Thread: Why remove egr?- enlighten a newbie
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Old 06-24-2004, 11:41 PM
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Originally posted by gsxr
The EGR reduces specific emissions - oxides of nitrogen, IIRC? But it increases others, or something like that. I causes massive soot buildup in the intake tracts which frequently clog the ALDA pressure fitting, killing power by ~33% or so. Even with EGR disabled the emissions are still very very good as long as the rest of your engine is in good shape, and not smoking excessively.

Here's some shots of an OM603 intake crudded up with EGR soot:
Is it difficult/advisable to disable on an SDL? How do you do it?
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