Moving from 1996 to 2010

Start with the IMAP sensor.. Intake manifold air pressure. If it is full of soot ... Clean or replace it, it takes no more than a few min. You will need 10mm socket. This is the first sensor on drivers side... It will tell you how dirty the egr valve is, the IMAP will not throw codes but will hurt performance and mileage.

 

Capitalist bs? What? Federal regulation forced engine manufacturers to put this garbage on their engines.
That's the exact opposite of capitalism.
Couple quick definitions for you: capitalism, federal and state governments stay out of the way of businesses and let them run their companies how they see fit, producing products on which ever way they want. Socialism, lots of government over sight, regulations and committees telling companies what they can and can not make while taxing the Crap out of everyone.

 

Have you considered a dpf retrofit to your current truck? With your horsepower plan on about 18K for a quality job, you'll be CA compliant til 2023 and escape a whole lot of BS. The complexity of the newer trucks is just plain scary to me, and I don't just mean the emissions. Peterbilt has been trying to figure out why my sleeper A/C won't work for a month. Is there anyone on the planet that can explain multiplex wiring?