diff --git a/iguana/btcd b/iguana/btcd
index 1b6f249bb..efd66b4c2 100755
--- a/iguana/btcd
+++ b/iguana/btcd
@@ -1,9 +1,2 @@
 mkdir /tmp/BTCD
-curl --url "http://127.0.0.1:7778" --data "{\"prefetchlag\":-1,\"poll\":100,\"VALIDATE\":1,\"active\":1,\"agent\":\"iguana\",\"method\":\"addcoin\",\"newcoin\":\"BTCD\",\"startpend\":614,\"endpend\":614,\"services\":129,\"maxpeers\":64}"
-curl --url "http://127.0.0.1:7778" --data "{\"agent\":\"iguana\",\"method\":\"pausecoin\",\"coin\":\"BTC\"}"
-curl --url "http://127.0.0.1:7778" --data "{\"agent\":\"iguana\",\"method\":\"addnode\",\"coin\":\"BTCD\",\"ipaddr\":\"89.248.160.241\"}"
-curl --url "http://127.0.0.1:7778" --data "{\"agent\":\"iguana\",\"method\":\"addnode\",\"coin\":\"BTCD\",\"ipaddr\":\"89.248.160.244\"}"
-curl --url "http://127.0.0.1:7778" --data "{\"agent\":\"iguana\",\"method\":\"addnode\",\"coin\":\"BTCD\",\"ipaddr\":\"89.248.160.239\"}"
-curl --url "http://127.0.0.1:7778" --data "{\"agent\":\"iguana\",\"method\":\"addnode\",\"coin\":\"BTCD\",\"ipaddr\":\"96.41.29.70\"}"
-curl --url "http://127.0.0.1:7778" --data "{\"agent\":\"iguana\",\"method\":\"addnode\",\"coin\":\"BTCD\",\"ipaddr\":\"68.46.103.181\"}"
-
+curl --url "http://127.0.0.1:7778" --data "{\"prefetchlag\":-1,\"poll\":100,\"VALIDATE\":1,\"active\":1,\"agent\":\"iguana\",\"method\":\"addcoin\",\"newcoin\":\"BTCD\",\"startpend\":64,\"endpend\":32,\"services\":0,\"maxpeers\":64}"
diff --git a/iguana/iguana777.c b/iguana/iguana777.c
index 0f60cf51b..4a3fde516 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana777.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana777.c
@@ -416,8 +416,8 @@ int32_t iguana_utxogen(struct iguana_info *coin,int32_t helperid,int32_t convert
         {
             for (hdrsi=0; hdrsi<max; hdrsi++)
             {
-                iguana_bundlevalidate(coin,coin->bundles[hdrsi],0);
-                //iguana_validateQ(coin,coin->bundles[hdrsi]);
+                //iguana_bundlevalidate(coin,coin->bundles[hdrsi],0);
+                iguana_validateQ(coin,coin->bundles[hdrsi]);
             }
             if ( coin->origbalanceswritten <= 1 )
                 hdrsi = 0;
diff --git a/iguana/iguana777.h b/iguana/iguana777.h
index 9c7b227b1..5dd6c38c5 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana777.h
+++ b/iguana/iguana777.h
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ typedef int32_t (*blockhashfunc)(uint8_t *blockhashp,uint8_t *serialized,int32_t
 #define IGUANA_HEADPERCENTAGE 0.
