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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 11:59 AM
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exhaust questions

so last week i got a letter in the mail saying i got reported for my truck smoking too much i got it tested today and i passed but my numbers were double what they should be. my question is (and this probably makes me sound stupid) would a catalitic converter cut my smoke down?
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 01:57 PM
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No. You need more air or less fuel. Do you have any mods done to your truck?
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 02:02 PM
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All I have is a 4 inch magnaflow exhaust and a edge chip
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 02:36 PM
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Can't you turn the edge down?
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 04:06 PM
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Ya but if I do then I loose power I want the power but I don't want the risk of a big fine
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 06:55 PM
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Have you changed your air filter recently? A dirty air filter will make a truck smoke a lot more.
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 07:06 PM
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Ya but if I do then I loose power I want the power but I don't want the risk of a big fine
Turn the edge down for testing, then turn it back up.
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 07:31 PM
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Ya I bought it in July and a month after I bought it I went through and change the air filter and a few other things
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 07:32 PM
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That's what I did when I took it in I guess I'll just have to not race off on a green light anymore
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 11:27 PM
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where the heck do you live that people turn each other in for visible smoke?
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Old Feb 2, 2011 | 11:48 PM
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Layton Utah
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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 08:13 AM
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wow, that's a surprise, I figured San Fransisco or Santa Fe.... Sorry to hear that
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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 11:23 PM
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Ya Utah the other California what a surprise. The place where everybody worries what the other guy is doing.
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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 11:25 PM
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Ya and no offense meant to anybody but it's all Mormons
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Old Feb 3, 2011 | 11:52 PM
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Ya and no offense meant to anybody but it's all Mormons
i was going to say that
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