Another Guage question
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Fleet Mechanic
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From: Henderson, NV
Another Guage question
I just ordered a quad overhead pod with a isspro 40psi boost gauge. I don't use a tuner and my trailer only weighs around 4500lbs. I don't pull the trailer very often. I am planning on filling up the other three spots with water temp, tranny temp and oil pressure. Do I really need a pyrometer?
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I vote yes even though you are running stock. Excessive EGT's can cause real problems. Even stock trucks can have turbo, injector, EGR issues as well as others that can cause EGT's to rise quickly. The pyro can help keep things in check.
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Originally Posted by 20046.0PSDX
I vote yes even though you are running stock. Excessive EGT's can cause real problems. Even stock trucks can have turbo, injector, EGR issues as well as others that can cause EGT's to rise quickly. The pyro can help keep things in check.
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Extremely worthless. Definately get a tranny guage and one vote for a pyrometer. I hit 1250* stock towing before i got my Xcal III. I hit 1600* for about a second last night w/ the hybid race tune.
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Originally Posted by UGA33
Extremely worthless. Definately get a tranny guage and one vote for a pyrometer. I hit 1250* towing before
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Definately get a pyrometer. I have hit the green/yellow line before while towing a trailor up a steep grade. Kept it out of yellow and red by letting of the pedal.. Would not think a complete stock truck could get EGT's high enought to do damage but i was wrong. And that was with a 4" MBRP trubo back exhaust, could only imagine it would be higher with stock exhaust. Thanks to the guage i am now protected.... Now i just wonder how high the EGT's have hit while towing with out the guage for the last year.
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Originally Posted by jmaskew
I will definitely save up and purchase a pyro gauge. Do I leave the stock tranny gauge and water gauge sensors plugged in or do I replace them when I install the new gauges? Thanks for all the help.
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I went oil temp rather than oil pressure....If you are towing, it's better information to have oil temp. The factory gauge is good enough for pressure!
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From: Henderson, NV
Originally Posted by vlietracer64
Factory tranny temp. sensor will stay. the aftermarket guage sensor uses a factory test port on the driver's side of the tranny. Not sure about water temp. I currently do not have one, thinking about it. I currently have Boost, Pyro; Tranny temp.
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Originally Posted by BPofMD
I went oil temp rather than oil pressure....If you are towing, it's better information to have oil temp. The factory gauge is good enough for pressure!
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The stock oil psi gauge is worthless, all it needs is 7 psi to read normal. I went coolant temp instead of oil temp. Both have their good points to have, I find it more useful for me to have coolant, but I do understand the argument for the oil temp over coolant, still just prefer coolant.
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Originally Posted by jmaskew
Actually it will be interesting to see how acurate the other gauges are compared to new ones. Thank you for the reply.
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Preturbo pyrometer would be the first aftermarket gauge that I would install on a diesel... Not an after thought. It will give you the quickest most pertinent data to recognize problems and avoid damage to the most expensive part of your pickup. Tranny temp second and the rest are nice.....
