@POTUS hears us.
When I tell you guys this admin cares and hears us… I’m dead serious!
Common sense must be enacted—our nation can’t afford anything extra at this time… so the recurring climate taxes that we weren’t considered when bureaucrats brought these aftertreatment systems into play.
The President and @EPALeeZeldin are absolutely in our corner on this thing… It’s important that when/if we get this accomplished, we have the REIGNS Act in play.
Wild bureaucracy is what has caused this recurring tax and the unsafe conditions of having a vehicle shut you down due to emissions. It’s a legit national security threat when you stop and think about it with all that is going on in the world.
If you haven’t had faith… I get it… but how much more clear can they be?! It’s a process to get it done, and you guys know the kickback this will cause… so it’s super important to get behind what will hopefully come for us in the light-duty and those in the big-rig business.
It’s so nice to be heard after 10 years of going through hell to get here. Let’s go!!! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🏁🏁
The bullies never thought in a million years that we would actually have a voice.
May change come rapidly, as Americans and the racing community are being absolutely slaughtered by bureaucracy and radicals who are still employed and actively working against Trump and Zeldin!
Holdovers of the previous admin make things far more difficult than they should be due to their flawed outlook of how the world works, but exposing their own doing and them trying to shut our business down is how we fix the problem so that way it may not be repeated again.
Over the past several years, the aftermarket performance industry has been under heavy attack. Racers, builders, and enthusiasts have been made to feel alone, like nobody in the corporate world had our back.
But then Ram Trucks stepped out of the herd. 🐏 They decided they weren’t gonna just run with the rest of the sheep. They took a risk. They extended a hand back out to the racers, the builders, and the dreamers who keep this industry alive.
They even let us bring in one of the most talented and notorious aftermarket performance experts the diesel world has ever seen: Kory Willis @kory_ppei
This factory-backed Ram 3500 Mega Cab Dually drag truck we built for Roadkill Nights isn’t just a cool-looking rig. It’s a statement. It’s proof that Ram and their incredible partner Cummins care about what the customer wants and more importantly, that they care about our freedoms and God-given rights… including the right to race, to build, and to push the limits of performance in a responsible way.
Full stock factory Cummins 6.7 drivetrain. New 8-speed ZF transmission. And it’s performing incredibly well. This truck is more than horsepower, it’s hope. 💪🏁
@ramtrucks@cummins
#RamTrucks #RamFam #Cummins #RoadkillNights #PerformanceFreedom #GodGivenRights #RamHD #MegaCab #DragTruck #CumminsPower #KoryWillis
THANK YOU to Forbes for running this article and recognizing the importance of the topic of user privacy.
Everyone should contact their reps and share this stuff non stop or your industry is toast.
I can’t imagine this is in line with the Trump admin whatsoever… actually, I’m quite certain it’s not. 👀
There is a war in DC between America and the beaurocracy/deep state.
Link in comments
It’s wild to think that removing DEF fluid leads to the government going after users privacy if this article is true… 👀
Very interesting also to see that Apple + others opposed it… but can you imagine what kind of privacy exposure it opens those channels up to?
We voted for a change and I do believe it will come… this should be talked about by everyone!!
I just shared this article and it should concern anyone who uses OBD flashing or tuning software on their truck or vehicle.
EZ Lynk is a flashing device and cloud-based platform for vehicle diagnostics and remote updates. It does not create the performance tunes or delete calibrations. Independent third-party tuners and developers create those files and share them through the EZ Lynk Cloud. The system simply lets users connect, flash, and manage those third-party tunes safely on their vehicles.
According to the piece, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York is asking EZ Lynk and the major retailers that sold their system (including Apple, Google, Amazon, and Walmart) to hand over the names, addresses, and phone numbers of all purchasers. That could be hundreds of thousands of people.
The DOJ alleges the EZ Lynk system is an illegal defeat device under the Clean Air Act and is pursuing civil charges (the defendants are contesting it). Notably, the Trump administration has already dropped related criminal cases and shifted focus to civil enforcement only.
To me, this isn’t just about deletes or emissions. It’s about privacy. If the government can force a platform company to turn over every buyer’s personal information simply because third-party software is shared through it, what does that mean for the rest of the tuning community? The gun industry just went through very similar.
This should be a wake-up call for anyone who values the right to modify, diagnose, or maintain their own vehicles. Without access to tools like EZ Lynk, HP Tuners, EFI Live, SCT, and others, our entire hobby is at risk.
Fellow truck owners, content creators, and enthusiasts, now’s the time to speak up. Share the facts, contact your representatives, and push back on overreach that threatens privacy and legitimate vehicle modification. This deserves more attention - full article on Facebook.
For legal reasons, I am limited to comment much on this topic… Which also sucks. ☹️
Fight! Fight! Fight!
Representing the diesel industry out here in the swamp!
SEMA Association is rocking out here and very cool what they are doing behind the scenes.
Thankful to be a part of it!
Great meetings set up by SEMA and even more with Carson Jorgensen making things happen.
Carson - can’t thank you enough. Diesel industry, he is one of the magicians behind our success - add him!
When super low class bottom of the totum poll “tuners” think they are being slick by removing the name of the company they stole from, but they forget that it actually sends a public message about it to the users.
Shoutout to whoever these guys are for being dumb.
Thieves getting caught! lol
If you are still buying tunes from random companies and not researching that the company/tuner has been around for many years… you are likely getting scammed.
Y’all make em famous and tag whoever the owners are in the comments. Enjoy.
Trump’s “Unleashing American Energy” EO is exactly what America needs right now.
The EPA’s 2007.5 heavy duty and light duty diesel emissions rules forced expensive DPF + SCR aftertreatment that the agency itself later admitted caused major problems in real-world critical applications. They granted emergency vehicle exemptions in 2012 because the systems caused dangerous power derates on fire trucks and ambulances.
EPA originally estimated just $1,200 to $1,900 added cost per truck. Reality? Dealers reported $5,000 to $9,250+ surcharges per unit and the 2012 NADA/ATD study showed EPA underestimated compliance costs by 2 to 5 times.
Real world aftertreatment issues alone can cost 15k+ on light duty and 40k+ on heavy duty. Vehicle costs also increased past what the EPA stated. Add in 2 to 5 percent fuel economy (I have data for 25%!) hits from constant regens, thousands in DPF cleaning and replacement, plus DEF headaches. All for standards that failed their own ROI test.
Time to follow the EO: rescind the 2007.5 emissions tiers, remove the aftertreatment mandates, and return to reliable pre 2007.5 standards.
Cheaper trucks, better reliability, and lower costs passed to consumers. Let’s do it! 🇺🇸💪
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency - follow the EO.
I’m pretty sure President Donald J. Trump was talking about DEF FLUID and not just the DEF SENSOR.
Can anyone correct me here? Did I not hear this right?
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
