Smarty, the new CaTCHER tool.

[Bob Wagner]

Marco's guarantee of never frying an ecm believe me he offered to purchase me a new truck if I could fry an ecm.



If the cable is disconnected during an update the smarty knows where to restarted the download and I believe the prior software is still intact.

 

[Mundgyver]

That I understand, but what happens if the cable is unplugged and then you try to start the engine??? That was the question I am just thinking that I would not want to be trying to start the engine with half a download as bad things could occure, even though the best of intentions for theft was the reason.



I do like the idea of taking the #0 program and making an Anti-Theft out of it to where the engine just flat would not start.

 

[JKinney]

I thought marco stated a few pages back that you could unplug halfway thru a download and that would be a kill feature for the truck not starting, but that the ecm would continue to draw power from your batteries and infact discharge the batteries in a day or so.

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

I thought marco stated a few pages back that you could unplug halfway thru a download and that would be a kill feature for the truck not starting, but that the ecm would continue to draw power from your batteries and infact discharge the batteries in a day or so.

I believe you have the quote correct - but I personally would be cautious about a condition that causes power to be applied to random sections of the ECM for unusual periods of time, potentially creating heat and stresses outside what those circuits might be designed for or able to sustain safely...

 

[MCummings]

I believe you have the quote correct - but I personally would be cautious about a condition that causes power to be applied to random sections of the ECM for unusual periods of time, potentially creating heat and stresses outside what those circuits might be designed for or able to sustain safely...

What?



I'm wierd, but that seems a little more wierd than me...





Marco has allready stated that we can unplug the Smart before it finishes programming and it will not start. No harm or foul to the truck, or ECM.





Now,, the question I want to know is, How long will the smarty remmeber where it left off?



And Gary,,, That saying in your sig seems a little familiar :-laf





Merrick

 

[JKinney]

What?









Now,, the question I want to know is, How long will the smarty remmeber where it left off?









Merrick

It does not remember where it left off it starts over mine has failed a few times

 

[MCummings]

It does not remember where it left off it starts over mine has failed a few times

Did not know that.



Sweet.



My Superchip tuner had to go through a shiznizzle of BS if ever a ECM "recovery" was needed.





Merrick

 

[darkhorse]

I have finally healed enough to start driving again. I've got my replacement truck. It's bone stock except it has a K&N drop in & a 4" straight pipe. It's a nice truck but it feels a little dogish after my slightly BOMBed ETH DEE I had to put Smarty back to work. SW#9 has put some throttle response back in . With a pretty quick mash to the skinny pedal & I see only a faint puff of smoke that clears right away. The engine fuels right out to 3500 RPM where it seems to run out of steam. Oh my but I miss my Mach 3. 8's. Milage on the first tank was 16. 81 mostly crushed rock township roads. That's not significantly different than I got with my old rig.

 

[Gary - K7GLD]

What?



I'm wierd, but that seems a little more wierd than me...





Marco has allready stated that we can unplug the Smart before it finishes programming and it will not start. No harm or foul to the truck, or ECM.

I would certainly take Marco's comments at face value - he's FAR more familiar with the innards of the ECM than any here I know of.



My closest similar situation - and a poor one at that - is older gas engines, where random long periods of engine off/ignition on scenarios COULD overheat and destroy the ignition coil if the distributor points happened to be in a closed position at the time, applying steady current to a device designed only for pulsed current.



Is that even remotely possible under similar conditions inside an ECM?



I don't have a clue - but would rather not put it to the test...

 

[NoSeeUm]

Good news Darkhorse. Happy re-bombing.

 

[BSmalley]

Welllll, I think we got your point! My poor ol monitor took a coffe shower! :-laf :-laf Oh well... .

That idle speed thing bothers me a little.

The idle speed SHOULD not vary with Smarty. OR I did something stupid!



Marco,

I finally had a chance to drive my truck a little more. I have paid a little more attention to the tach and now I think what I was seeing was just the normal tach "flutter" that I have always had. Still haven't driven far enough to check any mileage, plus the fact still havn't quite found the time nor the inclination to take it off #9 :-laf . I'm still very happy with Smarty. Also I have not found the throttle pedal to be any more touchy as some have reported... just a LOT more responsive.



Darkhorse, Glad to hear you are driving around again. . Make sure to keep the rubber side down from now on. lol



Bill

 

[pcarlson]

Marco,



Could you add what updates are available for Smarty and what they do to your Website? If it wasn't posted here in the 890 posts that there was an update 2. 06 for #1 fuel I wouldn't have known to email you and request it. Also can you make the updates as links on the site as well, verses waiting for you to check your email and send them? You can secure the downloads by making them serial number tied. No valid serial number no update.



That's probably my 3 cents, hope I have change!!

 

[Mundgyver]

I like the idea of the Smarty serial # required for update. Bob Wagner did the updates to mine before I picked up from him a couple of weeks ago, so I guess I am set for awhile.

 

[Bob Wagner]

Pat, we are still going through a learning curve. We will get a process in place for future smarty updates.



Thank you

 

[BSmalley]

Bob,

I sent you a pm the other day, but not sure if I did it right and it went. Anyways, thanks again for the great service and speed in getting my Smarty to me. It is awesome... see my comments above... So what exactly is the deal with the 100K bar? I did notice that it is just about perfect timing to eat the bar while the Smarty is doing its thing. Also I was wondering about the boost elbow you sent me. I noticed the allen screw in the end. . Is this something I need to adjust or is it preset? and if so, then to what psi?

Thanks

Bill

 

[Marco]

Gang,

four different software versions are now available for download on our web site.



http://www.madselectronics.com/download.html



Choose what fit's your need best...



As always, any thought's and suggestions are appreciated!



Marco

 

[rweis]

Just to be sure I have this correct.



I like version #4, so I download it and it runs fine.



Truck has to go to the dealer for whatever and therefore the ECM needs to be put back to stock.



I would then download version #1 so I have a stock program, so I could put the ECM back to stock.



Put the truck back to stock, take the truck in for whatever repair.



Get the truck back.



I really like version #4.



Redownload version #4 and load it.



Correct?



Now I am on the road.



The above sequence happens down to where I have to download #1 to get back to a stock ECM. I do not have access to a computer on the road.



My only choice is to take the truck in with version #4 in the ECM.



Correct?



Bob Weis

 

[nps]

Why are you taking your truck to a dealer anyway? Seems to be a non-issue if you are playing with a Smarty.

 

[AggieJustin]

Hmmm... I wouldn't see the need to go back to Version #1. Each Smarty software contains the stock program, so if you went back to stock on Version #4 you'd be OK. The only thing additional you might have in there is the cold weather TSB... that is if Marco put that into the stock program as well as the other programs.

 

[Bob Wagner]

the candy bar is just a thank you for your business, it is appreciated