MADS is a new company specializing in the development of automotive and diesel electronic products dedicated to the performance enthusiast. The MADS goal is to deliver the most complete, best performing, yet simple to use products. All of the engineering / research & development / performance software design, is done in house by MADS. Nothing is outsourced. The experience in tuning vehicles with computer controlled fuel-injection systems comes from the racing environment with high-end tuning solutions.
Combined, MADS brings over 40 years of experience in the electronics / software world to the table. This allows MADS to set the highest quality standards possible. Just to mention one , each single product is tested in all of it’s functions individually before it leaves the MADS facility.
MADS has three main concerns :
- Product quality
- Customer satisfaction
- Customer Service
MADS products reflect that spirit. MADS hopes you appreciate it when you hold a MADS product in your hands. MADS tuning software is well known as CaTCHER software. MADS original products were EPROMs and Flash-EPROMs (or “chips”) which could be installed in place of the original OEM EPROMs and Flash-EPROMs located in the vehicle’s on-board control module. These chips, just like the tuners of today, keep the entire vehicle safety and emissions systems intact, but modify the fuel injection settings to deliver dramatic power, torque and driveability improvements. Also the fuel consumption is one of the most important point of MADS company research. CaTCHER software can be used to reduce fuel consumption up to 15% depending on the driving condition, saving money and reducing the vehicle emissions.
With the advent of OBD-II vehicle control module in the early 1990’s, most domestic vehicle manufacturers installed under-dash ports (“ALDL ports”) which allowed dealers and service techs to “re-flash” the vehicle's control module to change engine settings without replacing any chip.
So today, instead of chips, MADS company primarily sells hand-held tuners which achieve the same dramatic drivetrain improvements, without the hassle of popping the hood, pulling out the vehicle control module and replacing a chip. Installation is quick and easy, taking about 1.5 up to 4.5 minutes, depending on the truck model, and requiring no tools or mechanical skills whatsoever.
Fast guide to Smarty's software levels
The horsepower settings. 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 °°°
°°° Do not use for prolonged high speed runs! Speeds exceeding approximately 105 mph can result in high exhaust gas temperatures and damage the Diesel Particulate Filter (DPF) !!!
*** All even numbered softwares (2-4-6-8) without timing are to be used for stacking with other after market power adding devices that also add their own timing. NO additional timing has to be used with the odd numbered softwares (1-3-5-7-9). Severe engine damage will result !!!
Tested on stock trucks on our in house Dyno Dinamics Twin Retarder Dyno.
Stock means just that. Stock! Even the air filters were stock...
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 176.
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.
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. Smarty S-03 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)
ECM update speed
Faster than anything else on the market! Again we've done our homework on the protocol. Less than 5 minutes. Three times faster than a Star-Scan diagnostic tool or competitor.
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.
Updates
The CaTCHER softwares as they are today are only a starting point. Expect major news in future. We’re for your feedback, opinions, likes, dislikes... We will make Smarty do what YOU want, TOGETHER.