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Originally Posted by The_Bishop
The problem is the tuning solutions available to us are removing the necessary options for off-road use tuning. Doesn't matter where you move.
BigAl, I understand that the EPA is trying to make things clean, but this is getting ridiculous. How much real pollution is emitted by enthusiasts? Now granted, the idiots that purposely tune diesels to blow out sun-blocking clouds of black soot make the rest of the tuning industry look bad, but maybe that needs to be handled on an individual level. What's currently happening is like outlawing screwdrivers because people modify carbs with them.
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guys blowing soot are idiots and I suspect that has helped put a bulls-eye on the aftermarket, especially since the federal EPA is now run by a my way or the highway zealot.
but you can't regulate case by case, the world is too big. you have to have standards. maybe different ones for normal use vs limited use. wait, we have that now!
Before ODB2 you had to make your car pass sniff test. And back then the technology and the cats were less than stellar. Now GM can make a 638hp engine blow clean. There is no reason to remove cats or AIR anymore on a DD. Being cheap is not a good excuse. And being a car guy should not mean a complete disregard for the environment
Everyone cried when the 1st EFI showed up, the aftermarket figured it out. They will again.