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[samson]

just added smarty jr, egr cooler, new exhaust from turbo to muffler and brand new 285 goodyear pro grade tires, looks awsome

[chris mugford]

hi my name is chris and im hooked on dodge

[JimBob]

Hey guys

I am definetly new at the forum thing and the 6.7 liter cummins. I bought my truck and as I checked it out more and more. I found +'s and -'s. The person I bought it from cut out the DPF filter and everything with it and put in a straight pipe. I am told if the computer is not modified by a programer then the truck will not run right so I am guessing it got programed as well. I am getting around 19 mpg on the highway. Is that normal??? I took the truck to a mechanic that I know and he hooked it up to a computer. He said that there is definetly a mod. on the truck because the turbo is boosting 14lbs. at idle. Will I run into any problems with this. I haven't had one problem with the truck except the dadgum information screen, above the rear view mirror says, "See Dealer Now, Service Required". That was before I took it to the mechanic. He said there was nothing wrong with the truck at all. Any thoughts????

[RotorHead]

SeptDawn
There are many posts within the site that provide all you need to know about doing the EGR service. It is time consuming as you will need to soak the EGR filter. Morbius and Squid have many strings that will help. I suggest that you do an internet search for the procedure for EGR delete. The first part of the procedure will provide guidance on how to remove all the necessary components to service the EGR. The clean procedure is posted on this site in a PDF. Very helpful. My own experience having done this one last month, rinse and rinse and rinse and rinse. You will need a large bucket to soak the EGR filter. I suggest a period longer than the recommended 1 hr. Overnight if possible. The CCV filter is a no brainer and Squid has some good photos posted on what to look for re: is there oil leaking into the turbo.
Dave

[topout24]

Is there any difference between the factory diameter exhaust pipe and a 5 in exhaust pipe. both straight piped from the turbo back. Besides the factory pipe has the little pre catylst on the down pipe. Let me know the pros and cons. Thanks.

[morbius]

5 inch from dpf back, there is a very minimal to no gain. When doing a very heavy pull, there is a little gain since the exhaust does flow better since less bends, EGT drop a little bit.

5 inch from turbo back, lots of gain, very free flow and lots of noise. To do a turbo back exhaust on a 2007.5 and above requires a proper delete kit to work right. If not, when regen happens, there is a ton of smoke that will pour out your exhaust !

2007.5 and up none C&C version have 1 cat near the turbo (rather small one), 1 cat and 1 DPF next to each other and 1 muffler. The muffler is straight thru and no restrictions unless badly made (made case). DPF can be very restrictive, cats have to flow enough to all the soot to pass so they are not really that big of an issue.

Cheers.

[hammerhead417]

Hello Everyone, im new to this. I have been kinda reading over the threads and have found a lot of great information. I will gladly post anything i might have found with my truck and share it with the rest of you. I also now have to change my CCV filter.

[lock1982]

Hello everyone,

Hope all is well in the diesel world. I'm a new Cummins owner just bought a 07 dodge 3/4 ton mega cab with the 6.7. Wanting to do some upgrades just not sure where to start. Any Ideas?

[michael]

my tranny mount bolt that bolt up to the cross member keep shearing off. Has any one else had this problem?