high egts
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well i drug my dozer down to my property in southern ohio about 220 miles one way the dozer weighs 12000 lbs and the trailer is maybe another 2000 and i just coudnt keep the egts bellow 1150 on some of the steep hills at 2000 rpm i was 18psi boost 10000 egt and at 55 but if i but i can easily get it to climb rapidly if i hit any kind of hill truck is a 96 auto and all i have done to it is that i made a 100 plate for it and messed with the star wheel a bit if i could i would like to drop it about 500 degrees i really dont care what it will cost i just want to truck so i can run down there with the dozer 70mph and just climp up those hills thanks neal
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That all sounds fine to me for that weight. Boost elbow may help flow more air in if you haven't done that yet. Also, I think a 10 plate would be more forgiving while towing, sliding your plate back could help a bit. I just don't run a plate any more and I back out of it/downshift once they're going over 1300 for more then 10 seconds or so. Temps climb alot quicker under 2k rpm, or over 2700 (for me).
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Before I lost my built 2006 Duramax in the recession it always sat around 1100-1250 when pulling on stage 5, no harm was ever done and the CTD is much stronger engine. My current 12V is set up much like yours, I never have added a gauge as I doubt the stock injectors can get me over 1350. I also pull crazy weight- I fill a 20' flat bed with a Hitachi EX60 and my John Deere 855 4x4 tractor- around 18,000 just on the trailer axles and pull it up a 18% climb from 1000' up to 8,000' in elevation. up to where we dig watering holes for game, I really should get a video but Im always to white knuckled to remember to snag a few sweet videos for this form. I pull it in 2nd gear Unlocked (only choice) with the truck never breaking 20mph but my foot to the floor at 2800 rpm with the pump starting to de-fuel so im sure the EGT cannot be that high with zero smoke
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my truck has 4.10 gears so once i kick it out of over drive it tops out at like 45 but yes it does lower the egt but i just really want to have lower egts and my truck has stock injectors and i can peg my pyro out at 16000 all day long has any one heard of good luck with water/meth injection or twin turbos
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If you really want to use more power then it will take more air to keep it cool! So either a boost elbow (if not done already) or if you want to spend some money, water/meth is a easy way to get egt's down. Twins aren't nearly as easy even if you use the stock charger, and will realistically require at the very least re-torqued head bolts, but are the ***** for towing.
You got a GSK in that truck?
You got a GSK in that truck?
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no i dont have a gsk could that help also would u recommend running a 4 inch down pipe over the stock pipe what kind of temp drop do u think it wil give me
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