6.7 powerstroke towing
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6.7 powerstroke towing
Hey guys. I bought a 20 foot enclosed trailer today. Right around 3200 pounds for empty weight. I was cruising 70 mph or so. Egts were between 930-1000. Small hills the egts would hit 1230. It was 65 degrees today didnt have much for wind. Turbo boost didnt get over 20. My truck is deleted. Running a sct livewire. The tune is a 40 hp tow tune from tyrant. To me thats crazy my truck would get that hot pulling so little. Any body else have any problems similar or am I just over thinking.
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If you are not deleted, I, personally, would not think to much about it. I have noticed on my ole 11 the EGT's on 2, 3, 4 run up there around a 1000 when running 80 and 85 on the Tollway around Austin empty of course. When pulling the 13k fiver, its about the same at 65 and varies about 100 degrees on the little hills we have down here. I also have noticed that before it goes into regen, temps will run higher then after the regen, they fall nearly 100 degrees. But pulling it will only regen maybe once in 1200 miles or so when we do the long trips. Climbing the east side of Monarch pass in Colorado, the EGT's will reach about 1240 and have seen 1350 coming back up the other side (west) on the way home. I don't worry to much about it till the EGT's stay around that 1400 mark, then I start getting a little anxious. Again, running 70, pulling anything, regardless of the outside temp, I wouldn't think to much about it. Does it ever regen when your not pulling, or pulling? Obviously if your deleted it will not regen, but just wondering?
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What are your EGT's unloaded doing highway speed? I stay in the 600-675 degree range year round.
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Egt empty is between 680 and 800. Ive got a s&b dry intake system. I took the clear cover off and cut the black box. The front of it that is behind the headlight. Thinking that might of helped but seems the same as it was.
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Was it windy out? I remember pulling a chain link dog cage that was roughly 6x6x6 - didn't weigh all that much, but it sure taxed the suv I was pulling it with on the highway because of wind resistance.
Weight is part of the equation, but so is wind resistance.
Is the 20' enclosed trailer a V-Nose? Extra high? What was your fuel mileage? Just thinking out loud too.
Weight is part of the equation, but so is wind resistance.
Is the 20' enclosed trailer a V-Nose? Extra high? What was your fuel mileage? Just thinking out loud too.
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3200 pounds and flat towing I've never seen 1000 in EGTs. Not even close. I've pulled near 10k+ on hills and have maybe seen 1100 after many miles on a steep grade...but I'm stock. You should check your tune, or if you can revert to a stock type tune and compare. I'm also in California so our speed limit is 55 MPH lol, I do 60 though. FU DOT.
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The only thing lower than my tow tune is puting the truck back to stock. Dont think itll start then. Starting to think my egt probe is bad. Tried hooking a probe up from the dpf system but none of the selections on my livewire will recognize it.