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Originally Posted by UFO
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Originally Posted by Piwoslaw
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Originally Posted by UFO
Yes there are tradeoffs, but I am not convinced NOx is a serious problem. Acid rain is not an issue in the front range of Colorado, smog was much worse than it is now. My understanding of acid rain is it's caused mostly the sulfur from coal plants.
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So if the NOx you produce doesn't effect you locally, then it's not a problem? |
I knew this was coming.  |
For me, using less fuel is part of how I try to pollute less. If I had the option to reduce fuel consumption and certain pollutants while increasing certain others, I would research the matter and make an educated choice. I believe this is what you did in good faith and I respect that. If you are not indifferent to NOx pollution on a global scale and your post cited above was only worded unfortunately, then I take back my comment.
How a certain engine reacts to adding/removing EGR seems to be a highly individual thing. Some report milage going up, others down. I read recently that in newer cars the ECU has so much control over the engine that EGR operation is almost unnoticible, so we have cleaner cars without sacrificing performance.
I would also like to ask everyone to keep the focus on the differences between cooled and non-cooled EGR. There many threads on EGR in general, so please move any off-topic discussions there.
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