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elhigh · 03-23-2017, 08:25 AM

I saw you mentioned an EGR delete - wouldn't that make your fuel economy worse?

I'm not a genius, guys, somebody help me out here. I thought part of the point of the EGR was to help fill the cylinder with neutral gases, reduce pumping losses and cool things off a tad.

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