Anyone driving one of the new (2007) engines?
#12
01-30-2008, 07:59 PM
Originally Posted by tankyanker
except every so often a little light comes on to signal that you need to press a button activate some kind of "purge" process in the exhaust? seemed to come on more often if i was driving in low range, or in the stop and go city traffic.
It's like the seatbelt thing in cars, ..."all right all right shut up already I'll put the damn thing on"
#13
01-30-2008, 10:01 PM
Originally Posted by merrick4
It's like the seatbelt thing in cars, ..."all right all right shut up already I'll put the damn thing on"
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#14
01-31-2008, 08:53 PM
Originally Posted by mike3fan
Originally Posted by merrick4
It's like the seatbelt thing in cars, ..."all right all right shut up already I'll put the damn thing on"
#15
02-01-2008, 03:30 AM
Originally Posted by tankyanker
. where i come from you make stuff last, and when it wont last anymore, you rebuild it. you do what you can, when you can, yourself. it'll take a lot more than this bs for me to give up my 3406b.
#16
02-02-2008, 03:33 AM
This whole idea of a restriction in the exhaust system is just a bad idea.
Let's think about it. We are cleaning up emissions by adding a restrictive catalyst in the exhaust, thereby making the engines less efficient and burning more fuel. Regardless of the ppm that comes out of the stack during a snapshot in time, WE ARE BURNING MORE FUEL to go the same distance and this creates MORE greenhouse gas not less. It's a joke.
#17
02-02-2008, 06:31 AM
What if your engine emits 10 times fewer emissions per gallon burned but burns 10% more fuel...now how does it stack up?
#20
02-02-2008, 09:44 AM
Originally Posted by rank
This whole idea of a restriction in the exhaust system is just a bad idea.
Let's think about it. We are cleaning up emissions by adding a restrictive catalyst in the exhaust, thereby making the engines less efficient and burning more fuel. Regardless of the ppm that comes out of the stack during a snapshot in time, WE ARE BURNING MORE FUEL to go the same distance and this creates MORE greenhouse gas not less. It's a joke. no_worries, I think that's a valid point as well but, what if the engine makers were to concentrate their R&D time and money to develop more fuel efficient engines, which they would do anyway with the cost of fuel right now. Who knows what could happen. Once again, government involvement could be hindering real progress. When the government sets standards that have to met by a certain time, the engine makers have to appropriate a lot of funds in that specific area to accomplish the goal, which in long run could hurt more than it helps. Just a thought. I don't have the time (or smarts) to crunch numbers in an either or situation but what if they could get 12 mpg out of a diesel engine for otr trucks with some emissions control? |
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