Originally Posted By: 2015_PSD
Originally Posted By: mazdamonky
The thing I don't understand is how this is legal. It is way worse for the environment than pulling the catalytic converter off of a 4 cylinder car for better fuel economy. I mean they are dropping a ton of money on parts that make their vehicle considerably less efficient and drop their fuel economy by 30% in most cases. We tested this on my friend's jeep before and after swapping parts. I am fine with it on your weekend fun car, but for a daily driver, this is horrible for the environment and makes you look like an idiot.
Regarding the emissions equipment, the short answer is it is not legal. I refuse to delete my PSD because I do not want to see black smoke rolling out of it nor do I want to smell diesel burning. There are several that run around me everyday that have deleted their trucks and they stink like the old diesels did. That is their prerogative, however, if the federal boys catch on I have read somewhere that it is thousands of dollars in fines.
I am not saying that cat deletes should be specifically legal, but that making your truck get less than 70% of its rated mileage without using it for its proper use should not exactly be legal. Around here, 80% of the guys who mod their trucks like this have also removed emissions equipment. I hate seeing all of that nasty black smoke coming out of smoke stacks. It cannot be good for the environment. It doesn't bother me so much when a small efficient car removes some emissions equipment. At least all of that nasty carbon isn't visible.
Originally Posted By: mazdamonky
The thing I don't understand is how this is legal. It is way worse for the environment than pulling the catalytic converter off of a 4 cylinder car for better fuel economy. I mean they are dropping a ton of money on parts that make their vehicle considerably less efficient and drop their fuel economy by 30% in most cases. We tested this on my friend's jeep before and after swapping parts. I am fine with it on your weekend fun car, but for a daily driver, this is horrible for the environment and makes you look like an idiot.
Regarding the emissions equipment, the short answer is it is not legal. I refuse to delete my PSD because I do not want to see black smoke rolling out of it nor do I want to smell diesel burning. There are several that run around me everyday that have deleted their trucks and they stink like the old diesels did. That is their prerogative, however, if the federal boys catch on I have read somewhere that it is thousands of dollars in fines.
I am not saying that cat deletes should be specifically legal, but that making your truck get less than 70% of its rated mileage without using it for its proper use should not exactly be legal. Around here, 80% of the guys who mod their trucks like this have also removed emissions equipment. I hate seeing all of that nasty black smoke coming out of smoke stacks. It cannot be good for the environment. It doesn't bother me so much when a small efficient car removes some emissions equipment. At least all of that nasty carbon isn't visible.
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