What would you delete?

[ths55]

I bought a 2014 Dodge Ram 2500, with the Cummins diesel, about a year ago. It was from Canada, so when I titled it in Michigan, I lost the factory warranty. ( Seemed odd to me, but I have made all the calls to the company in Canada and US). I love how it runs (had a Ford 6L before this, enough said) but want to hold onto this for a while so I figure should find out what deletes will give most benefit. Not worried about more power, but a little mpg would be great. The biggest thing is about improving longevity. It has 47K on it now, so it seems to be a good time to do the delete. Thanks for any ideas.

[mat60]

Did you get your 5,VR home from storage with your truck?

[old_guy]

my son in law just bought a used ram with the diesel in it. he told me last night that the guy who owned it prior had all the tuners and extras in it already. he was happy to get it and it only had 185K on it

[TakingThe5th]

rk911 wrote:
not a truck guy but I am curious...what is a 'delete'?

The actual "delete" varies by model and vintage, but it involves removing or replacing problematic and/or performance robbing components in the engine. Examples of some of the modifications are mentioned in this post. Another related term is "bulletproofing".

[jfkmk]

GordonThree wrote:
Delete everything, run a 4 to 6 inch stack directly through the hood.

:B

[ScottG]

time2roll wrote:
I would delete nothing.

Same here.
If you want it to be dead reliable don't mess with it.

[wilber1]

time2roll wrote:
I would delete nothing.

X2

[Halmfamily]

If it's not broken, why fix it? I have a 2008 GMC Duramax totally stock with 147000 miles and runs great. Do the regular maintenance and you should be fine.

[time2roll]

I would delete nothing.

[Lynnmor]

You might want to join some Cummins or Ram forums. There are a few model years that were problematic, so take your time and study it before making any decisions. Don’t just take the advice of some hot rod kid when visiting those forums.

[midnightsadie]

curious if its running great? why tinker?

[GordonThree]

Delete everything, run a 4 to 6 inch stack directly through the hood.

[donn0128]

Egr, egr cooler, exhaust turbo back, and add a tuner like the Edge. In addition if you have the auto trans, do a TCM update from one of several aftermarket trans shops.

[rk911]

not a truck guy but I am curious...what is a 'delete'?

[Lwiddis]

I thought you didn’t have a truck last April?

“I live in Pinckney MI (just south of Brighton) and my rig is stored in Grand Blanc, just south of Flint. If anyone lives anywhere nearby and could help me get my rig back home it would be greatly appreciated. Sold my truck and have been unable to replace it in time. About 40 miles.”

[Lwiddis]

Any of those planned deletes go to pollution reduction systems?