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Old 09-28-2015, 03:27 PM   #66 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by COcyclist View Post
In my opinion, no. A diesel that is tuned for power and efficiency has high combustion temperatures and makes NOX. Adding EGR reduces NOX and has bee phased in over several generations of the turbo diesel.
Sorry, I'm not sure if you're saying the current generation is putting more or less NOx emissions out than the previous generation.
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