Smarty Level while Towing Heavy?
11-09-2006, 12:20 AM
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Smarty Level while Towing Heavy?
Currently, while running around empty I have my Smarty set on SW 7. Truck is running great except maybe for a little timing rattle. I haven't abused the truck or tranny at slow speeds, but after the Torque Converter locks I have laid into it a few times. The power is awesome!!
I haven't towed with my truck any since I got the Smarty. So my question is, what is the best level to run it on while towing? Or should I just remove the Smarty altogether and go back to stock?
I will be towing a heavy Toy Hauler Travel Trailer loaded with several ATVs and gear through some hills. Tranny is a stock 48RE. Any advice?
I haven't towed with my truck any since I got the Smarty. So my question is, what is the best level to run it on while towing? Or should I just remove the Smarty altogether and go back to stock?
I will be towing a heavy Toy Hauler Travel Trailer loaded with several ATVs and gear through some hills. Tranny is a stock 48RE. Any advice?
11-09-2006, 06:28 AM
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Towing heavy
So what exactly are you saying when you say towing heavy? Are we talking 8k or 10k or abv?
I tow in that range very frequently and I use SW7 which may seem a bit high but there is less load on the engine with that power setting and therefore lower egts. One thing I found is that I turn off everything else,... the EZ and the TST which I use the by-pass plug on so power is from the SMARTY alone.
The SMARTY has given me the best towing experience I've had over everything else I have used and that's a lot of upgraders.
I tow in that range very frequently and I use SW7 which may seem a bit high but there is less load on the engine with that power setting and therefore lower egts. One thing I found is that I turn off everything else,... the EZ and the TST which I use the by-pass plug on so power is from the SMARTY alone.
The SMARTY has given me the best towing experience I've had over everything else I have used and that's a lot of upgraders.
11-09-2006, 07:01 AM
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I would say #3 for yah if you are pulling your TT....Just watch your EGT gauge, and if things do not get hot at all, then you might be able to bump it up...
I have the OD in my trans hating me right now, and I am sad to say it, but I might be taking the SMARTY off for a while, till funds allow me to make a trip up to Iowa, and have a mild Goerends setup installed....
I have the OD in my trans hating me right now, and I am sad to say it, but I might be taking the SMARTY off for a while, till funds allow me to make a trip up to Iowa, and have a mild Goerends setup installed....
11-09-2006, 07:07 AM
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I would like to point out something about the tranny I don't hear mentioned too often.
One thing is the 47 Re as found in the 03-04 SO trucks. Another thing is the 48 RE from 04.5 up.
The 48 RE handles power adders MUCH better than the 47!
Just a heads up....
Marco
One thing is the 47 Re as found in the 03-04 SO trucks. Another thing is the 48 RE from 04.5 up.
The 48 RE handles power adders MUCH better than the 47!
Just a heads up....
Marco
11-09-2006, 07:40 AM
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Hey Marco,
I have been thinking about getting a smarty for my 06. Can I tow a 12,000 lb 5th wheel without gauges and worry about EGT's. What level should I run on.
I have been thinking about getting a smarty for my 06. Can I tow a 12,000 lb 5th wheel without gauges and worry about EGT's. What level should I run on.
11-09-2006, 04:54 PM
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Not usre i would be comfortable towing with any box or programmer without gauges. Maybe the Smarty defuels with a cerntain amount of egts.
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11-09-2006, 04:58 PM
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the smarty does not defuel due to egt's. it is a downloader, it has no way to interface with a pyrometer. it has no way to tell what egt's are. it loads a program into the ecm, gets unplugged and put away.
I wouldnt add any fueling regardless of module or programmer claims without at least a pyro.
I wouldnt add any fueling regardless of module or programmer claims without at least a pyro.
11-09-2006, 09:32 PM
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Variance in recommendations
The difference is the terrain that people travel and have to tow across. In Missouri what we would call hilly many of you would call a speed bump.
Marco is of course right on the tranny observation he made and again I have a maxed out 48re billet everything.
Marco is of course right on the tranny observation he made and again I have a maxed out 48re billet everything.
11-09-2006, 09:46 PM
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A quick threadjack! How much power is that rig making Man? You have a ton of mods.
11-10-2006, 04:15 AM
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11-10-2006, 04:20 AM
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Probably about 11K. This is a Weekend Warrior Toyhauler and it's pretty heavy. I may also be pulling an 8000lb Powerjoke on a Gooseneck trailer, back to Texas too. So that trip may be 12-13K too or a little more.
It will work the truck a little, but I have pulled that much before. Just not with the Smarty or any other power adder. I will go ahead and power down to SW 3 and try that out. I have gauges to watch EGT, tranny temps, boost, and FP.
11-10-2006, 04:24 AM
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Thanks for your product Marco! I am really enjoying the Smarty on my truck.
