Cat and Cummins view for the future

[GWDiesel]

Getting back to the Green Nuts,I hope they wipe with poison

Oak leaves!!! GWD

 

[R.E. Miller]

TPyle,

Very interesting news, thanks for pulling the diesel curtians back. The only thing that I see is going to be above and beyond what most diesel heads deal with no regarding the ACERT system are the catalysts. At least over where I work, on a different brand, the catalysts work well with soot reduction, but do require maintenence that is a bit more than changing filters and fluids.



Glad to hear that EGR isn't the only way out



Russell

 

[esommer2500]

Is a catalyst like a catalytic (sp?) converter? How does it cut down on soot?



I find it interesting that cats were put on the 12v's and not the 24v's. Is this simply because the 24v's were that much cleaner? I didn't think cats were very effective on diesel engines anyway.



This is good stuff, and I'm glad to see these companies doing everything they can to get around EGR! TPyle: that was good stuff. Got anything else to share? Size of turbos on the twins?



BTW, insurance sucks.



Eric

 

[R.E. Miller]

esommer2500,

The catalysts that I have seen used on diesels look a lot like a bee hive honeycomb, but smaller holes. It takes an expensive but simple machine at work to blow out the soot from them after a certian restiction is reached. The fit into a housing that looks a lot like a regular big muffler, but disassembles to remove the catalyst. Oh yeah, the catalyst I hear was like 4K to replace



Russell

 

[A Johnson]

R. E Miller, Have you checked sizes on the yellow coveralls yet?



TPyle, I wear a 52 regular ( I know, I know, short and wide) Can I wear my blue ones till the yellow ones are taylored?



A Johnson