Alright folks. What is up with these diesel trucks blowing smoke!?

[Das Jared]

Luckily in Texas, when you get an inspection for diesels, all they do is a safety check. Your dash can be lit up like a christmas tree, and still pass. No emissions bs what so ever.

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[Shorts]

Luckily in Texas, when you get an inspection for diesels, all they do is a safety check. Your dash can be lit up like a christmas tree, and still pass. No emissions bs what so ever.

Yup, still costs $14.50 unlike the car.

You know there is no emissions testing here in FL either, for gas or diesel. There are even no safety inspections! When I registered my truck last week they only needed a VIN & odometer reading and cash or course. Now I know why there are some real basket case vehicles stumbling down the road

 

[Anger]

The more people get pissed by this (me included for a long time), the faster things WILL change. It's simply an imature, low brow thing to do. Get high, get drunk, do it to yourself in the comfort of your own home but don't mess with people by shooting toxic fumes at them for your pleasure. Dam, I sound like Al Effen Gore, and by no means do I consider myself a greenie.

 

[jordanmills]

Your -10 internets still stands

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Deal with it, lol.

 

[jordanmills]

Actually he's correct. There is a sweet spot in rpm in each vehicle (based on gearing, motor, weight, etc, like you said) to accelerate at that is most economical. It has to be enough to overcome rolling resistance but not so much fuel delivery is more than enough to do the job. In the Dodge $#@!mins 3rd gen for example keeping boost under 6psi and ~1600 rpm for shifts is that sweet spot. And since not every vehicle lined up at a stop light must or will accelerate at the same speed (for efficiency) someone will always "block traffic".

Exactly.

 

[Das Jared]

Deal with it, lol.

NO. PERMABAN NOOB

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[Shorts]

The more people get pissed by this (me included for a long time), the faster things WILL change. It's simply an imature, low brow thing to do. Get high, get drunk, do it to yourself in the comfort of your own home but don't mess with people by shooting toxic fumes at them for your pleasure. Dam, I sound like Al Effen Gore, and by no means do I consider myself a greenie.

Fair enough. What's plan? Who is targeted? How will things change?

 

[sonuvaTXgun]

Luckily in Texas, when you get an inspection for diesels, all they do is a safety check. Your dash can be lit up like a christmas tree, and still pass. No emissions bs what so ever.

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True. My dad uses a local shop to get all the company vehicles inspected. I know for a damn fact that at least 30% of those trucks wouldn't pass inspection in another state but Texas has somewhat of a "no shits given" attitude in a lot of places, especially small towns like mine.

 

[Street Wolf]

Simple, idiots who don't know how to properly tune their vehicle. Or idiots who do it intentionally and think it's cool.

 

[jordanmills]

NO. PERMABAN NOOB

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I'll bribe Fazle for your IP address.

 

[benenglish]

My dad uses a local shop to get all the company vehicles inspected. I know for a damn fact that at least 30% of those trucks wouldn't pass inspection in another state but Texas has somewhat of a "no shits given" attitude in a lot of places, especially small towns like mine.

I used to know a little shop that did lots of inspections. If you left a small bottle of a half-way decent whiskey on the front seat when you handed them the keys, it took about 5 minutes for them to drive it in back, slap on a sticker, and drive it back up front. They did that for decades...until the highly talented mechanic and owner (who was also, unfortunately, an alcoholic) died.

 

[sonuvaTXgun]

I used to know a little shop that did lots of inspections. If you left a small bottle of a half-way decent whiskey on the front seat when you handed them the keys, it took about 5 minutes for them to drive it in back, slap on a sticker, and drive it back up front. They did that for decades...until the highly talented mechanic and owner (who was also, unfortunately, an alcoholic) died.

Bribery in a creative form lol that's too bad. I like friendly people like that who will fudge the system a little.

 

[jparks54]

Truthfuly id love to have a diesel truck that will blow snoke. I think my reason for it is that I grew up down the road from a dragstrip and frequented the tractor pulls so the smoke reminds me of those times. Im also 22 and in collage so I do like showboating alittle lol

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[breakingcontact]

Truthfuly id love to have a diesel truck that will blow snoke. I think my reason for it is that I grew up down the road from a dragstrip and frequented the tractor pulls so the smoke reminds me of those times. Im also 22 and in collage so I do like showboating alittle lol

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OK. Just stay in the right lane, ill be passing on your left.

 

[Shotgun Jeremy]

I'd be more impressed by a nice big dually with just a touch of chrome, a nice deep growl, and a trailer hooked up hauling something big...like a bulldozer.

 

[gdouthit]

My shop truck is a Dodge Ram 3500. That thing can haul anything I can fit on the trailer (you shoulda seen the size of this skid-steer today!) with no power issues. I haven't ever seen that thing even hiccup a puff of smoke.

Like my ford f250. Only time she smokes is when I either get a bad tank of fuel, or something is wrong like my IDM going out and 2 injectors being burnt up

 

[Shotgun Jeremy]

That's part of why trucks blowing black smoke bugs me-i naturally want to trouble shoot them. Lol

 

[M. Sage]

Simple, idiots who don't know how to properly tune their vehicle. Or idiots who do it intentionally and think it's cool.

This. Most of them are "look at me!" idiots who tune it that way on purpose.

Something someone said earlier in the thread: No, "rolling coal" doesn't increase mileage OR power. That smoke is partially-burned fuel. Partially burned because there's too much for the amount of oxygen in the mixture.

 

[Shorts]

This. Most of them are "look at me!" idiots who tune it that way on purpose.

Something someone said earlier in the thread: No, "rolling coal" doesn't increase mileage OR power. That smoke is partially-burned fuel. Partially burned because there's too much for the amount of oxygen in the mixture.

Yup