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Tonight, Aaron flips the big switch, Coy, goes hiking & Ben assembles stuff



Welcome to the off-road podcast. A podcast about everything off-road. We cover the news, review products, and interview people in the off road industry.  Your hosts tonight are Aaron and Coy, my name is Ben, and we are joined tonight by Trent McGee & Christian from Ultimate Adventure.  Welcome to the show.



 



Coy - mr2 the beach. Third place in the poker run.



Aaron - Finished wiring my shop.  School starting soon.



Ben - been busy with family stuff sister got married but got some cleaning done in the shop



Trent - 



Christian - 



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Listener Feedback



Cory H



Just thought I would pass along that my wife tore her Achilles tendon in her sleep about 15 years ago. So Ben is not the only person. 😆



 



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News brought to you by Colby Valve



MotorTrend - EPA lowers scrutiny of defeat devices



As the well-abused news phrase goes, "in a dramatic turn of events," the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released its final National Enforcement and Compliance Initiative for 2024 through 2027, outlining the agency's top enforcement priorities for the coming years

Noticeably absent from the three-year plan is: "Stopping Aftermarket Defeat Device for Vehicles and Engines" as a top-level priority. And what are defeat devices? They're aftermarket parts or software, such as modified exhausts or chip tuning products and services, that inhibit or bypass a vehicle's emissions controls. Now, enforcement of aftermarket parts is once again of standard "core" importance, as it had been for many years until 2020. The change is a testament to the efforts of popular aftermarket-performance companies, SEMA, and the SEMA Garage-to develop products that meet emission standards set by the California Air Resources Board (CARB).

Although this is great news for makers of aftermarket ECM tuning devices and businesses, especially in the diesel segment of the aftermarket-performance industry, it does not suggest or mean that the EPA is now completely turning its back to technologies that are not compliant with CARB emission standards.  they're definitely still watching, but apparently, it will not be at a level that brings about the shop raids and fines, that have occurred in recent years. And, for those who still don't quite get it, setting diesel rigs up to "roll coal" will forever be a huge no-no.

SEMA President and CEO Mike Spagnola says "The EPA's decision to remove enforcement against aftermarket products from ...