I just finished putting the pyro probe on my Outlook monitor on my 2005 3500 tonight. Now I have a few questions (guess I should have asked before the install, duh)

Can a EGT guage be used to judge wether my truck has warmed up enough in the morning to drive it?

Should you use it to judge how long to let the truck run after driving for a cool down period?

If so, what kinda temps would be adequite?

I installed my probe pre-turbo, just off the 3rd cylinder exhaust port. It was relitivly easy to do. I did drill and tap mine with the truck running. The theory behind the exhaust pressure pushing out the shavings seemed to be true. I also used a large magnet on the manifold and grease around the hole to collect the shavings.

 

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No, no worries on mornings, unless its REALLY cold out. Basically, you want the block to absorb a little heat before driving when cold, and drive it nice and easy until you warm it up. When you start to see movement in the coolant gauge, you are fine.

As for cool down, look for about 300-350* before shut down. If you have an auto, let it cool down in Neutral so the transmission can circulate ATF through the coolers. Just a habit I have formed.

 

What is a good maximum to set for defueling? It says in the manual to take your truck out on the hottest day and with lots of weight and find out what the egt reads under load, and well, those who know Alberta, know we wont be having any "hot" days anymore.

Truck is stock, other than an Edge EZ module.

Thanks in advance

 

Ive got mine set at 1350, but ive heard that ""VERY SHORT"" runs at 1600 are ok. The Quadzilla moniter has a "warmup mode" aswell, you will however need to tap the coolant temp wire. I set mine at 140f since it was the lowest number on the coolant gauge.

 

Pyrometer won't help you much during warm up. Start her up and idle for a minute before taking off. If it is cold, below 50*, slowly raise the idle to about 1200 after it starts. Then, drive easy until the engine temp is up in the normal range. Remember, the trans and diffs won't warm as fast as the engine. So take it easy for their sake. The pyro is very useful for shutdown. Idle the engine until the egt's are below 300*. This will ensure that the coolant and oil have carried away enough heat from the turbo. It is a good idea to let it idle a while longer if you have just come off a hard run. Set the de-fuel point at 1300* if you don't want to worry about it. Set it way up there if you want complete control, and have some self control.

 

x2 on the idling till temps go down to 300 degrees, only takes a minute or two, but it pays off in the long run

 

Ive had my outlook monitor on for a little while, and I spend more time starring at the temps than i do listen to the radio these days.

It sure doesnt take much to get up to 1300 F and over, specially hauling 2 quads on my deck up the mountain.

 

LOL yep and dont forget to watch the road when you are drag racing yourself.
I made a trip through the mountains recently with two quads, my preturbo temps never got above 1050 and thats without slowing down going uphill.