When I purchased the truck in 2017 it was named The Dragon becuase I drove it home from Kingman AZ to Los Angeles blowing a massive amount of coal all the way home.

 

Little by little I found mostly all of the causes of the smoke.  There were many of them.

 

The truck had a Power Edge EZ which was manufactured in 07-29-2002

 

I suspected that it could be contributing to the smoke issue and it was.  I took it out and cut the smoke down about 30% At that tie I had exactly zero knowledge of tuners.  I'm now about to learn about them, particularly the recommended Quadzilla.

 

The description of the Power Edge EZ is as follows:

The Power Edge EZ Device consists of an electronic module which enhances fuel flow at medium and high load engine conditions, and a brass elbow which is designed to delay the wastage opening during boost conditions.  The electronic module is plugged into the can-bus data port and the MAP sensor's wiring harness, which are both located in the vehicles engine compartment.  The power Edge eZ comes with three user adjustments jumpers that vary the settings from slightly modified to very responsive.

 

Upon reading this I just realized that there is a brass elbow by the waste gate.  Should I change this part back to stock?  Would this be causing an issue?  If so what should be there?

 

 

 

I'm getting ready to install a Quadzilla and it occurred to me that the old Power Edge EX may have left some data in the ECM?

Edited November 2, 20204 yr by leety

Level 2 and 3 are basically same MPG wise. 4 and up well that changes things. 

 

Level 2 I'm using for traction purpose. like this morning its +19*F yup very slick around here. 

2 hours ago, Mopar1973Man said:

Level 2 I'm using for traction purpose. like this morning its +19*F yup very slick around here. 

We're dropping to 0 tonight it's 45 now

2 hours ago, Dieselfuture said:

We're dropping to 0 tonight it's 45 now

Brrrrrrrrr

 

it's 0 here now and looking like -10 tomorrow.   We will be seeing -30 before to much longer.....   

Around 20 here. But the Cummins gets a few days off like me. So we dont care how stinking cold it gets!!!!!

I'm in So Cal so I got nutin' interesting to report.

 

You guys are the weather warriors and we are the weather weenies.

6 hours ago, Me78569 said:

it's 0 here now and looking like -10 tomorrow.   We will be seeing -30 before to much longer.....   

 

6 minutes ago, Threadzy said:

 

I can't even imagine how cold that is.

New Meadows Idaho is possible of -30*F and -40*F temp rare but does happen. Mostly comes from Montana direction. We at least get some minus weather every winter like last winter only like -2 to -5*F. I was watching the color temp map (NOAA) and seen @Me78569how the cold coming down out of Canada and how it will spread out.