Exhaust gas temperature and towing
My 2004 Ram has 325 horse and 600 ft-lb of torque. I find myself bumping 1,300 degrees of EGT before I max my power capability. I like to keep it below 1,300 so I slow down as I have already geared ...
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I run an Edge Insight and have installed a pyrometer prior to the turbo. My alarm is set for 1250 and I have tapped that a couple of times, but have not reached 1300. My truck is pretty much stock except for the EDGE, ARP Studs, and a BPD EGR Cooler. In my experience, I would agree with his statement:
"My EGT go up when downshifting. More gas flowing over the probe. My EGT will be lower if I don't have to downshift, but coolant and oil temps will rise. So better to downshift and lift my right foot a bit."
"My EGT go up when downshifting. More gas flowing over the probe. My EGT will be lower if I don't have to downshift, but coolant and oil temps will rise. So better to downshift and lift my right foot a bit."
