How hot is too hot?
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How hot is too hot?
I know I've seen threads like this but can't find any now. Just wondering how hot is too hot and for how long. My truck is pretty much used 80%of the time for towing it's no big deal to be towing 20k. Anyway I was towing the nasty hill coming out of Las Cruces pulling a race car and a kubota and it went over 1200 degrees for a bit but I didn't know if that was ok so I backed out. It's not uncommon when I'm towing a big load to sit between 800-1000 degrees on flat land. Whatcha think?
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pre-turbo i'd have to say tickling 1200 is as hot as i'd feel comfortable with. aluminum starts to melt not much higher than that; but then again there is a slight buffer b/c of heat transfer and dissapation. post turbo is abit vague, i've heard of variations of around 300* so... 1000 post turbo is my comfortzone; i dont haul but anywhere around 900 i start to ease up
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Aluminum melts @ 1220.666*. There isn't a flat piece of road anywhere around where I live. Just driving around town, I'm over 800*. Main St. in Lead is like at least 8% grade. I have a GDS 14cm exhaust housing ordered, ya think there will be too much of an increase in egts for the old girl? Or should I just move.
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Aluminum melts @ 1220.666*. There isn't a flat piece of road anywhere around where I live. Just driving around town, I'm over 800*. Main St. in Lead is like at least 8% grade. I have a GDS 14cm exhaust housing ordered, ya think there will be too much of an increase in egts for the old girl? Or should I just move.
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