Ivan Survivor wrote: I see folks talking about MAF (Mass Airt Flow) sensors on this topic. Give me a break--MAF only applies to injected gas engines. Diesels have no such thing.
I hope your not a diesel tech. At least one that works on my 6.6 diesel!
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Well there we have it, what we have I'm not sure of but bygolly we gots it!!
I'm still lost so for now I will not change anything...well maybe my skivies.
I do have several friends who are Mechs, but only one who is a diesel mech...but I'll ask him..
Really wanna get a good war going? try this..
My friend whos the diesel mech runs two ford Diesels. He burns ATF..yep, plain old tranny fluid that he salvages from the ford dealership where he works...filters it and burns it. I know it coz I seen it... he also said that he didn't "think" Chevy or Dodge engs would run on it.
He does keep a log of his miles using it and pays unto Ceaser that which is Ceasers.
Will it run?? I watched him pull a stright away grade at 100 MPH and never even bobbled...no not smart but he did it...so he has power.
I only toss this in because it seemed like it might get a good "debate" going again.
Another question, why change to 5" exhust pipes? I really need to sit down and talk about owning this rig with a for real, good mech.
LOL. Even real good diesel tech's can and do disagree. As you will find out when looking into aftermarket products there are many variables in how we use our trucks/what their used for/what our expectations are. Simply put you need to be a little more specific when asking about a K&N filter. Which K&N filter are you asking about. The OEM (drop in)or some of their other high performance filter types which meet Cummins filtration specs or the drop in that does not. There are other very good aftermarket air filters that meet specs and do a better job brining down EGTS on a turbo diesel.
You will get better answers from a tech standpoint by looking in on a diesel web that is dedicated to diesel trucks. Even our commercial haulers take advantage of these aftermarket filters such as the AFE PRO 7, and others to help keep the EGTs down which helps their long term durability.
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