 #define IGUANA_TAILPERCENTAGE 1.0
 #define IGUANA_MAXPENDHDRS 1
-#define IGUANA_MAXPENDINGREQUESTS 3
+#define IGUANA_MAXPENDINGREQUESTS 8
 #define IGUANA_PENDINGREQUESTS 64
 #define IGUANA_MINPENDBUNDLES 4
 #define IGUANA_MAXPENDBUNDLES 16
diff --git a/iguana/iguana_ramchain.c b/iguana/iguana_ramchain.c
index ea14ae8eb..0103ab42e 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_ramchain.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_ramchain.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ int32_t iguana_peerfname(struct iguana_info *coin,int32_t *hdrsip,char *dirname,
         bp = 0, bundlei = -2;
         if ( bits256_nonz(prevhash2) == 0 || (bp= iguana_bundlefind(coin,&bp,&bundlei,prevhash2)) == 0 || bundlei >= coin->chain->bundlesize-1 )
         {
-            if ( dispflag != 0 )
+            if ( 0 && dispflag != 0 )
                 printf("iguana_peerfname error finding.(%s) spec.%p bp.%p\n",bits256_str(str,hash2),bp!=0?bp->speculative:0,bp);
             return(-2);
         }
diff --git a/iguana/iguana_recv.c b/iguana/iguana_recv.c
index 37301bfaf..a3ad998a2 100755
--- a/iguana/iguana_recv.c
+++ b/iguana/iguana_recv.c
@@ -215,9 +215,7 @@ int32_t iguana_speculativefind(struct iguana_info *coin,struct iguana_bundle *bp
             if ( (tmp= bp->speculativecache[i]) != 0 )
             {
                 if ( memcmp(&recvlen,tmp,sizeof(recvlen)) != 0 || memcmp(&tmp[sizeof(recvlen)],data,recvlen) != 0 )
-                    printf("ERROR ");
-                if ( 0 && bp == coin->current )
-                    printf("[%d:%d] already has recvlen.%d for %s\n",bp->hdrsi,i,recvlen,bits256_str(str,block->RO.hash2));
+                    printf("data ERROR [%d:%d] already has recvlen.%d for %s\n",bp->hdrsi,i,recvlen,bits256_str(str,block->RO.hash2));
                 return(0);
             }
             bp->speculativecache[i] = mycalloc('p',1,recvlen + sizeof(recvlen));
diff --git a/iguana/main.c b/iguana/main.c
index 6d283235c..ea4d968fd 100755
--- a/iguana/main.c
+++ b/iguana/main.c
@@ -1126,7 +1126,7 @@ void iguana_appletests(struct supernet_info *myinfo)
             exit(-1);
         }
         sleep(1);
-        if ( 1 && (str= SuperNET_JSON(myinfo,cJSON_Parse("{\"VALIDATE\":1,\"prefetchlag\":13,\"agent\":\"iguana\",\"method\":\"addcoin\",\"services\":0,\"maxpeers\":64,\"newcoin\":\"BTCD\",\"active\":1,\"numhelpers\":1,\"poll\":10}"),0,myinfo->rpcport)) != 0 )
+        if ( 1 && (str= SuperNET_JSON(myinfo,cJSON_Parse("{\"VALIDATE\":1,\"prefetchlag\":13,\"agent\":\"iguana\",\"method\":\"addcoin\",\"startpend\":2048,\"endpend\":1,\"services\":0,\"maxpeers\":64,\"newcoin\":\"BTCD\",\"active\":1,\"numhelpers\":4,\"poll\":1}"),0,myinfo->rpcport)) != 0 )
         {
             free(str);
             if ( 0 && (str= SuperNET_JSON(myinfo,cJSON_Parse("{\"userhome\":\"/Users/jimbolaptop/Library/Application Support\",\"agent\":\"iguana\",\"method\":\"addcoin\",\"services\":1024,\"maxpeers\":256,\"newcoin\":\"BTCD\",\"active\":1}"),0,myinfo->rpcport)) != 0 )
@@ -1300,8 +1300,6 @@ int32_t iguana_isbigendian()
 void iguana_main(void *arg)
 {
     int32_t usessl = 0, ismainnet = 1; struct supernet_info *myinfo;
-    if ( arg == 0 )
-        arg = "{\"tmpdir\":\"/mnt/ramdisk\",\"numhelpers\":13}";
     if ( (BIGENDIAN= iguana_isbigendian()) > 0 )
         printf("BIGENDIAN\n");
     else if ( BIGENDIAN == 0 )