BEARHUNTER

OK, just got done reading about smarty jr and it looks like the one i want to get. Im stock everything on engine. Im concerned about gauges, I will get gauges in the future but I really want that smarty jr and cant afford both. Do you think it would be safe to use smarty jr with out gauges?? Looks like the smarty jr keeps egt's down well. Im new to the engine mod stuff so your input would be very helpful!

t-boe

Every truck is different. A lot of things come into play when it comes to egt's. Some can have high egt's with a certain power adder and others have egt's that are perfectly normal. If you were to have one gauge it would need to be an egt gauge. Gauges are a must IMO with any power adder.

BEARHUNTER

Maybe it would be a good idea to at least get a egt gauge. I think there around 130$ plus mount.

t-boe

It would be a smart move.

tincan

I installed a pyro before loading Smarty Jr. I monitored my EGT for a week so I had a baseline to compare before and after temps.

Based on my limted experience with Smarty Jr., the EGT was very similar or slightly lower with Smarty Jr. loaded on SW#1. YOUR RESULTS MAY VARY.

I think it's a good idea to have at least an EGT just in case temps go up for reasons like lugging the engine, etc. on the higher SW settings.

I would not perform any performance engine mod without at least an EGT gauge. That's my 2 cents...

bluebull

According to your signature you tow. I personally would get a EGT guage before any engine modifications.

BEARHUNTER

Pyro it is! whats a good gauge to get? any paticular area for mounting it that works well for you guys? Holy crap my wife is going to kill me! She is still upset over the bilsteins Smarty might have to wait till feb. after christmas is paid for... but pyro will be installed in Jan.

skindaddy

does the smarty or jr. have a cool down timer or do you buy something different?

BEARHUNTER

Im not sure? maybe someone else will know..

bluebull

Smarty Jr. or Smarty Sr. does not have turbo cool down timers.

Here's a link to where you can look at some guages www.genosgarage.com I'am not affiliated with these guys in any way. Had to throw that in there so hopefully I don't get another check mark in my records for advertising. Hell I've never advertised yet as I don't own anything to sell, just pass along information and I still get the finger pointed at.

BEARHUNTER

Thanks for the info. I buy all my oil/fuel filters change stuff from genos, never looked at for gauges. Im curious about the smarty jr ( how it works?) can you go back to stock settings if you want?

bluebull

Yes, you can back and forth from any modified program to stock any time you want, except driving down the road of course.

CTD Guy76

If you buy all the gauges together Diesel Manor has a great kit with just about everything you need. And if your/where milatary you get 10% off. We have a 3 pod with fuel pressure, EGT and boost.