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Old 02-20-2023, 01:08 AM
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Originally Posted by 80stech View Post
AFAIK the main idea behind the controlled thermostat is to lower combustion temps in order to meet Nox emissions specs without using an EGR valve(bonus for cost and reliability). So what ever time the DME drops the temp is probably what is needed to average the Nox emissions to meet spec.

I wonder if flashing an EU2 tune would fix that (as well as getting rid of the secondary air)
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