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ditto cjc_td5
i have the VDO Gauge (with the probe pre turbo) for 14 months now and I've never seen my EGT's go over 750 and yes it has totally changed the way i drive. I actually "drive" now - rather that just slot it into D (D for dattaway :D) I'm now more in tune with the engine and down changing when EGT's rise. Doing so maintains the same road speed and higher engine RPMs of course but oddly i feel the economy has improved noticeably. Here's a pic of my gauge setup NB: the turbo gauge is now changed to one that better suits a Diesel (no vacuum)
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...13/05/1296.jpg
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/im...2014/05/46.jpg
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I have an EMS Madman gauge. With the probe mounted in the EGR hole on the manifold. I have the probe stuck in as far as the connection allows. And I can quite easily get it to read 750c.
After driving a mates patrol and finding his was reading in F. I even checked mine to make sure it was in Celcius, which it was. But car basically empty with no extras, going up a hill at 80 and pressing resume on the cruise and mine will drop back a gear and make the temps hit 750c pretty quickly. I drive with the throttle as soon as I see 700, but by the time I turn cruise off the alarm is going.
I think I might have to remove the driving lights or the high mount winch. Other option is test drive with no grill.
Interestingly though. My mates GQ being given a flogging was only reaching 380c. And that was 2nd gear up hill with enough brake pedal to make the wheels start to chirp.
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melting point of aluminium is 660 deg c - so be very careful of high egt's as your pistons are alloy........ depends on where you are picking up your egt too.....
Metals - Melting Temperatures
