HoustonRider
where are my KINGS?
Spartan controller, DPF/CAT delete pipe. Thats it. everything else is stock/OEM/original equipment/factory.
dpf removal & exhaust
- Thread starter JEllison
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Spartan controller, DPF/CAT delete pipe. Thats it. everything else is stock/OEM/original equipment/factory.
TASKFORCERANGER506
TASKFORCERANGER506
Dealer Warning
I was told by my Dealer that's it's a Felony to remove this unit. I checked with DPS and they said yes if you are pulled over by a Texas Inspection Trooper he will impound your truck and take you to the cleaners.
I was told by my Dealer that's it's a Felony to remove this unit. I checked with DPS and they said yes if you are pulled over by a Texas Inspection Trooper he will impound your truck and take you to the cleaners.
JEllison
SDD Junior Member
It may be a felony for a dealership to remove a dpf on a customers vehicle but I bet a individual receiving a felony charge for removing a dpf on their personal vehicle is highly unlikely. I have never heard of anybody getting their truck impounded & taken to the cleaners for not having a dpf. If anybody has, please let me know & I'll eat my words
Back in Dec 09 when I first purchased my truck I was interested in purchasing a programmer & exhaust. I started reading several different forums & asking around at local shops about the legalality of removing the dpf & the longevity affects a tuner would have on my motor & trans. Everybody who was "ingnorant" about this advised against it & had me reconsidering doing any of these mods. I decided to do it anyways & never regreted it. My truck runs better now with the dpf removed & gets way better fuel mileage. I've been running a programmer & exhaust for the past 7 months & currently average 22 mpg. 20 mpg pulling a gooseneck trailer. Here is the combination I'm running & it works great!
H&S Black Maxx Race Tuner-I chose this tuner over Spartan's b/c it's shift on the fly & you don't have to purchase a couple hundred dollars on exhaust sensors, which are just "bandaids" that you don't even need but have to have to make the Spartan Tuner work correctly.
4" Flo Pro Downpipe-Back DPF Delete w/Twister Race Muffler
AFE Stage 2 Cold Air Intake
Back in Dec 09 when I first purchased my truck I was interested in purchasing a programmer & exhaust. I started reading several different forums & asking around at local shops about the legalality of removing the dpf & the longevity affects a tuner would have on my motor & trans. Everybody who was "ingnorant" about this advised against it & had me reconsidering doing any of these mods. I decided to do it anyways & never regreted it. My truck runs better now with the dpf removed & gets way better fuel mileage. I've been running a programmer & exhaust for the past 7 months & currently average 22 mpg. 20 mpg pulling a gooseneck trailer. Here is the combination I'm running & it works great!
H&S Black Maxx Race Tuner-I chose this tuner over Spartan's b/c it's shift on the fly & you don't have to purchase a couple hundred dollars on exhaust sensors, which are just "bandaids" that you don't even need but have to have to make the Spartan Tuner work correctly.
4" Flo Pro Downpipe-Back DPF Delete w/Twister Race Muffler
AFE Stage 2 Cold Air Intake
Downey
SDD Junior Member
what is a DPF?
JEllison
SDD Junior Member
Diesel Particulate Filter: is a device designed to remove diesel particulate matter or soot from the exhaust gas of a diesel engine.
DaveBen
SDD Senior Member
20 mpg pulling a goose neck trailer? I highly doubt it. Even with all of your stuff removed and tuned.
Dave
Dave
JEllison
SDD Junior Member
That's what I thought, so I hand calculated it on a 3.5 hour trip to Oklahoma City & that's what it was getting. I run a 60hp tune while pulling a trailer & 160hp tune the rest of the time. Ive been averaging this for the past 7 months.
DaveBen
SDD Senior Member
I have seen 20.9 mpg on ONE TRIP in my truck, but not over the long haul.
Dave
Dave
JEllison
SDD Junior Member
You should buy a 6.4 if you want to see 22mpg.
DaveBen
SDD Senior Member
That is OK, I will keep the $50,000+.
Dave
Dave