[s-cars] EGT temps
Joe Pizzimenti
joe.pizzimenti at gmail.com
Thu Jan 20 15:59:32 EST 2005
I second that opinion. The goal is to have it in the exhaust port of
the cylinder at the end of the fuel rail, at least that's how I have
it, 3" down the #4 runner on the ricebox.
850C's my warning point and once it gets to 900C, I start checking things.
YMMV and probably will,
Joe
On Wed, 19 Jan 2005 15:49:06 -0800 (PST), Neil Swanson
<neilsphoto at yahoo.com> wrote:
> A friend of mine, Rick Byrnes holds several records
> at the Bonneville Salt flats in a Merkur XR4.
> 200+mph.
>
> www.rbmotorsports.com The site may not be 100%
> up to date but............
>
> I once had an EGT sender after the turbo in the
> downpipe on a trick 2.3 turbo Ford. Response was
> sluggish and temps were if I remember right 1100F and
> didn't really vary all that much.
>
> During a freshen up I tapped the EM and mounted the
> sender right before the turbo which is where Rick said
> made the most sense. The gauge then responded
> extremely quickly to every throttle change.
>
> I could see that at 600F the car went closed loop on
> my AF meter. I'd cruise at 1100F or so. I say or so
> because any throttle change changed the EGT.
>
> WOT if I remember was @1300F. Rick said get out of it
> if it went over 1400F. I may be sketchy on some of
> these numbers.
>
> He ran higher temps but it was an engine that was
> expected to be freshened up after every speed event.
>
> In any event the EGT sender should be before the turbo
> to be of any use. He said so and I believe him.
>
> Neil
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