate / initmate knowledge.



Much rather cool it a little, let them get the process flow established, then USE IT! Oo. , oh yeah, cool it some, forgot



Bob Weis

 

[JRagland]

I'm with rweis.

 

[Mactruck]

I want one too, BUT... . I havent put my name on a list.

I have my CATCHER ECM and it's holding me over until they get up to speed in terms of production.



Remember WE wanted to know what was going on before they were ready.

Lets give them some time - Bob and Marco will do us right.



I'm a patient man

 

[DGStrate]

3rd gen Smarty!!

3rd gen Smarty!!

C'mon C'mon C'mon... !!!



Really thought - Quality is the MOST important factor... !!

But, you have us 3rd Gen owners droolin' !!!



I want one and will be waiting to hear when they are available!!



+ Mileage/+ Power/+ / + /+ !!!

GREAT JOB!!!



Thanks!

-Derek

 

[Tom W]

You guys remind me of that cartoon where two vultures are sitting on a limb waiting for some thing to die. One says to the other "Patience hell, let's go kill something"

 

[Bob Wagner]

drove around in 1/2 power mode today, luckily I wasn't in a hurry to get anywhere :-laf



Marco and Stefano have a handle on production and Mr. Smarty is moving right along



Still looking good for the end of the month



updated back to level 9 and all is fine

 

[Sled Dog]

Bob... How about a Prepay on 3rd gen, Smarty? Gonna Need that thing Soooon.

 

[RCone]

Don't try to talk yourself out of more power 4's are plenty towable with the right turbo, you should be fine.



-Scott

4's might work with 2 turbos for towing. depends on what weight you tow and at what elevation. I have had 2. 4's, 4's and now 1. 6's. I towed 14K to Yellowstone with the 2. 4's. wouldn't do it again, well, i take that back, now that I have water/meth (lowers EGT's by 200deg) I would use the 2. 4's. But... 4's pretty toasty. Of course I was running with the box off using strictly the CaTCHER. No problem with lack of power in that mode I tell you.



Roger

 

[SRadke]

Are you saying you couldn't keep the egt's down even with the rpm up and less than full throttle Roger? We do have to quantify our statements a little so perhaps I should do so to mine. What I meant was you can tow with 4's with a light foot and an eye on the pyro. Can you tow at full throttle, probably not but all you'll accomplish there is destroying your drivetrain.



-Scott

 

[Beast2B]

I can tow 12k up and down the grapevine with B1-2 and Mach3's (which are supposed to be an older design with less power and more heat!). It DOES require a bit of monitoring for EGTs, but easily controllable with the throttle and no lack of usable power.

 

[darkhorse]

Beta testing fuel saver program

I just put about 200 miles on with program #1. It's to short a run to prove much, but even though I was stuck in the snow & Ice needing tire chains, I logged 1. 5 mpg better than my last tank on mostly program #9.



With a little "hand holding" by Marco (thanks!) I down loaded the new improved fuel saver program this morning. It doesn't seem to have changed my idle speed but the mid range power seems a little better.

 

[Mundgyver]

This is sounding very good.

 

[rweis]

#311



The fact that it can be user updated makes the Smarty concept EXTREMELY flexable, and adds significant value. I'm believing in it more and more.



Bob Weis

 

[Marco]

It doesn't seem to have changed my idle speed but the mid range power seems a little better.

Hmmm... , the idle speed under load is considerably lower. That probably does not show itself as clearly with a stick. With an AT it's much more noticeable.

Try to let the truck idle up a hill, in lets say second gear. I believe you'll see the idle speed change rather easily then.

The fact that it can be user updated makes the Smarty concept EXTREMELY flexable, and adds significant value.

The updates are all switchable. That means one can always go back to the previous version he has had should he not like what the new update got him. That's true for the updates to the CaTCHER as it is for the firmaware.



We'll keep all the software revisions availabel.



Marco

 

[Chrisw]

If Marco built it I want one



Marco what level do you think would work best for towing? Then what if I added for a truck with lots of mods that is having trouble keeping egt down when towing?



by the way the last question refers to my truck

chris

 

[DWeiler]

Chrisw,thats what i want to know as well,great--- i would love to run Mach 4,s and the smarty so i can turn the electronic power down when needed and run more on injector power when towing. I kind of want the best of both world i guess,mach 4's /#9 smarty and my b1-2tow to cool everything empty. When there is a load,turn it down or close to stock. Does anyone know(MARCO)if you go back to a stock setting with the Smarty,will the boost fooler still be activated for the guys running big sticks???? Right now i have a good towing rig,there is room for improvement on the stick/egt side,probable could move up to Mach 2. 5 and be ok,but aren't the"new/improved 4's run cooler than 3's----so why not get 4's,besides i may need the 4's if and when i go to towing twins(on my wish list--it could happen :-laf). Smarty,Mach 4's upgraded turbo,maybe ok for towing

 

[Bob Wagner]

the boost fooling is not enabled with the stock program all the other catcher software(s) have the boost fooling.





stock is stock :{

 

[DWeiler]

Thanks for the info Bob,i guess if i do go with the 4,s the smarty will be on all the time just depends on the driving situation ---DW :-laf :-laf :-laf ,PS---truck doesn't know what "STOCK" is after it left the lot,thats a bad word

 

[darkhorse]

Hmmm... , the idle speed under load is considerably lower. That probably does not show itself as clearly with a stick. With an AT it's much more noticeable.

Try to let the truck idle up a hill, in lets say second gear. I believe you'll see the idle speed change rather easily then.







I tried idling up a steep hill in 2nd gear this evening. rpm's stay very steady at 800 rpm. Just to be clear, that's slightly above the second small tick mark above the big one that indicates 500 rpm.

 

[RCone]

Are you saying you couldn't keep the egt's down even with the rpm up and less than full throttle Roger? We do have to quantify our statements a little so perhaps I should do so to mine. What I meant was you can tow with 4's with a light foot and an eye on the pyro. Can you tow at full throttle, probably not but all you'll accomplish there is destroying your drivetrain.



-Scott

I guess what I am saying Scott is the DonM himself would be the first to tell a person that if they intend to tow heavy, do not get the 4's. Now, even with 14K,have never needed full throttle even with the box off. When I went to yellowstone at the top of Targhee pass (7,200' I think) coming out of Rexburg, with the 2. 4's (no water/meth at that time) towards the summit I was seeing 1350-1400 degs. Long story short, I went down into 2nd gear to get the R's up and wound up cresting the summit at bout 36mph to keep the temps around 1300deg. That equated out to bout one mile of travel maybe. But I think you get the idea. With water/meth I could have held 3rd gear I believe no problem hence higher speed. I have only tried it here on local hills. I have my Snow controller set at 25psi and 35psi. When towing at 55mph up hill I am seeing about 28lbs of boost so the first stage has kicked in and EGT's immediately went from 1200 to 1000. Not bad huh? Works for me.



Roger