HELP, HELP, Runningwiththedevil

**DURAMONSTER** · 08-13-2003, 17:26

I finally ordered the predator from you yesterday and I was so excited to get it so I took today off (and thats not easy for me to do) so I would not miss UPS. and so I was waiting around and finally here he comes, I sign for the package and I run (yes I ran) inside to rip it open and, and, and, Guess what. I got 8 spark plugs. Now im depressed the rest of the day and the worst part is that I called the only # I can find for you guys and I cannot get a hold of anybody. So it probably wont go out tomarow will it.

**conradv** · 08-13-2003, 19:33

**mackin** · 08-13-2003, 20:02

What kind of spark plugs ?? [img]tongue.gif[/img]
Wonder who received the Pred look'in Spark Plugs ??

That suuucks .....

Good stuff,a better choice

Mac

**Burner** · 08-14-2003, 01:18

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**DURAMONSTER** · 08-14-2003, 02:22

Theese are exspinsive spark plugs. But I cant figure out whare thay go in my duramax. Oh well Ill look harder. [img]smile.gif[/img]
BURNER, I have the same #. Hopefully it will work tommarow. Why are you gonna sell.

**SoCalDMAX** · 08-14-2003, 12:11

Are they at least the right plugs?

OK, seriously, this is what frosts me. RWTD came on here in the beginning tooting his horn about how awesome and great the Predator is, the qualifications of the programmers, the speed with which updates could be made (although it wouldn't need them because unlike "another company" they got it right the first time

). Not to mention his promises of awesome customer service and past performance.

He received a less than warm response because his posts contained more ad hype than hard data and at our age (all you old farts, not me!) we are kind of a "I'll believe it when I see it" crowd.

So now his shipping clerk somehow accidentally shipped spark plugs to a diesel owner (some kinda sarcastic message?) and he hasn't been seen in a while. He's got a customer who was anxiously awaiting his performance box (NONE of us have ever jumped a UPS driver before have we?) and gets disappointed - big time.

Now let's talk about the Predator. I waited to see how they would handle VIN # issues - it's married to 1 VIN until it gets shipped back to the factory to be reset, so you can't sell it or lend it to a buddy. The Quadzilla uses the VIN but can back out and be installed on another truck, only 1 truck at a time. That's fair, you only paid for one unit. The Predator smokes more, has higher EGTs and makes less power than competing products. Not good. I haven't heard of any updates, but I wasn't paying that close of attention. It can read/clear DTCs and read diagnosics, set tire size, etc. Now the Quadzilla can do all but monitor diagnostics and has a lot more power and less smoke on comparable levels.

Welll... I think you all know where I'm going with this. I don't buy my diesel performance stuff from Walmart or someone who tries to be a performance guru for a wide range of vehicles. I like a specialist who knows MY vehicle, and knows all about all of the products on the market for it. Who will honestly tell you (via 5,000+ posts and a cell phone!) what works and what doesn't without his wallet or ego getting involved.

Who's been working on diesels 5x longer than I've owned a diesel? Who's been trying out different tranny upgrades on his own nickel to tell us the pros and cons of each (without hurting people's feelings?) All together now: John Kennedy. I always drop his name when people on other forums ask me where to get parts or where I get my info from. If for 1 second I thought that they wouldn't get great service, honest answers and fair prices, I'd zip my lip and throw my keyboard away.

But this is all JMHO. *Sheepishly stepping off soapbox now.*

Oh yeah, I wave the flag, too.

Regards, Steve

**mackin** · 08-14-2003, 12:46

Hey Steve are you on the ballot for Governor ??
First The Terminator,perhaps Socal,who's next OJ ??

Only in the land of fruits and nuts .. You got my vote ...

