whiskeyrichard

After doing some research around here and listening to the advice of some of you smarter guys, this is what I have come up with for my first mods:

Mag hytec DD trans pan
Smarty
AFE Intake
4 inch exhaust
Suncoast TC

I already have a pyro and trans temp guage.

The trucks main use is to pull a apporx 8-9K lbs trailer. I pull in some real steep long hills in northern california.

Does this sound like a good setup to start?

Is the smarty a good programmer for towing? Which program do you think would be the best, or will I have to experiment for a while.

I supposed I should have asked the question about the Smarty being good for towing before I bought it!

WR

bentwings

I just towed 7k with my Smarty on SW3. It was great. Cruise control worked great. I haven't checked mpg but I'd guess 18. Not much smoke.

JD730

I love my Smarty for towing, I run mine on #7, empty mileage is 19mpg and towing is around 12-14mpg. Typical GCVW is 19,000 with truck, trailer and another truck on.

I would add gauges and definitely put a valve body in with a torque converter.

Mike D

If you're going to get a TC, cough up the extra $400 and get the valve body.

RowJ

-Smarty is excellent!
-TC without a matching Valve Body...Not recommended
-Valve body with STOCK TC... helps and runs fine up to 400 HP!

RJ