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radix7508

radix7508

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Apr 13, 2011
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HI all. I"m new to owning a diesel machine. I purchased a 08 Sierra 2500 with the Duramax/Allison combo. If anyone has any info regarding the Airdog II installation and reliability I would appreciate it. Yes I know about the pollution control stuff and that it can be a pain in the arse. I actually welcome the fact that my truck wont be belching soot everywhere but I also am aware of what happened when pollution control was put on cars in the 70's. I am nervous about the reliability and disruptions in service caused by the damn DPF. I dont see the point in taking it off, you couldn't sell it to anyone in a pollution control state without it and I'm not really a fan of all the soot. I'm just trying to find the best ways to make the truck work properly with the gear it has been given from the manufacturer and work within the limits set by the engineers. Yes I know it may sound naive to trust the manufacturers setup but i'm pretty sure that tinkering with the status quo merely results in further/increased problems in the form of reduced equipment life or outright damage to the motor/tranny etc. If you have any info about how to work with the system the way it is and get it to run better, I'd appreciate some feedback.

Phil
 
DuramaxOn40s

DuramaxOn40s

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Apr 1, 2011
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Welcome Phil, I'm new on this forum as well, but not new to the Dmax. As for the Airdog, you don't have a reason with a stock truck to put that on, since you don't need the extra fuel flow. One advantage would be cleaner fuel going into your injectors. But usually Airdog comes after tuner, intake, exhaust, etc. As for the emissions equipment tied to the exhaust, many many people have deleted the stuff with no problem at all. There is actually an advantage to deleting it as most people will see a mpg increase. But you are right, in a state that tests all that stuff it would be harder to sell when that time came.
 
radix7508

radix7508

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Yes, cleaner fuel is the main reason I am looking at the airdog system. With the varied nature of fuel at stations and all the problems associated with water and air in the fuel I want to be able to supply the truck with the cleanest fuel I can. I live in WY and we don't have emissions testing (yet) so I could delete it once the factory warranty runs out in two years. Yes I realize I could play back and forth with the pipes but I don't really want to pay that much attention to that. I have other things to do with my time. I'm sure once the time comes and I'm comfortable with how the truck is working I will delete the DPF so I don't have to worry about it quite so much.

I was thinking that it can't hurt to have the fuel pumped up to the engine and double filtered, all before it gets to the stock filter. Triple filtered fuel, I like the sound of that. So in the winter on the cold days, since the airdog pre-screens the water and air out, does the fuel end up gelling there first? so I would end up diving under the truck to change a filter if it did gel? well of course if I didn't get some kind of anti-gelling additive in the fuel tank first of course. Yes it's logical of course. I'm just thinking out loud..hehe I want to be as prepared for whatever comes as possible.
 
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