Originally Posted by JThiessen

I've Run an EZ (1 year), Quads XZ std (3 years), and a Smarty (3 months).
The Smarty has the most punch of the three, but dont let anyone who has "six months" of safe driving be your choice maker. Most of us want years out of our parts, not a few months. The Smarty can and will be the death of my tranny: I was towing on level 1 using the Beta software when it started slipping. It was only later when they said ...."uhhhh - stock guys dont use this!!". Oh well, I knew the risk! It is not intended for stock users - they recommend that stockers stay under level 3. Bob and Marco will likely tell you the same. But remember guys, he asked for the best SAFE low end power. To me, that takes Smarty (and TST, and Juice, and VA, etc) out of the picture.

Customer Service - the best is the one with "none required". Second would be someone thats there when you need it. Quads done A LOT of customer service on my stuff. I wish his stuff fell into the "none required" (at least on my parts). Bob also provides great customer service for the Smarty. I have no experience with customer service with Edge.

The quad gave me the nicest towing power of all three (notice I said "nicest", not "most"). I never felt like I was going to break anything with it. The EZ tended towards high EGTs - I HAD to upgrade the intake and exhaust for it (I ran stock intake/exhaust with the Quad and never had an issue). I never did take any of them to a dyno, but I dont believe I ever got full power out of the Quad boxes on either one of my trucks. Some guys have posted that they could easily smoke the tires with their XZ Std's. I had to work very hard to get mine to break loose, even on level 4. The Smarty....well, I need new tires.....and a tranny.

Pulling the Quad off my truck was like having to dump a model with a drug problem (not that I've ever had to do that!!). But the Smarty has helped cure the blues!

Originally Posted by tritont

to both of you guys.... NO one makes anyone use anyone use a box. Anyone who does is on THEIR own. The manufacturer, this board or anyone who posts a response to a question is NOT responsible for problems arising from someone putting there foot to the floor.

He asked for low end power. We might as well say don't do a thing if you're concern about who will be around when damage occurs. As was mentioned, all boxes will give a little something, some more than others on the bottom end.

Smarty is NOT that wild. Maybe if you use some of the aftermarket turbo programs but, we don't download these programs for people. Right there on MADS site..... you have to agree that you're aware of what you are getting ready to download. If you don't have the mods to support those downloads... you shouldn't be doing it. That is NO ONE's fault but, the person who downloads it.

As I mentioned earlier in this thread... "it really depends on the software used. Some are for sure more aggressive than other but, he's asking for power on the low end. The low end throttle response smarty gives is great"

I ran the Smarty on my stock tranny for almost 6 months. The only time I had any problem with the tranny was when I stacked the TST with it. Even then, it wasn't that bad and the tranny held up fine. Now, if I abused it.... I would have been on the side of the road but, that's where you have to use your common sense.

All we can do is give our opinions which is what was asked for. What anyone does with those opinions is up to them.