Hey all, I talked with mechanic today that told me I could not time my 2001 Dodge. He said it was done electronicly...Is this correct? I was going to try and advance the timeing to bring down EGTs a bit. I pulled my trailer for 17 hrs on the weekend and it seems high. I run the Edge With ATT and at 70mph and 2100rpm I have around 12-14 psi of boost and 1100 F EGT on flat ground any hill and I am at 1200 right away. I only have the Edge at level 1 or 40hp. When I start to pull a slight hill I get 20 -23 psi of boost but EGTs still climb fast.

It drives me nuts that I have to back out of the throttle on every little hill!!

Any Suggestions?
Thanks

 

Yeah, no mechanical timing advance with a VP-44, you might play with the setting on the Juice so it dosen't fuel quite as hard. I believe it has the sub settings like the Comp does...

You might also check the air filter, and consider an exhaust/intake upgrade. And you might have a small bost leak.

 

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Do you have an aftermarket exhaust, air filter?

 

I have added an air box and removed the resinator in my exhaust and put a full flow muffler on. It still heats up quick.

Thanks

 

Does the Juice have the sub levels like the Comp? You might try turning them down, if you have them... And I would check for boost leaks, not sure if your boost is low or not, as I have no experience with the Juice.

 

sounds like a good excuse for a new turbo!

 

I was thinking of doing the turbo...but then it would lead to 4" exhaust all the way through and so on and so on.

 

I'm not seeing a downside here...

 

A hybrided HX35-40 will give a good improvement to egt reduction without going to another exhaust system, for very little expense. Its performance beats any combination of intake and/or exhaust system you can find. I've seen many trucks over 400 hp using the hybrided 35.

 

Also what about just a bigger exhaust housing?