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Originally Posted by hmathews
Yes you are right - you cannot do EGR delete without doing the DPF delete atleast what I understand. And without the deletes your DPF & CAT filters are going to be plugged often and you will get CEL messages and limp mode and shorter engine life and all that kind of stuff...
I have the H&S kit with the downpipe. I believe that's the way to go because it gets rid of the CAT filter in the downpipe as well. Almost all of the guys in the forum has the stage 2 I believe.
If I am not mistaken there is a post in the 6.7L articles section of the forum where you can actually make a DIY downpipe and delete kit. If you are good with things like that you can do it yourself, if you have tools for cutting etc. I assume. I haven't looked too much into it since I knew I wasn't going to be able to do it myself.. 
I think you still need a programmer to clear codes after the delete because it will throw a soft code. I don't know if H&S has worked this out - I got my kit a long time ago... and there have been many updates since then.
You can do all the install yourself. It will take couple of hours. No welding/drilling. Everything is bolt on. You may need an extra hand because the stock exhaust is so heavy and it is a pain to take the down pipe out...
I bought my truck 29K miles used... had to make a few trips to the dealer in the first couple of months, decided to do the deletes -now it is sitting at 55k miles and have not had any issues. Probably never going to see the dealer again... |
You are mistaken. With the EGR deleted or unplugged there will be less soot into the turbo as well as out the pipe. There are several threads with numerous owners that have run that way for thousands of miles. I personally put over 6K before I did my DPF deletes. With the EGR unplugged it causes a CEL and a P0405 code. With that code the ECM doesn't even attempt to use the Butterfly or the egr related stuff. I experienced an increase in the miles between regen by near 30% from every 150 to every 250 miles. MPG's increase. Trips to the dealer are reduced to near nothing. I've never been to the dealer, except for something stupid that I did to the truck. And they were nice enough to cover that under warranty.
A person with mechanical aptitude can do the TBE in about 2 hours with a helper. I couldn't imagine doing that job single handed. It takes a person holding the pipe in position to put the turbo clamp on.
Look in the Tech article section. Link in my signature for all kinds of articles on the DIY deletes and EGR deletes. What WORKS and what doesn't. There a wealth of real time experience in that section.
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