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hey southtexasdiesel, not too be nosy, but what kinda ballpark figure can you put on your upgrades? Also, is there any heat you can get in for taking off the DPF? Could DOT give you fines and keep you idle if they wanted? Its and EPA regulation for 2008 and newer models, and you just yanked it off and essentially said to hell with that. Im sure I'd do the same if i had a new truck, who wants all that power restriceted by a buncha pencil pushers in an office? Hell, if your truck is pushing the power you say and with the mileage you state your getting, we all should have one! this is just the first ive heard good reports on this motor. Most folks whine about the low MPG's, but their trucks are stock. Fill us in!
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hey southtexasdiesel, not too be nosy, but what kinda ballpark figure can you put on your upgrades? Also, is there any heat you can get in for taking off the DPF? Could DOT give you fines and keep you idle if they wanted? Its and EPA regulation for 2008 and newer models, and you just yanked it off and essentially said to hell with that. Im sure I'd do the same if i had a new truck, who wants all that power restriceted by a buncha pencil pushers in an office? Hell, if your truck is pushing the power you say and with the mileage you state your getting, we all should have one! this is just the first ive heard good reports on this motor. Most folks whine about the low MPG's, but their trucks are stock. Fill us in!
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That's the price you pay when you want to play.
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No problem, three days before you get pulled over for the emissions equipment check, you just report your DPF as being stolen.
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So what state do you live in that they do random inspections? That wouldn't fly here.
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I live in Va, and DOT is all over the place. Interstate 81 runs up the west side of the state and is a major north south trucking route for the East Coast. Its not uncommon to see semi's pulled over and on transportable scales on Rt. 340 or 50 or any State road. I guess the state troopers think they may be trying to dodge the scales that are on I 81. How hard would it be for em to pull over a pickup hauling something? Now, i pull a livestock trailer fairly often and have never been messed with, but as far as a flatbed trailer and a load, now that might look like a commercial hauler. Plus, your 'supposed to" go across the scales in a pickup and trailer just like the semi's do. And i know we've all driven by a weigh station and seen rigs in the back, having a full inspection by some *** hole state trooper. Im not saying it would happen, but man it sure would suck if you had a new pickup and got hammered on this.
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Every state has these. Even emissions testing exempt states. With diesel being so high, the government is cracking down on people running red diesel.
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I always read about these phantom fines... Does anyone actually know anyone that has been fined, or charged with a DPF delete? I'm guessing no.
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From: Bridger Mtns, Montana
Dyed diesel is one thing... that's a big no-no and the Highway Patrol always checks that around here. DPF-delete pipes? I doubt many of them know what they are or care that you took it off.... same thing with CAT's.... Maybe in Cali, but you'd have to do something pretty drastic to get nailed with a DPF-delete fine I would think.
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Dyed diesel is one thing... that's a big no-no and the Highway Patrol always checks that around here. DPF-delete pipes? I doubt many of them know what they are or care that you took it off.... same thing with CAT's.... Maybe in Cali, but you'd have to do something pretty drastic to get nailed with a DPF-delete fine I would think.
Totally agree.