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Old 12-22-2008, 09:38 PM
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Default high egt #s at 1500rpm

why should it be so high..a leak or fuel probs....
 
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Old 12-22-2008, 09:42 PM
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how high is high?

pre-turbo or post-turbo on the EGT probe?

is it just cruising on flat land or climbing a hill?

is this in stock mode or with the adrenaline turned up?

stock exhaust or aftermarket?

stock turbo?
 
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Old 12-22-2008, 09:48 PM
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my bad....... its a buddy truck... he has a blue chip and a smarty.... stock. turbo. 5 inch exhaust........ pulls 900 flat land....... could that be an exhaust manifold air leak. or fuel prob.....
 
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Old 12-22-2008, 10:04 PM
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i'd look at boost first. what PSI is he running? i'd make a pressure checker that can be found here---> https://www.dieselbombers.com/cummin...tructions.html and then i'd look into prolly upgrading that turbo. IIRC some of the HY's had a 9cm housing. that can cause some seriously high EGT's.

i highly doubt it is an under fueling problem cause if it was the egt's would be reading cool. overfueling maybe.
 
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Old 12-22-2008, 10:13 PM
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thank you.. ill tell him to look in to it.
 
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Old 12-22-2008, 11:37 PM
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if it's an hy it's a 9cm housing and that will cause high egts. what year and what trans?
 
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Old 12-23-2008, 09:10 AM
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Yea...what truck? Too much fuel and not enough air seems like to me! Might want to look into upgrading that snail soon!
 
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auto or manual lugging it in a high gear will bring the temps up. drop the power level. drop a gear. or get twins. my truck hates anything below 1700-1800 rpms anyways!

also have to look at tire size and gears. 3.55`s or 3.73`s and 35" tires will not help this either.
 
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It's my truck. Curtis and I were talking about my temp and who better to ask than( everyone ).

3.55 gears
33" tires
Probe post turbo ( add 250 )
At the time of the egt's 595 , 3lbs of boost , flat ground , 1511rpm's
5th gear - NV4500
60mph
Defuel set at 900 degrees

Prob. not enough air??
 

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How does it do around 1800 rpm?? Sounds like you need to grab a lower gear and get those rpm's up.
 

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