Buy a 2020 Ram diesel?

gbopp wrote:

ShinerBock wrote:

Sjm9911 wrote:
If you think that before buying a new truck it will blow up on you, maybe look for a diffrent truck!

All of the diesels have the same emissions equipment he is wanting to avoid.

The way I read it is, the OP is concerned that a 2020 Ram diesel will self destruct and it will be necessary to replace the 2020 engine with an older diesel.
The OP said there are no emissions testing where they live, so is not trying to avoid emissions equipment.
I don't know much about diesels, I could be missing something in the OP.

The major differences between a 2010 Cummins that he was talking about installing and a 2020 Cummins is added emissions equipment(SCR/DEF system) and a CP4 pump which was also added to meet emissions. There are other things such as a higher/lower compression ratios depending on which engine you choose, a CGI block, and hydrophilic rollers, but these don't have a lot to do with reliability. Hence the reason why I believe this has to do with emissions since the only major difference between these two has to do with emissions.

Also, I believe the reason he is stating that there are no emissions laws in his state is because you can't put an older engine in a newer truck unless it meets the same emissions requirements. Basically, if you put another engine in a 2020 year model vehicle then it has to meet 2020 emissions. Most people in the medium/heavy duty industry I am in opt to put older engines in glider kit trucks to get around emissions especially if they are registered in a state that does not have emissions testing for diesels like Texas.