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Old 06-21-2010, 07:09 PM   #13 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by tasdrouille View Post
They wanted the engine not to smoke under any circumstances, and keep the EGT low. If you don't monitor airflow and you have a gunked up intake from crankcase vent oil and egr soot, you'll get smoke out the back under high load and high EGT.
In terms of a fuel economy gauge its still a moot point though, unless of coarse you are bumping against the limit on your throttle which a good ecomodder doesn't do anyway.
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