EGR Delete Kit for a 2019 Ram 3500: What Fits, and Why the EGR Fails

Your EGR valve does not announce itself. It gums up slowly, over years, and the first real sign is a code, a temperature, or a repair bill you were not planning on. By then the intake is already coated.

If you own one of these trucks, you already know the engine underneath is the reason you bought it. The emissions hardware bolted to it is a different story. That is the part guys end up chasing, and it is why the delete question comes up in the first place.

The good news? One kit covers the whole 6.7L Cummins run, including your 2019, so fitment is simpler than most people expect. Let's break down which kit fits, what the EGR is actually doing on this engine, why it fails, what comes in the box, what the job takes, and what it costs. Then we will make a call.

Which EGR Delete Kit Fits a 2019 Ram 3500?

Fitment on this one is simple. The EGR Delete Kit fits the Cummins 6.7L engine in the 2019 model year. One kit spans model years 2010 through 2024. The same kit covers the Ram 2500, 3500, 4500 and 5500 fitted with that engine. It does not fit 5.9L Cummins engines.

Reading the model year and engine off your own truck

The badge on the tailgate is the least reliable thing on the truck. Trim names moved around, packages got shuffled, and a dually can wear the same lettering as a single rear wheel. Go to the driver's door jamb instead. The build sticker there gives you the model year and the chassis in one look.

While you are down there, look at the back of the truck. The Ram 3500 continues to utilize the rear Hotchkiss leaf spring system and offers an exclusive supplemental air suspension system.^[1] Leaf packs are a five-second check, and they settle an argument that badges start. Ten seconds on the floor beats an hour of returns paperwork.

Where this fitment list stops

A lot of guys assume any Cummins is a Cummins. Here's the thing — that assumption is what fills the returns bin. The engine family is the only thing that decides this kit, and it decides it before anything else about the truck matters. Check which engine is in there first. That single question settles the whole page for you, one way or the other.

Pickup versus chassis cab, and why it matters at the flange

Pickups and cab-and-chassis trucks do not share a start year, and the table above splits them for exactly that reason. It fits 2010 through 2024 Ram 2500, 3500, 4500, and 5500 with the 6.7L Cummins (Pick-Up 2010–2024, Cab & Chassis 2013–2024) and does not fit 5.9L Cummins engines. If you are running a service body on the back, read the lower row. Everyone else is on the pickup row. Get that wrong and the parts still show up — they just do not go on, and you find out with the truck already apart. Read the row, then read it again.

What Does the EGR System Do on a 6.7L Cummins?

The EGR system reroutes hot exhaust gases back into your intake manifold, and those gases carry soot. VGTs offer versatile optimization across engine speeds and loads, aiding engine braking, exhaust gas recirculation and thermal management.^[3] In diesel engines, internal combustion results in expansion of high-temperature, high-pressure gases, which in turn move pistons, transforming chemical energy into mechanical energy.^[2]

Where the loop starts and where it ends

Picture a short circuit of exhaust that never fully leaves the engine. Some of it comes off the exhaust side and gets fed straight back into the intake to go through combustion a second time. That is the whole idea. On paper it is elegant, and on a whiteboard it makes perfect sense. In practice you are asking your intake tract to swallow what the engine has just finished burning, over and over, for as long as you own the truck.

Why the intake side is the part that pays for it

Soot is the price of admission. Everything the recirculation path carries goes back through passages that were drawn for clean air, and clean air is not what they are getting. Nothing about that is dramatic on day one. It is accumulation, not an event. Accumulation is exactly the kind of failure that surprises people, because there is never a morning where the truck ran right yesterday and broke today.

What the turbo is doing while this happens

The turbo is not a bystander here. Both jobs pull from the same exhaust stream, which is why the two get talked about in the same breath. The fuel side belongs in the picture too. In a common rail setup, diesel fuel is stored in a high-pressure rail that supplies fuel to each injector independently.^[4] That precision gives you a cleaner burn. It does not stop what has already burned from coming back around.

Why Does the EGR Become a Failure Point on These Trucks?

Soot does not clear itself. Over thousands of miles that soot coats the intake and clogs the EGR valve. The damage builds where the deposits sit, and it does not stop at the valve. This kit removes the EGR at the source instead of chasing the symptoms. It's the best-selling Ram Cummins EGR delete kit.

