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Originally Posted by Diesel_Dave
I've decided to finally "come clean" and admit that I've deleted much of the emissions equipment on my truck.
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I've been expecting this ever since I've seen the
undisclosed drive train mods 
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Early on it became evident that the newer trucks had a lot of issues with all the emissions equipment.
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Tell me about it ... it's not just the diesel trucks.
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I bought my truck early last year and got a great deal on it.
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I guess you now know why it came cheap.
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I'm sure some of our more "environmentally friendly" members may not like me for this, but I decided it was time to lay everything out there
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With all the after-treatment stuff gone, why not go with Biodiesel or a high BD blend ?
It'll make less soot.
It'll make
"sizeable", flocking soot, not the < 2,5 µm microscopic soot that eventually DPFs produce and that goes even deeper in everyone's lungs.
Some reports state that with rapeseed esters, NOx goes down rather than up. Dunno if you can get RME or REE biodiesels locally ?
Another way to clean up your emissions is CNG blending.
Wether you can recoup the cost for that installation depends on how many miles you expect to run this truck - and wether you can get CNG locally.
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Originally Posted by Diesel_Dave
Yeah, those DPFs burn a ton of fuel, especially during regens.
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Sounds very familiar.
My instant FC doubles - or worse - during DPF regenerations.
A long regen can add 10% to my tank average
Do I have to say it again ?
DIESELS ARE NOT THE SOLUTION
CLEAN DIESELS ARE DIRTY MARKETING
Stay away from modern diesels.