if you delete the egr and get an aftermarket intake i hear that it will clear up the smoke
you will also need some kind of guages asap, egts are the most important thing to keep an eye on with a diesel. stand alone guages are fine if you will eventually get a programmer, ie, PPE, or the edge/BD have monitors built in.thanks for the comments guys. i guess i will look into doing an egr delete and intake soon.