Smarty Jr tuner, related
On the fence on a tuner, here. We are talking a totally stock 2008, 2500 Ram with a 6.7 Cummins with 80K miles on it. DW and I just retied about 6 months ago, easing into plan to spend most of the summer months traveling.
The tuner I am thinking about is the Smarty Jr, and I would probably run the 40 or 70 hp bump. I have no plan on racing and beating on this truck. But a little more power towing on a long grade might be nice. If I could pick up any mileage gain that would be an added bonus, but have no expectation on that front.
The truck has the 68RFE transmission, and is only used as a tow vehicle. Smarty says the tuner is torque limiting to protect the transmission. I also have in the back of my mind trading up to a new 3500 dually with a higher torque numbers maybe in the next year or 2. So I could be fine with leaving things just as is, the towing experience I have now sure isn’t bad. DW say leave it as is, and just get a new truck (and maybe new 5th wheel) when we are sure we will spend enough time doing this to get our $$$ worth of enjoyed out of it.
I am wondering if some folks on here are running this tuner, what kind of experience they could share. With conservative driving can I expect this thing won’t cause additional maintenance (EGR and transmission) issues? Also not interested in it, if it causes excessive smoke.
Your kindly comments pro or con would be appreciated.
Bob
The tuner I am thinking about is the Smarty Jr, and I would probably run the 40 or 70 hp bump. I have no plan on racing and beating on this truck. But a little more power towing on a long grade might be nice. If I could pick up any mileage gain that would be an added bonus, but have no expectation on that front.
The truck has the 68RFE transmission, and is only used as a tow vehicle. Smarty says the tuner is torque limiting to protect the transmission. I also have in the back of my mind trading up to a new 3500 dually with a higher torque numbers maybe in the next year or 2. So I could be fine with leaving things just as is, the towing experience I have now sure isn’t bad. DW say leave it as is, and just get a new truck (and maybe new 5th wheel) when we are sure we will spend enough time doing this to get our $$$ worth of enjoyed out of it.
I am wondering if some folks on here are running this tuner, what kind of experience they could share. With conservative driving can I expect this thing won’t cause additional maintenance (EGR and transmission) issues? Also not interested in it, if it causes excessive smoke.
Your kindly comments pro or con would be appreciated.
Bob
