These drivers aren't in critical situations, and their mods aren't designed for that

Honestly, how do you know? Regardless, it's completely unfair. The government knows emissions control tech takes one of the most reliable workhorse powerplants in the world and neuters it, weakens it, and makes it more susceptible to failure. A lot of folks delete their diesel trucks not to "roll coal" or own the libs, but because it makes their vehicles more reliable.

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ryeights 33 minutes ago | parent | next [-]

So what? It's anti-social behavior. What thought does the deleted diesel truck driver give to his fellow citizens, whose otherwise reliable respiratory systems are weakened and made more susceptible to failure by toxic fumes and particulates?

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whalesalad 27 minutes ago | parent [-]

I'm realizing a lot of folks in this thread do not understand diesel emissions systems at all and why you might want to delete one.

	▲	traderj0e 24 minutes ago \| parent \| next [-]
		Maybe they don't, but I get it. Optimizing for lower emission doesn't mean highest reliability, or even necessarily highest fuel economy. Emissions parts can fail and be expensive to replace. That doesn't mean people should be allowed to delete emissions. Last time I had my cats fail, the cheapest option was to saw them off, I didn't do that.
	▲	ryeights 19 minutes ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		I understand and I don't care. Your personal interests as a diesel truck driver don't override others' interests in health and clean air

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traderj0e 33 minutes ago | parent | prev [-]

Modern trucks, even with emissions controls, are more powerful than anything older. Engines are more reliable if anything, though there are plenty of pesky non-engine electronics ruining the useful lifespans of modern cars.

If you're talking about black smoke out of the exhaust, no it doesn't help reliability. If you just mean tuning to optimize not for emissions, yeah it can help if you know exactly what you're doing or screw it up if you don't, either way you'll only find out later. Doesn't seem to matter because professionals already survive without messing with their trucks.

idk who downvoted you, that's not appropriate, so +1'd you to avoid comment death