If there was a way to make your street legal diesel particulate filter (DPF) equipped diesel truck perform at the same level as a non-DPF off-road racing rig, would you want to know how? DPF removal is great for off-road racing, but what about the rest of us who just want better fuel economy, improved towing, and diesel performance?
Most late model diesel truck owners are now familiar with the term DPF. If you used to get 15-20 miles per gallon on your pre-DPF diesel truck, you were probably surprised when you first noticed your new $50,000 diesel got 8-13 MPG. And how about the first time you were towing a heavy load up a long grade when your diesel suddenly went into DPF regeneration and your speed plummeted to the point of being dangerously slow? If you’re like thousands of other diesel owners, you’ve been looking for a way to safely and legally improve your diesel fuel economy as well as increase horsepower in your 2007.5 thru 2010 Dodge Ram equipped with DPF 6.7L Cummins, 2007.5 thru 2010 GM 6.6L Duramax, or 2008 to 2010 Ford 6.4L Powerstroke. Now there is a new option that will give you exactly what you want!
Many of the major manufacturers of diesel performance aftermarket products have tried to find an effective way to reverse the fuel economy and performance reducing effects of the DPF emission control device. Matt Snow and the diesel performance geniuses at Snow Performance have found a simple yet brilliant solution. Installing one of their Diesel Stage 3 MPG-Max Boost Cooler methanol and water injection kits on a DPF-equipped truck increases fuel economy by 1 to 3 MPG, with most diesel owners getting more than 2 MPG. And here’s the best part: the more often your truck went into DPF regeneration before installing the Boost Cooler kit, the better your fuel economy will be. Let’s see the reasons why.
A diesel particulate filter is designed to remove soot and other particles from the exhaust gas stream. Soot and filtered particles accumulate until the filter needs to be cleaned, a process called “regeneration”. In the Dodge, Ford, and GM diesel engines that are so popular in North America today, filter regeneration or cleaning is accomplished through the use of a fuel burner that heats the particulate filter to the point of burning soot. and the particles. Each time the filter needs to be cleaned, more diesel fuel must be burned to heat the filter. And, as you can imagine, this doesn’t help with diesel fuel economy.
Snow Performance’s product development team already knew that pre-DPF diesel engines using their Boost Cooler Kits experienced reduced NOx and particulate emissions due to increased combustion efficiency. The injected methanol acts as a combustion catalyst, which means your diesel fuel burns more efficiently and completely. Instead of sending unburned fuel and particulates out the tailpipe in the form of smoke and smog, the use of Snow Performance methanol and water injection kits on pre-DPF diesel engines dramatically reduced their emissions. What they didn’t know for sure, but suspected, was that their kits would have an even more beneficial effect on newer diesel trucks coming out with DPFs installed.
The Snow Performance team was right. Running one of their Boost Cooler kits on a DPF-equipped diesel truck still led to lower exhaust gas temperatures and increased horsepower. More importantly, the water and methanol injection kits improved combustion efficiency so dramatically that their test trucks’ particulate filters never got dirty enough to need cleaning. The injection of water and methanol “cleaned” the exhaust stream so effectively that the filters did not need to go into regeneration mode. This, of course, led to even greater and more consistent gains in fuel economy.
For the diesel performance enthusiast, combining a Stage 3 MPG-Max Boost Cooler Water/Methanol Injection Kit with a diesel performance chip, programmer or tuner allows you to use today’s popular electronic boosters without the worry of clog and ruin your expensive particles. filter. Now you can have your diesel performance cake and eat it too! For better fuel economy, more horsepower and torque, a better towing experience, and reduced emissions without resorting to DPF removal, invest in a Snow Performance Stage 3 MPG-Max Boost Water-Methanol Injection Kit. Cooler for your Cummins, Duramax or DPF equipped DPF. Powerstroke diesel today!
