High EGT's?

rattledbycummins · 12-08-2008, 11:33 PM

ok i got to know if i have a egt problem. whenever i take off from a stop in town under normal acceleration my egts seem to get up to like 700-800 degrees. when i get on the highway and the truck hits torque coverter lockup it will hit 1000 easy. based on my sig. is this how it is for my mods or is there something wrong here? im also going to be putting a hx40 in and want to know if it will help. are there any other ways to help controlly my egts?

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rayster · 12-08-2008, 11:42 PM

bigger turbo,water/meth helps but a bigger turbo should help you,i run around 500-600 in town and 700-800 on the highway,cruising of course,under acceleration within reason like on an on ramp or something i will hit 1100 for a little bit but it drops back down to around 700.These are without my water/meth.

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rayster · 12-08-2008, 11:43 PM

oh,im not sure on this but i have heard those k&n's are bad for turbos,maybe someone else will chime in on this.

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**SOUTHERN SMOKE** · 12-08-2008, 11:45 PM

you deffinately need a bigger turbo, thats why your egt's are high, you are running stage five injectors on a stock turbo, thats asking for trouble...

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rattledbycummins · 12-08-2008, 11:47 PM

yea im always worried that when i boot it and im under hard acceleration the egts just seem to keep going.... and i back out of it erly because i dont wanna melt anything.

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rattledbycummins · 12-08-2008, 11:48 PM

i think im going to have to get that turbo in this week as well.

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Mike516882 · 12-08-2008, 11:51 PM

I can hit 1500* when punched for like 10 seconds. I too, need a BIGGER TURBO!

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BigBusa · 12-09-2008, 12:02 AM

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Originally Posted by rayster

oh,im not sure on this but i have heard those k&n's are bad for turbos,maybe someone else will chime in on this.

I will chime in. A bunch of people say that

and have never presented good reasons why they are bad, and have sighted no specific instances where they have caused damage or harm

. Me and my dad both run K&N's on our 06' 5.9's. I have 70,000 trouble free miles and he has 75k.

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BigBusa · 12-09-2008, 12:04 AM

Oh, and those EGT numbers are very normal. I can't even run my hot unlock cuz it hits 1,500 in a few seconds and defuels. I'm switching to 35's (to decrease the load) and getting a manifold. Hopefully this will remedy the situation.

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**Cummins in Kansas** · 12-09-2008, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by BigBusa

I will chime in. A bunch of people say that

and have never presented good reasons why they are bad, and have sighted no specific instances where they have caused damage or harm

. Me and my dad both run K&N's on our 06' 5.9's. I have 70,000 trouble free miles and he has 75k.

There are quite a few turbos ruined out there due to sucking in the cotton from a K&N filter. There was even some pics and discussion on this site about it.

Now so I don't derail this thread any further,when you cram a lot of fuel with not near enough air(which is what permits the burning of the fuel) you get unused energy (HEAT) escaping the cylinder chamber. This is what causes unmanageable egt's. To simplify.....as said before, get that bigger turbo on soon.

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12-08-2008, 11:33 PM	#1 (permalink)
rattledbycummins Cummins Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cedarburg WI Posts: 145 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts rattledbycummins's Truck Pics	High EGT's? ok i got to know if i have a egt problem. whenever i take off from a stop in town under normal acceleration my egts seem to get up to like 700-800 degrees. when i get on the highway and the truck hits torque coverter lockup it will hit 1000 easy. based on my sig. is this how it is for my mods or is there something wrong here? im also going to be putting a hx40 in and want to know if it will help. are there any other ways to help controlly my egts? __________________ 1999 Ram 2500, Edge box, Stage 5 Injectors, ATS 3 piece, HX 40, K and N intake, BD Fuel Pump, Glowshift Boost Pyro Trans Temp guages, Low fuel pressure warning light, T/C Switch, 4 inch turbo back, Built Trans, 2'' leveling kit, Towing mirrors

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12-08-2008, 11:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
rayster Cummins Nut Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: columbia falls,mt Posts: 343 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts rayster's Truck Pics	bigger turbo,water/meth helps but a bigger turbo should help you,i run around 500-600 in town and 700-800 on the highway,cruising of course,under acceleration within reason like on an on ramp or something i will hit 1100 for a little bit but it drops back down to around 700.These are without my water/meth. __________________ 1998.5 dodge ram 4x4 qc,lb,edge juice w/att hot,coaltrain 200's,headstuds,airdog 150,S&B air filter,ats arc flow,aurora 3000 turbo,4" exhaust,pacbrake,coolingmist water/meth injection,ATS trans w/ 5 star converter,manual lock-up switch

12-08-2008, 11:43 PM	#3 (permalink)
rayster Cummins Nut Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: columbia falls,mt Posts: 343 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts rayster's Truck Pics	oh,im not sure on this but i have heard those k&n's are bad for turbos,maybe someone else will chime in on this. __________________ 1998.5 dodge ram 4x4 qc,lb,edge juice w/att hot,coaltrain 200's,headstuds,airdog 150,S&B air filter,ats arc flow,aurora 3000 turbo,4" exhaust,pacbrake,coolingmist water/meth injection,ATS trans w/ 5 star converter,manual lock-up switch

12-08-2008, 11:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
rattledbycummins Cummins Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cedarburg WI Posts: 145 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts rattledbycummins's Truck Pics	yea im always worried that when i boot it and im under hard acceleration the egts just seem to keep going.... and i back out of it erly because i dont wanna melt anything. __________________ 1999 Ram 2500, Edge box, Stage 5 Injectors, ATS 3 piece, HX 40, K and N intake, BD Fuel Pump, Glowshift Boost Pyro Trans Temp guages, Low fuel pressure warning light, T/C Switch, 4 inch turbo back, Built Trans, 2'' leveling kit, Towing mirrors

12-08-2008, 11:48 PM	#6 (permalink)
rattledbycummins Cummins Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Cedarburg WI Posts: 145 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts rattledbycummins's Truck Pics	i think im going to have to get that turbo in this week as well. __________________ 1999 Ram 2500, Edge box, Stage 5 Injectors, ATS 3 piece, HX 40, K and N intake, BD Fuel Pump, Glowshift Boost Pyro Trans Temp guages, Low fuel pressure warning light, T/C Switch, 4 inch turbo back, Built Trans, 2'' leveling kit, Towing mirrors

12-08-2008, 11:51 PM	#7 (permalink)
Mike516882 Diesel Head Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Chicago/West Lafayette Posts: 2,187 Thanks: 2 Thanked 10 Times in 9 Posts Mike516882's Truck Pics	I can hit 1500* when punched for like 10 seconds. I too, need a BIGGER TURBO! __________________ 2000 QCSB, 47RE, Converter and VB, 150hp Sticks, Edge Comp, Leveling kit and 315's, Fass150, All the important Gauges, BHAF, 6" Black Miters, HTT 62/71/13SS!!

12-09-2008, 12:04 AM	#9 (permalink)
BigBusa Diesel Head Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sportsman's Paradise Posts: 1,121 Thanks: 22 Thanked 7 Times in 7 Posts BigBusa's Truck Pics	Oh, and those EGT numbers are very normal. I can't even run my hot unlock cuz it hits 1,500 in a few seconds and defuels. I'm switching to 35's (to decrease the load) and getting a manifold. Hopefully this will remedy the situation. __________________ 06' QC 4x4. 6" Superlift, 35" Toyo M/T's, 18" MKW M19's, Edge J/A +HOT, MP-8, K&N Intake, ATS Arcflow, MBRP 5", Bushwacker Flares, Tint. More to come!