pyro temps
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From: Idaho
Thanks for the feedback. I was starting to get concerned as I can't even really put the pedal to the floor while towing on flat ground without hitting 1250 degrees really quickly. I have talked to Dale about acquiring a Tymar intake. I hope it helps me. I will have to add the exhaust next.
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From: UTAH
I just put in my guages not to long ago with no mods at all, pulling a 5th wheel up a hill my temps got into the 1300's pre turbo and that is all stock. What do people do that don't have these guages running stock and hold the pedal to the mat going up a hill holding these temps and not knowing about it?
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Originally Posted by craneguy
What do people do that don't have these guages running stock and hold the pedal to the mat going up a hill holding these temps and not knowing about it?
I was one of those 18 months ago. I pulled my 5th down from NH and would have sworn (In fact I believed) that I had flattened my turbo blades due to heat. Uphill, pedal down, 55-60 in 3rd. I wondered just how hot it had gotten. It turned out the loss of power was a EBPS gone bad.
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Originally Posted by gunfrk
I was one of those 18 months ago. I pulled my 5th down from NH and would have sworn (In fact I believed) that I had flattened my turbo blades due to heat. Uphill, pedal down, 55-60 in 3rd. I wondered just how hot it had gotten. It turned out the loss of power was a EBPS gone bad.
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From: Breckenridge, Colorado
Could operation at high altitude, say 9 to 12 thousand feet, cause high exhaust temperatures? I see temps of 1150 post turbo pretty frequently with a '96 stock except for downpipe, empty cat, and Tymar. Don't want to start a discussion about temp probe location. It seems like I'm running hotter than I should for a basicly stock engine and wonder if it could be the lack of air up here.
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From: arizona
same trouble
same trouble here, im in arizona, no chip or programmer, just exhaust, downpipe, and the ais ford intake. running up steep grade pulling nothing, running 70+ I hit 1200 degrees pretty easy. I was bit discouraged.
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From: Breckenridge, Colorado
Yea, mines a '96 - no intercooler. Thing I don't understand is why a basicly stock engine is producing this kind of exhaust heat. And this is post turbo. I am going to change probe location to pre turbo as soon as I can get around to it, maybe there isn't that big of a temperature difference between pre & post on extended climbs with a load. Before I put the the pyro in I'd just zip right up the hill. Now I downshift, get out of the throttle, lose 25 mph and cool down.
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From: Idaho
Originally Posted by gunfrk
EBPS = exhaust back pressure sensor. It will defuel the engine if the pressure gets too high. If it goes bad it can really foul things up.
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I was running without gauges when i bought my truck. I didnt "really" know that it was chipped when i bought it b/c it was my first diesel. I pulled a 6k# trailer from VA to CA and back, stock everything and no gauges. Im sure it was running a bit too hot. I dont know what hp the chip was (im running diablo programer now).
I was just running about 65 mph all the way cross country in cruise control. Had to downshift very few times (I80 most of way). Im sure i was too hot. Oh well. Nothing i can do now, all seems great now
I was just running about 65 mph all the way cross country in cruise control. Had to downshift very few times (I80 most of way). Im sure i was too hot. Oh well. Nothing i can do now, all seems great now
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