What soot loading actually looks like on a torn-down intake

Pull the intake off a high-mileage 6.7 and you will not find a clean casting. You find passages with the cross-section closed down, coated in something with the texture of dried tar. It does not wipe off. A gasket scraper and a lot of bad language is the usual method, and the passage never really comes back to what it was. That deposit is the same material the loop has been feeding back since the truck was new.

The repair bill order of operations

The order matters more than the list. A failing EGR system can lead to overheating, head gasket damage, poor fuel economy, limp mode, and expensive repairs, often over $2,000 if left unresolved. Poor economy shows up first and nobody acts on it. Then a code. Then limp mode, and limp mode never picks a convenient moment to arrive. Overheating and head gasket damage sit at the far end of the same list, and by the time you are there you are not doing an EGR job any more. You are doing an engine job. That is the jump in cost people never see coming, and it is the reason this article exists.

Why chasing codes rarely ends the problem

Here's the thing — a code tells you the valve is not doing what the computer expects it to do. It does not tell you why. Clean the valve and you have bought time, not a fix. The same loop that packed it full the first time is still connected, still hot, and still feeding the same material back into the same passages. That is the difference between treating a symptom and removing the cause.

What Comes in the EGR Delete Kit?

Nothing here needs cutting to length. The EGR Delete Kit includes all hardware and gaskets. The kit physically blocks off the EGR system so exhaust gases stay where they belong, and it includes a throttle valve delete for increased airflow, quicker turbo spool, and lower EGTs. You get the complete EGR delete kit, the throttle valve delete, all hardware and gaskets, and a DIY-friendly step-by-step guide.

EGR Delete | Dodge 6.7L Cummins Diesel 2010-2024

The EGR Delete Kit for 2010–2024 Ram 6.7 Cummins permanently removes the Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) system, stopping the soot buildup, valve clogging, and heat that make the EGR a common failure point on these trucks. Everything in the box has a place. The guide tells you the order, and the order is most of what separates a Saturday afternoon from a whole weekend.

Laying the parts out before you touch a bolt

Open the box on the bench, not on the floor under the truck. Lay every piece out and match it against the picture in the guide before a single bolt comes loose. Ten minutes on the bench beats an hour on your back. It also means you find out about a missing gasket while the truck still runs, which is a very different phone call from the one you make with the intake already off.

The guide, and how far it gets you

The step-by-step guide is written for a home shop, not for a tech with a lift and a scanner cart. That is the right call for this job. It walks the sequence in order, and the order is most of the difficulty — there is nothing exotic in the work itself, just a sequence that punishes improvisation. Read the whole thing before you start. All of it, not the pictures.

What to check against the picture if something looks different

Kits get revised. A bracket changes shape, a block-off plate gets a different profile, and suddenly the part in your hand does not match the photo you were staring at. That is normal, and it is not a reason to stop. Match by function rather than by silhouette, and if two pieces genuinely have nowhere to go, that is the moment to ask rather than the moment to force something.

What Should You Expect During Installation?

Installation starts on the bench, before any tool touches the truck. The first thing you should do is verify you have all the parts shown above.^[5] Your parts may look slightly different depending on the version you got.^[5] The written set is the 2019-2021 Ram Cummins EGR delete instructions.^[5]

The tools the job actually needs

Install usually takes 3–5 hours with basic hand tools, no welding, and a compatible delete tune is required to prevent codes. That is a short list on purpose. A decent socket set, extensions long enough to reach what you cannot see, and a gasket scraper will carry most of the work. What actually costs people time is penetrating oil they did not use the night before, on a truck that has spent years getting heat-cycled.

What to loosen first, and what to leave alone

Work cold. A hot exhaust side turns a straightforward afternoon into a burn-and-swear session, and nothing about this job rewards speed. Break the fasteners you can reach standing up before you get underneath. Leave the sensors and connectors you are not removing exactly where they are, because a wire you pull for clearance is a wire you will be chasing when you are trying to close it back up.

The tune step, and why it is not optional

This is the part guys try to skip, and it is the part that bites. The tune is not an accessory to the kit; it is half of the job. Without it, the truck will tell you about it immediately, in codes, and no amount of torque on a block-off plate answers a computer that is still looking for a system you removed. Plan the tune before you touch the first bolt. Not sure which step you are on, or what a connector is? Someone here who has actually done this job can walk it with you.