Mac

**sdaver** · 08-14-2003, 18:41

hey macs is your power on?........james you need to step up and help this guy....I have and extra 90 horse juice Ill loan you till the predator gets there but once you go juice you throw rocks at the predator.......course it does handle my speed limiter.......I think ole jk has predators and juicers and several others give him a call He probably just sitting there getting caught up on some TV or daydreaming about watching the beverly hillbillies.........seriously lemme tell you john is a class act who spends his on dollars to research and find the best product and he backs up what he sells

dave

ps mac have you been doing any electrical wiring today..........joe said your kit was ready but he could not ship because the power was off

**mackin** · 08-14-2003, 19:29

I got a couple surges that's it ... Full power AC is cranking

I have a generator nevertheless ...I suffer not ...

I should have GUTS in hand or at least shipped by next week ... Suncoast is a mirror image of excellent customer service ... Joe has gone out of his way to assist me in my dilemma ... Man he is busy guy,building Allison's ... Looking forward to getting the goods ....

Mac

**sdaver** · 08-14-2003, 19:32

he likes to scuba fish too!

**NWDmax** · 08-14-2003, 19:38

Hey Steve,I like your soapbox!
JK is the man for sure and he's prolly(your fault Mac)to busy counting his money cause of all the referrals.Lol.
Seriously though for straight no bs talk and 5 X 5 solid info you can rely on John's the guy.
Nice post Steve, I concur!
Blake

**Burner** · 08-14-2003, 20:38

Hey, I scuba fish too..... I just do it down the road from the Sun Coast shop ... at Night Town.

**DURAMONSTER** · 08-14-2003, 23:52

My wife has been intouch with james by e-mail and he is bieng really cool about it. I will have a predator in my hands tommarow (friday). I am worried about the EGT temps people keep talking about. I have no gauges or exhaust. I want to tow in the 40 HP tow mode in a couple of weeks and there is some serious hills to climb and Im worried that I cant use it. What do you guys think.

**a64pilot** · 08-15-2003, 06:33

IMHO, never run any body's power enhancer of any kind without knowing what your EGT's are, especially towing, particulaly big hills.

**Bullseye54** · 08-15-2003, 07:07

I have a tall 30' 5th wheel toy hauler that weighs 12000 lb loaded.I towed with the Pred on 40hp & the EGT would go 1200* on hills in fla. on a regular basis,& our hills arent hills.Before going to Sturgis I bought a Hot Juice from JK & programed o hp & speed limiter/tire recal with Pred.I ran Hot Juice level 1 & never went over 1250 EGT all the way to Sturgis & there are some BIG hills between here & there,at least they are big to me.On the way home I decided to DC the Juice & run Pred. on 40hp high EGT & the power is another story.This was on I-90 in SD.Switched back to Juice real quick.Just my .02.I just got a G-tech & am going to try & run all levels on both & see what I get.

**SoCalDMAX** · 08-15-2003, 13:33

DURAMONSTER,

Great! As long as he's taking good care of you and you like the product, that's what matters.

Regards, Steve

**jesshd** · 08-17-2003, 10:35

Your really need to get some guages in there. If you are worried about installing the EGT, just do a post turbo install for now. You NEED to know what the EGTs are.

Jess

**schnier** · 08-18-2003, 06:46

Just finished towing through KY, nice hills and the Predator. In 5th going 80 mph pulling 9,000lbs it never went over 1200 degrees on the EGT. It does not downshift either. If you floor it to force a downshift to fourth going 75 or less it will climb to 1300 degrees. I usually let off to about half throttle and it goes 70 mph in fourth at 1200 degrees. This thing runs great with the predator in 40 HP mode. The Juice would not confirm my settings properly, so I went with the Pred and am very happy. Oh well, just my .02 cents worth.

**DURAMONSTER** · 08-18-2003, 16:49

Thanx for the replies guys.
schnier
Do you have a exhaust system, or stock?

**schnier** · 08-19-2003, 05:57

Probably not what the experts will like, but I have a 4" magnaflow straight through chrome muffler, welded into my stock 3.5" pipe system. It was the right price at the time, when there were not many to chose from. Sounds good and I would say is more free flowing than the stock double chamber. Has a nice sound also. I will be looking at 4" pipe in the future. When I hit the lottery. Between the camper, boat, rc cars, toyota mud truck, and other toys, it is hard to divide the priority list on what to buy.

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