9% Grade (Video)
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You were pulling a 'little' bit higher rpm's then I usually do but the reason is my EGT's limit me. I've done some work on my turbo, a new hpop and I put my oil cooler back on so I'm hoping to get my EGT's down a little. After I pull the 5er again I will determine if I am going to put the water injection back on or not. Then after the water injection if I'm still not happy, I'm going to replace my IC with one of those fancy high priced ones to see if EGT's come down some more. If they don't, I give up! LOL
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Think BIGGER!! :-) <cheesey grin >
Glenn.what ice does the mule have?
Curious if 7.3 vs 6.0 in real world use actually perform any different.and if like CX ic IS really at all more efficient ..air to water with a cooler of ice and water for the win lol!
Glenn.what ice does the mule have?
Curious if 7.3 vs 6.0 in real world use actually perform any different.and if like CX ic IS really at all more efficient ..air to water with a cooler of ice and water for the win lol!
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Those high priced IC's will drop temps over a stock SD cooler by quit a bit.
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From: evansville in
I have had this truck since 2006 and no fuel leaks, the valley is dry (oh no i should not have said that). do you think i'm pushing the rpm limits when i pulled that hill in the video, i could have went higher but i didn't feel comfortable going into the red. It was the first time i have been able to pull that hill with out the egt's trying to go over the limits, so keeping the revs up did help with that. Am i at risk of dammaging the engine doing that ? I stayed in 3rd gear knowing that if i tried 4th egts would go up and i would slow down and then would have to down shift anyway.
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Higher RPMs = Higher boost = lower EGTs
That being said, Im kinda surprised your EGTs didn't go up with your boost going down.
I didn't think anything over 6% was legal? Maybe that's just interstate
That being said, Im kinda surprised your EGTs didn't go up with your boost going down.
I didn't think anything over 6% was legal? Maybe that's just interstate
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That's interstate but I've been on some pulls that 'seemed' like it was over 6%.
For example, north end of CA on the Siskiyou mountain, going downhill going north it was all I could do to control my 5er. It didn't help that my wife was screaming in my ear, LOL
For example, north end of CA on the Siskiyou mountain, going downhill going north it was all I could do to control my 5er. It didn't help that my wife was screaming in my ear, LOL
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