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Just completed my first trip since installing Westach EGT/Boost, and Fuel Pressure gauges.



These were installed on a totally stock 2001 CTD Quad Cab with just over 16,000 miles on the clock.



Reading were taken while towing a 11,000lb fifth wheel on a long hill with WOT.



Boost never goes above 18psi (if I remember correctly, the wastegate opens at about 18. 3psi on this model).



Fuel Pressure varied between 5-7psi and EGT never exceeded 1100 degrees (probe is installed "pre-turbo"). In fact, the egt rarely goes above 1025 no matter what gear, load or rpm. One of the reasons I put the EGT gauge in was to make sure I wasn't overtemping the engine, but apparently, with the boost limit, this is not a problem.



Don't know if others, with similar a setup, are getting these types of readings, but that's what I got.



NOTE: During this run the boost hose blew off of the back of the Westach gauge. Make sure you cinch it down tight with a tie-wrap (in fact, I used two) so you don't get a surprise under load.
 
I just got my Westach Fuel Pressure Gauge in and with my brand new lift pump, I am seeing 14-15 psi at idle, and no matter how hard I mash the throttle, I can't seem to get the fuel pressure to go below 12!

Talk about a strong lift pump! It will be interesting to see how long those pressures will stay that high.



Steve
 
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