jimg.allentown said: (quoted from post at 14:39:28 09/16/13) Let me say a few words here about "chips" in your computers....
First let me ask how many of the people in this crowd believe in clean water, air, and soil??
Having been to several manufacturers schools on emissions and emission technology, I have gained a respect for what a manufacturer has to comply with to even get a vehicle to market. All manufacturere that want to sell vehicles in the US have to satisfy THREE major parameters:
EPA - they set limits on emissions of polloutant.
CAFE - they set limits on fuel consumption.
THE PUBLIC - set limits on what they will tolerate in terms of performance and economy.
Now, some kid in a garage somewhere with a computer can take the programming and "improve" it. Yeah. And there is born a faster or more powerful engine that no longer meets the legal standards that the manufacturer had to meet in order to legally sell that vehicle to the public. Then I see one of them going down the highway pouring out thick black smoke......
Not a real big deal seemingly as the smoke slowly dissipates and the air clears....BUT now multiply that by the 10 MILLION or so diesel pickups on the road and what do you get?
If someone is pouring out black smoke, its because they are a complete idiot and their truck is tuned to run like crap and they think its cool.
I own a 97 12valve cummins tuned with minimal smoke.
My buddy drives a new 6.7L cummins with the epa crap gone and tuned. Just had to go through emissions with it and passed with flying colors. That makes me really want to know why they slap all that emissions crap on, when he could easily get it to pass without it. And his mileage has increased big time without it which in turn makes the vehicle better on your beautiful planet because it consumes less.
All in all: you cant stop idiots from being idiots and you'll simply get a big headache trying. Just because idiots are there doesnt mean the vast majority of diesels arent a good or great thing.
So all in all, I drive a diesel because it tows well and because I love to hug trees, like you.
This post was edited by PretendFarmer at 04:17:58 09/17/13.
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