Me Again wrote:
ShinerBock wrote:
DirtyOil wrote:
I too am interested in seeing what's available for RAM... seeing that you are now advocating for mods. Some of the Ford mods you listed, with the "straight pipe" mod, have "downpipe back" and "turbo back", aren't those "deleting" particulate filters etc...? Black smoke... more NOx...
I was never against mods or deleting. I was just against people making false claims like saying their deleted truck is clean just because it does not spew black smoke after deleting. That is false since you cannot see the NOx and fine PM coming of the tailpipe. If you delete you will pollute more than stock, there is no way around that.
If you live in an area where PM and Nox is a major issue due to geographical and hot weather exacerbating the smog issue like southern California then it is probably not a good idea to delete. However of you live in an area to where that NOx has a chance to dissipate into the stratosphere(where NOx is a good thing) then it might not be that big of an issue.
Is it not illegal to remove a muffle on a vehicle with over 10K GVWR?
Not a muffler since it is only a sound device and not an emissions device unless you have noise laws where you live. It is illegal to drive a vehicle on the road with removed or altered emissions devices such as catalysts, DPF, and/or EGR's. Some places crack down on them really hard while other places don't as with many other things that are also illegal on the road like driving any speed over the speed limit, not using turn signals when changing lanes, loading your vehicle over its registered GVWR, installing aftermarket HID or LED lights in a halogen lens, driving in the left lane when not passing or turning right, and so on.
