EGT on a stock truck?

[gregdoerfler]

My friend just got a 2001 (i think) 2500 dodge w/automatic all stock and i told him to get a fuel pressure gauge, do you guys think he needs to worry about EGT gauge? he is going to use it to pull a trailer but im not sure of the weight.

 

[dlange]

egt's

When mine was stock i could hit 1300 empty. If he is pulling a trailer he should definately have one. Even stock things can get pretty toasty.

 

[dpuckett]

Ditto. Especially if the air filter gets a little plugged up, he tows in the mountains, things can ge thot in a hurry. I hit 1350 with a stock 93 W350 going up Vail Pass empty. Had plenty of pedal left, but was at 12K ft, so that may have had some impact on it... ANYthing with a turbo needs a pyrometer, IMO. Cheap insurance.



Daniel

 

[amillstream]

I'm only at about 6-800 ft elevation and hit 1200. I was also trying to see how hot I could get it. It would rarely get over 1100 degrees running normally. Had a K&N drop in air filter. I just wonder how hot I had it last year pulling hard in the Rockys before I had gauges. These things should come stock with pyros.

 

[RustyJC]

Admittedly the ETH's run hotter than the ETC's, but towing our 13,500 lb 5th wheel when my truck was stock, 1300 degF preturbo EGT was commonplace.



Rusty

 

[mcoleman]

Ouch, My truck only sees around 1100 preturbo max with the comp in EZ mode and 13000 pounds of hay. Maybe the 5 inch exhaust and BHAF are helping a little.

 

[DDT]

When my EZ broke I ran with out and it did get too hot, installed the new EZ and rare to get over 1100* This was pulling trailers not empty.