[Vwdiesel] 04 Golf boost and EGT gauge

[mikitka]

The GTD forum I go to sometimes, expressed that on the IDI turbo diesels you
do not want to go past 1200 or stay up close to that for long. I usually get
it up to about 1100 but only on hard accelerations and jumping out into
traffic.  I never tried to take it up as far as it could go. I don't do well
playing with fire.
Nick

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In a message dated 9/9/2010 9:52:53 AM Pacific Daylight Time, 
tgott at hotmail.com writes:

> I got as hot as 1600 dF at times but it wouldn't go any hotter then that. 
> According to tdiclube the newer turbos can handle 1600-1900 without 
> worrying.

  I'd always understood it was an issue of heat on the aluminum 
pistons and head moreso than the turbo.  I've always been told 
1000F which seemed relatively low yet safe.  Seems like gassers 
run up near 2000F at times but the "reason" it's ok for them is that 
a lot of the heat is afterburn and happens in the exhaust rather than 
in the combustion chamber.
     Loren