I've got some power again!!!

I sold my '03 in early '07, went 6 months w/o a truck, and here I am today...

I dropped my truck off at Left Coast Diesel to have a Goerend converter, valve body, input shaft, apply lever anchor thingy, BD Billet flex plate and Mag-Hytek double-deep pan installed on Tuesday. I picked it up yesterday afternoon. (Thanks Brett and Erik)

After all the negative posts about quick shifting (like 1-3 within the intersection), hanging gears and hard shifting that I've read about regarding modded 48RE's, I was not expecting much except a stout tranny. I took it out for a spin with stock power. I was surprised by the firmer yet smooth shifting, seemingly timed perfectly. No matter what the throttle setting, the shifting was right. Awesome. It took more pedal to get the truck moving due to the tighter converter, but I expected that. Around town, it seems more efficient, requiring less rpm to maintain speed.

So now comes the power. I loaded SW7 and let it rip. Great shifts, right at redline. No complaints. I expected funny shifting due to less pedal travel, but nope. Still shifts good at partial throttle and WOT. If I had one complaint, it would be the 3-4 shift while locked up. It's a bit rough, and only really occurs when I leave the exhaust brake on. With the new tc/vb, the truck seems happier running around w/o the brake on. The reverse was true with the stock setup. Without the EB turned on, it seems the converter stays unlocked until well into overdrive. TC lockup at light throttle is almost impossiple to perceive. It's got to be very efficient. I'm happy I went with Goerend parts.

As for the Smarty, I can say it's a huge improvement in smoothness and drivability over the original Smarty I ran in my '03. Kudos to Marco and Bob. They've got a great thing going on!!!

Now, the only problem is that I'm not satisfied. I want the rush my last truck gave me, and a stock fuel system and stock turbo isn't going to do it. Time to get a 2nd job...

 

Welcome back John, You were on the waiting list before our first smarty cr release.

Happy to have you back in the family


Erik and leftcoastdiesels is a great addition. Good People for sure.

 

Thanks Bob!

I can't wait to get an Air Dog and some more air and make some big Smarty power!!!

.....I can't believe how smoooooth the power is. I love it!

 

Welcome back John. Post up some pics of the new ride.

 

I've got to get some new pics, as I've posted these before...





And here's the truck I wish I still had (although I'm getting over that now thanks to the Smarty and tranny):



I tell you, going from February to August without a truck was killing me!

 

Awesome John! Glad to hear you are digging the new setup. Let me know when you are ready for some fuel.

 

Nice truck!!

 

Haha great title. Glad to see you back in the game.

Just think if you threw all this new $$$ at your 03.......

 

Welcome back John!! I am digging the new truck with the black wheels. Looks killer!!

 

Ha ha. I've been thinking about that daily, but the Smarty has me forgetting the old and looking forward to the new. Fuel, twins, sticks, it will all get in there eventually...

Thanks!

 

nice trucks! im glad to hear you got another one thats awesome. I put hard thought into selling mine and dont think I can start over so I plan to keep it for a while or until I cant afford it anymore

 

What kind of tires are those?

 

35x12.50-17 Toyo Open Country MT's. Killer, but expensive...