EGT when towing?

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Nov 17, 2006 | 12:05 PM

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REF>Lancer

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I had my backdown set at 1350 and melted er down after about 3 miles of hard pull....I have since started backing down at 1200...and it don't get near as hot now that I have had the valves adjusted...they had to do that when they re-installed the head when #6 was replaced....carefull with the EGT's Gents

Nov 17, 2006 | 12:42 PM

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jrussell

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Originally Posted by one4speed

'03-07 can run much hotter than your '93. 1400 isn't unusual. You will melt a piston way before you do any turbo damage. Watch the water temp gauge that one is REALLY important!

one4

Yeah, I figured there would be a little more heat stock since it has double the power.

It just amazes me that DC/Cummins will let a stock motor go that high. I was always under the impression you can push a stock diesel as hard as you want without having to worry about EGT's. If it will get to 1300-1400* stock then why don't they come with a Pyro?!?!