What are normal EGT'S on a 6.0?

 

There is no such thing as normal as far as I am aware of it depends on your speed, your load, and your tire size, but i run stock tires and at an idle my egts are in the 400's not sure if that helps

 

Lots of factors contribute to EGTs, tire size, loaded, unloaded, programmer, injectors, turbo, blah blah, lots of things can also cause higher EGTs.

With what i have in my signature minus the SCT with an edge programmer my EGTS were:

idling: 300-400*
Interstate unloaded : 700-900*
**** and git mode(racing): 800-1100*

 

Ok thanks guys but what are dangerous EGT temps?

 

I wouldn't hold it over 1200* for any longer than a second or 2

 

International, the people who make your motor... say 1250* is the red line. That means you can drive there all day long and not hurt a thing.

Normal crusing temps on a otherwise stock truck is 500*-700*, these will go up as the speed increases and also as your tire size goes up.

Towing heavy will increase those as well, but so long as you stay below that 1250* mark you are good to go.

As far as how long you can go over that 1250* mark there are several factors that come into play...

1. Your risk that you are willing to take
2. Your crusing temps moments before
3. Your condition of the motor...

If your crusing along flat footed for the last 100 miles at 600* and pull up to pass someone and top out at 1400* for 20 seconds or more, your not going to hurt a thing... EGT's are air temps, not metal temps. Metal takes time to absorb the heat.

If your pulling heavy at 1100* or so, its going to take a lot less time to heat the pistons up above the 1250* red line

Racing and such... Dont worry about it, your not going to be there long enough to hurt a thing...

See this video... Watch the two EGT gauges at the bottom...

 

Thanks every one!