rosscotd105wa wrote:G'day Guys,
Just a question for thrashlux, did you say EGT's "POST" turbo were 600 degrees? Giving most agree that the turbo pre/post temp is roughly 200 degree different, does that mean you were running pre turbo temps into the 800's? That's pretty heady engine temps for the 1HZ. Just wanted to clarify mate, any info that will help keep my turbo 1HZ alive is greatly appreciated (I would love, but can't afford the HD-FTE!).
Cheers,
Ross.
The 600 degrees was only after going up a steep hill with the full load on and this may have happened 2 or 3 tikmes usally i would only have the temps about 400 in normall day to day use
i cannot state wether the info i was given on target temps was incorrect but i always kept it under 550 -600 no matter what thats what the guy with the dyno who set it up told me to do to be safe
i have not heard of the 200 deg diff before?
more so a faster reaction time though i am not discounting this
my thermocouple was mounted 2 inchs from the turbo exhaust wheel directly in the exhaust stream
i have been told by a cylinder head expert that NA 1hz heads crack and this is normal but you dont normally find out about it but the extra heat from the turbo pushes them over the edge and crack further
a turbo will increase combustion chamber temps as soon as you turn up the fuel
which is what you have to do if you want any major power increase
hope that is of some help
jonathan