Huh? EGT's?
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Anything at 1400F and above means your close to...if not already melting aluminum parts in your engine; specifically the pistons. You can get away 1200F for a short period of time (a few minutes); but for long periods of time your going to cause the pistons to deform. Assuming your running light and no trailer, you shouldn't see anything over 800F.
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Anything at 1400F and above means your close to...if not already melting aluminum parts in your engine; specifically the pistons. You can get away 1200F for a short period of time (a few minutes); but for long periods of time your going to cause the pistons to deform. Assuming your running light and no trailer, you shouldn't see anything over 800F.
1250°F for short bursts. 1200°F shouldn't be a problem. 50°F means a lot. Doesn't look like much, but it translates to alot.
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The engine can actually withstand much more than that for short periods of time. You defined a short period as a few minutes, that's pretty long to me. In terms of a few seconds, I know guys who regularly hit 1400-1600 degrees drag racing or sled pulling.
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Also, I wouldn't use what sled pullers do as a marker to test what the truck can or can't handle. It seems like they are always working on something right after a competition. 9 times out of 10 its fixin something that broke at last nights pull.
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