cbrahs

just got this email.

Dear Customer:
Edge Products and Superchips have been, and continue to be, proud supporters of competitive diesel motorsports across the United States and Canada. We proudly support and sponsor organizations such as NHRDA and NADM that promote legal racing and diesel competition in cities and towns all across North America. Despite our continued support of diesel motorsports, we have made the strategic decision to discontinue our Edge Racing and Superchips Racing products effective immediately. We will not accept new orders for Edge and Superchips Racing products as of July 12, 2011.
Edge Products and Superchips will no longer offer for sale Edge Racing and Superchips Racing-branded diesel, tuning products in the United States. Unfortunately, we believe a portion of dealers and consumers are exploiting the intended use of these products which has a negative impact on the future of this industry.
Prior to launching the Edge Racing and Superchips Racing brands, we undertook numerous preventive measures to ensure all dealers and consumers clearly understood the intended use of these products. In spite of our best efforts, we have concluded that these policies are not adequate to assure abuse is prevented. We have performed an exhaustive review of these measures, including numerous conversations with regulatory agencies such as EPA and CARB, in order to try to devise an effective way whereby we can assure ‘Racing’ products are used as intended. Based on our review, at this time, we do not believe there are adequate prevention measures available to the industry which provide those assurances.
We strongly encourage, for the long-term health of our industry, that all distributors, dealers and consumers of these or similar products made by other companies cease selling any electronic tuning product that contains the ability to disable any emissions system for late-model diesel trucks including (but not limited to) the DPF system, EGR system and Urea (exhaust fluid) injection. Per federal and state regulations, any registered vehicle is required to maintain its emissions systems unless it is used strictly and solely for racing. Unfortunately, even with the exhaustive, preventive measures we have taken, we do not feel it is possible to completely prevent abuse.
We have strong reason to believe all companies that continue to engage in the business of manufacturing, distributing, or selling these kinds of products in the United States will be subject to enforcement action from both the United States EPA and the California Air Resources Board. In the future, if we are able to devise a way to prevent abuse, we hope to re-establish the Edge Racing and Superchips Racing brands.
Below is a list/table that constitutes all Edge and Superchips Racing part numbers that will be immediately discontinued. The table below also identifies the appropriate street-legal replacement part number for the same application. All listed replacement parts can be found on the CARB Products in Progress list and either have been or will be tested for legal street use in the United States. If you have any questions, or would like to discuss this matter further, please do not hesitate to contact us. Our contact information is included below for your convenience.
Best Regards,
Dave Martinez
President, Powerteq (Edge/Superchips)
801-337-2122
dmartinez@powerteq.com


Tom Bennett
Executive Vice President, Powerteq (Edge/Superchips)
407-585-7073
tbennett@powerteq.com

Blake Clark

Sucks to see they caved in....

Lil Dog

Wow. I never thought they would bow out so easily. Guys were pulling their DPFs before there were programmers and there will always be a way to do it and a market to do so.

Being a bigger company brings on a whole new pressure from government enforcement.

JAM

Here is my take....they are probably launching a new product (very soon) that has been tested to work (to a degree) with leaving most the BS stuff on the truck. I’m guessing they are making a stance to put them on top pointing fingers at others so they can be endorsed by the feds. They are trying to get a MONOPOLY instead of fighting these people that say all this junk on the trucks is better. Someone do the math for me (it's too late and the wine is too good), but if I drive 100K miles and get 11mpg with all the BS stuff, but get 17mpg with all the BS stuff off, are we not burning less fuel? By burning less fuel, are we not protecting this so called fragile environment a bit better?

Sorry, just venting a bit.

djcheez

i think they just couldnt keep up with the competition with these newer trucks and decidded it was too much trouble for what its worth. I loved my edge on my 04, but even happier with my HS now. not gonna lose sleep over it

dmurdock

I don't think Edge is making any money on the newer diesels with the competition from H&S and MADS. I'd say that coupled with a shakedown from the feds and they said screw it..

ZeroTolerance

Their products suck anyway. Peace out i hope the door hits you on the way out and knocks you out.

I had a superchips for 4.7l. I dont know what it really did if anything other than let me change my tire size

Totallyrad

CYA my friends, CYA. Wait and see what shakes out next. Obviously Edge figures the feds are about to take a bite out of folks.

Purplezr2

Because I was curious here are the numbers

100k

11mpg= 9090gal of fuel at 4$/gal=36,360
17mpg=5882 gal of fuel at 4$/gal=23,528

Thats a 12,832 dollar savings.

cbrahs

thats also less money in the feds pocket. greedy bastages

Purplezr2

About 1600 dollars from there pockets with current fuel taxes.

PowerTeq

Please remember that discontinuation of our Edge Products and SuperChips Racing lines is voluntary. We feel that it is best for our industry as well as the long term health of our company to discontinue any product that defeats emission control devices on dieseltrucks. This will allow us to redirect developmental resources to other projects and programs. These new products will lead the industry in of features, performance, and quality which is what to expect from the PowerTeq brands.

We will be supporting any customer that has purchased a Edge Products and SuperChips Racking product. There will still be updates to support new files from the vehicle manufactures and there will be no update to remove features that have already been purchased. The discontinuation of the Racing means that we will no longer manufacture or sell new products that intentionally allow you to defeat emission control devices.

If you have any questions about any of this please call or email us. We will answer any of your questions you will have on this matter.



Edge Products
1080 South Depot Dr
Ogden, UT 84404
888-360-3343
tech@edgeproducts.com



SuperChips
1790 E. Airport Blvd.
Sanford, FL 32773
888 227 2447
tech@superchips.com

cbrahs

maybe you guys should be in support of it and lobby against the epa and help us prove we can get better mileage from our trucks with the garbage removed. just my .02

JAM

Great point...add my .02...now we have .04

edgeproducts

Please remember that discontinuation of our Edge Products and Superchips Racing lines is voluntary. We feel that it is best for our industry as well as the long term health of our company to discontinue any product that defeats emission control devices on diesel trucks. This will allow us to redirect developmental resources to other projects and programs. These new products will lead the industry in features, performance, and quality which is what you can expect from the PowerTeq brands.

We will be supporting any customer that has purchased an Edge Products and Superchips Racing product. There will still be updates to support new files from the vehicle manufactures and there will be no update to remove features that have already been purchased. The discontinuation of the Racing means that we will no longer manufacture or sell new products that intentionally allow you to defeat emission control devices.

If you have any questions about any of this please call or email us. We will answer any of your questions you will have on this matter.



Edge Products
1080 South Depot Dr
Ogden, UT 84404
888-360-3343
tech@edgeproducts.com



Superchips
1790 E. Airport Blvd.
Sanford, FL 32773
888 227 2447
tech@superchips.com