Checking your work before the first heat cycle

Go back over every fastener you touched, in the same order you touched them. Then do it again with a light. Look for gaskets that shifted while you were tightening, hardware you set down and never picked back up, and anything hanging where it should be clipped. Five minutes here is cheaper than pulling it all apart because something was loose.

What Does the EGR Delete Kit Cost?

The EGR Delete Kit is listed from $299 to $380. Free shipping. Unused kits are returnable within 30 days; once installed, returns are not accepted. Those three lines are the whole commercial picture on this kit, and there is nothing hidden behind them.

What the range covers

A spread rather than a single number usually means options, not a moving target. Pick the configuration that matches your truck and the number stops moving. What you should not do is shop the bottom of the range and then discover you needed the version at the top — that is a return you cannot make once the plates are on the engine.

The return window, in practical terms

The window is generous right up until you open a gasket. So do the fitment check the day the box arrives, not the weekend you finally have time. Lay it out, match it to the guide, confirm every piece is there. If something is wrong, you are still inside the window with an unused kit, which is the only version of that conversation that goes well.

Budgeting the tune alongside the kit

The kit price is the kit price. The tune is separate, and building your budget around the kit alone is how people end up with parts on the bench and a truck they cannot finish. Price the whole job before you start it. A kit sitting in a garage waiting on a tune is not a delete — it is a box.

How Much Power Does the 2019 Ram 3500 Cummins Make?

The 2019 model year introduced HD pickup buyers to 1000 lb-ft of torque for the first time ever.^[8] The 6.7-liter Cummins High-Output Turbo Diesel produces 400 horsepower and 1,000 lb-ft of torque in the Ram 3500.^[7] In 2019, Ram 3500, 4500 and 5500 Chassis Cab models with an Aisin automatic saw 360 hp and 800 lb-ft.^[6]

High output versus standard output on a 3500

Two ratings, one engine family, and the gap between them is real. The 6.7-liter Cummins Standard-Output Turbo Diesel produces 370 horsepower and 850 lb-ft of torque in the Ram 2500.^[7] That is the same displacement doing a different job. Knowing which one you have is worth ten minutes with your build sheet, because it tells you what the engine was set up to do long before anybody bolted anything to it.

Where the chassis cab sits

A chassis cab with a service body on the back is a different animal from a pickup, and the rating reflects that. Different transmission, different duty target, different number on the sheet. If you are reading this for a chassis cab, the row above is yours. If you are reading it for a pickup, it is not. Same engine on paper, different tune from the factory.

How the ratings moved after 2019

Ratings move. The 6.7-liter Cummins High-Output Turbo Diesel produces 420 horsepower and 1,075 lb-ft of torque in the Ram 3500.^[1] This high-output (HO) rating is offered exclusively in the RAM 3500 equipped with the Aisin transmission option.^[9] So the badge on the fender is not what decides it — the transmission behind the engine is, and that is a detail worth knowing before you compare your truck to somebody else's at the shop.

Is the EGR Delete Kit the Right Call for Your Build?

On a Cummins 6.7L build, this kit is the one to run. Nearly 70% of all Ram 2500 and 3500 Heavy Duty pickup owners choose the Cummins Turbo Diesel as their powertrain of choice.^[8] Cummins engines have been an option in RAM pickups since 1989.^[10] The decision is whether the recirculation loop stays or goes.

The truck this kit is for

A 2019 Ram 3500 with the Cummins 6.7L is the truck this kit was drawn around. Your model year sits well inside the coverage span, and the pickup row is the one you are on. For an off-road rig or a build that spends its weekends at the event rather than parked, the case gets simpler still, because everything the loop was doing is working against what you are asking the engine to do.

The truck this kit is not for

If a compatible tune is not part of the plan, this is not the move yet. That is not a small footnote — it is the difference between a finished job and a truck that argues with you every time you turn the key. Sort the tune, then sort the kit. In that order, and not the other way around.

What to confirm before you order

Two checks, a minute each. Confirm the engine first, off the build sticker rather than the badge. Confirm the model year and the body style second, then find your row in the table at the top of this page. Do those two and the rest of this is a Saturday, a socket set, and a truck that stops fighting the thing it was built to do.