Excessive EGT's Where am I safe???

[Smokin Joes 2500]

Put my box on level 3 today, 100 horse, and rolled into it hard leaving a parking lot, it pegged the EGT guage on 1500* :--) Is this normal? How long can I hold it there? What temps are other guys seeing with these mods???

P. S. I have a stock charger and intercooler which I realize these arent helping me but thats what I got. Also I have 50 horse injectors too.

 

[Diesel Power]

a turbo will help a lot, dont go over 1350 or you will risk big problems

 

[Smokin Joes 2500]

a turbo will help a lot, dont go over 1350 or you will risk big problems

So what your saying is stay away from level 3 until I can get a charger???

 

[Diesel Power]

stay away from that temp for sure. or buy a turbo--a sps 62 would be perfect.

 

[RobertP]

i used to see 1500 daily until my clutch gave out but only for a second or two. i dont recommend it at all. i would fell safe with 1400.

 

[Cattletrkr]

I held my Autometer gauge at 1400* for 30sec+ a couple times. Engine runs better now. "Cured" an intermittent miss.



I swapped probe positions and now have the Attitude probe in place of the autometer and visa versa. Attitude gauge has a hard time topping 1250* on the same run, same power level.



I think the "real" temp is somewhere inbetween the two guages.

 

[Forrest Nearing]

I was under the impression that 3rd gens can reach 1500* stock and can be held there all day long

 

[Smokin Joes 2500]

i used to see 1500 daily until my clutch gave out but only for a second or two. i dont recommend it at all. i would fell safe with 1400.

Yes and I see from your sig. that you have more mods than I do. Do you still have the stock turbo? As stated above, Ive been lusting after the SPS-62 but dont have the bones right now. Ive spent over 6 grand on my truck this year and need to back off untill next year. I'd be curious to know how many guys run theirs at 1500* and for how long. It just simply amazes me that as small of box as I have and I have these high egt #'s. Because of all these guys runnin' Smartys-Tripple Dogs-PMCR's and the like. I bet a bunch dont have an EGT gauge or dont watch it anyway. Well I guess next year its a charger and an intercooler

 

[JasonCzerak]

I held my Autometer gauge at 1400* for 30sec+ a couple times. Engine runs better now. "Cured" an intermittent miss.



I swapped probe positions and now have the Attitude probe in place of the autometer and visa versa. Attitude gauge has a hard time topping 1250* on the same run, same power level.



I think the "real" temp is somewhere inbetween the two guages.

Mines not missing when rolling, but knocks here and there and starts to miss at idle once warm every now and again. I wonder if I need to do that + a few canes of seafoam in an 1/8 a tank...

 

[RobertP]

Yes and I see from your sig. that you have more mods than I do. Do you still have the stock turbo? As stated above, Ive been lusting after the SPS-62 but dont have the bones right now. Ive spent over 6 grand on my truck this year and need to back off untill next year. I'd be curious to know how many guys run theirs at 1500* and for how long. It just simply amazes me that as small of box as I have and I have these high egt #'s. Because of all these guys runnin' Smartys-Tripple Dogs-PMCR's and the like. I bet a bunch dont have an EGT gauge or dont watch it anyway. Well I guess next year its a charger and an intercooler

yup stock charger here too. believe me i to lust about any turbo bigger than the one i have. but im going to go with a sps66 when i get the funds. but it will be clutch first. so i hope this stocker is going to last for a while.