EGR delete

[FOMOsuperduty]

Guy I work with had a extra egr valve and plugged that one in and left the old one in the engine unplugged. He zip tied the plugged in one to the engine and has been getting 5-6 more miles to gallon. Will this work in the long run or is there future problems??

[03f250stroke]

seriously? i would hit the guy in the face with a hammer next time i see him

[darsey715]

Originally Posted by FOMOsuperduty

Guy I work with had a extra egr valve and plugged that one in and left the old one in the engine unplugged. He zip tied the plugged in one to the engine and has been getting 5-6 more miles to gallon. Will this work in the long run or is there future problems??

He's not getting 5-6 more miles to the gallon. I guess you could do that but I consider that to be kinda janky.

[zachs04250]

is there a plate that can be found to put in between the uppipe and egr or will i have to fab one up

[DryHeatDude03]

You can buy one, I believe Discount Power Parts has them. Or you can fab one up, or can install a steel freeze plug.

[Santa Gertrudis]

So if you get a block off plate (up pipe), what else is really needed to do away with the EGR problems? EGR systems are where I get confused on these trucks.

[Evil Eye]

The block off plate is just a stamped piece of metal; you might just get a steel freeze plug for a few dollars.

[Evil Eye]

Originally Posted by Santa Gertrudis

So if you get a block off plate (up pipe), what else is really needed to do away with the EGR problems? EGR systems are where I get confused on these trucks.

DJ turns the EGR valve off in his tuning, so the exhaust gasses never get back into the intake, so all you would need is to block off the flow into the EGR cooler. That's where the block off plate or freeze plug come in to play. Some folks choose to remove the EGR cooler all together, which will prevent any failures with coolant flow from the oil cooler and through the EGR cooler. Sometimes they will clog up with casting sand from the block, which is why I have a bypass coolant filter kit on mine. Let us know if you still have questions.

[zachs04250]

the only plates i found at discount was for the gmc/chevy, and that was a streatch to find, i dont realy want to use a plug i want to b able to take it out easily just in case.

[DryHeatDude03]

Here ya go Zachs Discount Power Parts