The PoD allows you to change the HP output of the engine on the fly. That means that you can load the highest horsepower CaTCHER software you wish to use ( with all the usual REVO parameters ) and then with the PoD reduce the power from there.With the PoD this can be done with the engine off ( key on ), at idle or while driving the truck.
You simply need to plug the Smarty into the OBD port, select the PoD menu and type in a # comprised between 00 and 99. Where 99 is the full power potential of the performance software loaded into the ECM and 00 is the lowest power setting.
How does it work? Once you have updated your ECM with any of the performance softwares, Smarty becomes VIN # locked. The next time Smarty is pluged in the PoD menu will be dispalyed Press key # 1 to enter the PoD menu section. The power selection page will appear. You only need to type in any value from 99 down to 00. 99 is the full power of the CaTCHER software you have previously downloaded into the ECM, 00 is the lowest possible power setting. The # you have typed in will appear on the lower display line. After a short while it will then appear on the upper line. This confirms that the power level you have selected has been sent correctly to the truck. Now you can unplug Smarty or with the key return to the power selection menu and change the power value again.
When will the selected power become active? This depends upon the operation of the engine! In order to make the power change process as safe as possible, different ways to activate the newly selected power level have been built in. There are three different ways to program the PoD 1) The Engine is off, the key is in the run position. Program the PoD level you want. The next time the engine is started it will start with your power selection.
2) The truck is coasting and no throttle is applied during the power level change. Program the PoD level you want. Press and release the throttle, the second time you press the throttle the power will be changed
3) The truck is driven with throttle applied. Program the PoD level you want. Press and release the throttle twice, the third time you press the throttle the power will be changed
1) The horsepower settings.
Just like the VP Smarty does, except #0, all other softwares have a modified "Torque management" ( TQM ). The throttle response is greatly improved but is set to a save limit. With "Save" I mean save for your tranny and rest of the driveline.
SW # 0 : Half power
SW # 1 : 30 Hp increase, with added timing.
SW # 2 : 60 Hp increase, no added timing.
SW # 3 : 60 Hp increase, with added timing.
SW # 4 : 90 Hp increase, no added timing.
SW # 5 : 90 Hp increase, with added timing.
SW # 6 : 130 Hp increase, no added timing.
SW # 7 : 130 Hp increase, with added timing.
SW # 8 : 170 Hp increase, no added timing.***
SW # 9 : 170 Hp increase, with added timing.***
*** 170 Hp Only for the 04.5's and up.
SW's # 8 & #9 for the 03-04 trucks are similar to #6 and #7 but have more fuel down low and even less TQM.
Tested on stock trucks on a Mustang Dyno.
Stock means just that. Stock! Even the air filters were stock...
I'd like to point out that the 03 produced 130 Hp more @ 30 Psi of boost while the 04.5 produced 170 Hp more @ 40! Psi.
The trucks were S T O C K, even the wastegate settings!
We checked the "baseline" ( the stock truck Hp at the rear wheels ) twice in a day in order to be sure about our findings. The above declared HP numbers are all rounded down to the closest number. For example the 90 Hp file actually did 96 Hp. That's a 90 Hp software for me, not a 100. The 170 Hp was 174.
One thing to notice. The power gains with the 03's-04's would be actually higher if we started from a 235 Hp engine. In poor words, an 03 California truck would end up with the same rear wheel Hp the 03 6Sp produced. I've used the same settings for the California AT truck that I used in the 03 6Sp. For the 03 235Hp/460TQ engine the power gain is above 200 Hp.
2) No trace is left in the ECM!
I herby CLAIM that SmartyCR is the FIRST AND ONLY downloader that does not erase any of the stored data in the ECM. Smarty does NOT leave any electronic footprints in the ECM or any other electronic module in the truck. Smarty does NOT set ANY codes once the ECM is set back to stock. Smarty does NOT need to have fuses pulled.
No matter what the competition claims , in one way or another they're ALL detectable. Smarty is NOT!
Yet, Smarty can not do one thing for you. Fix what others have broken. Smarty can not restore a key on counter that another downloader has erased . Smarty can not fix VIN# troubles caused by other products. If your Check engine / ABS light is on because another product has screwed your ECM, Smarty can not fix it, the other guy HAS to...
3) ABS / Speedo recalibration.
The tire height can be adjusted up to 44" in increments of 10 tenth of an inch in just a couple seconds. Of course, Smarty needs to be VIN# locked to the truck in order to get into the ABS adjustment section.
4) DTC Code reader.
The name says it all.
You can read and erase codes. Codes are displayed also in plain English. That's old news by now. The VP Smarty was the first one to provide that utility, others found the idea to be a good one too. ( Smarty does erase ABS codes too but does not display them )
5) ECM update speed.
Faster than anything else on the market! Again we've done our homework on the protocol. Depending upon the year of the truck ( Then newer the truck than longer the software thus the update time ) from about 3 minutes to about 5 and a half. Three times faster than a DRB or competitor.
Also on the CR we have developed our own bootloader in order to not have to pull fuses should an update become interrupted for any reason. All you have to do is to turn the key off / key on Smarty does everything else on it's own.
6) Updates.
If you have followed the Smarty for the VP trucks, then you've noticed that we have release several updates for it in a relatively short time. Well, you can expect the same to happen for the CR. The CaTCHER softwares as they are today are only a starting point. Expect major news within the next months! We’re for your feedback, opinions, likes, dislikes... We will make Smarty do what YOU want, TOGETHER.
