EGT probe help

[WHY NOT]

I just got my EGT probe installed today pre-turbo with this kit http://www.kemracing.com/kem-6-7l-ford-egt-kit/
and the readings seem way off to me. At idle my truck will be at about 240* when I was driving around it would drop to about 210* at 65mph. Then under throttle it drops even more to about 180*. I tried a boosted 4x4 launch and could only get about 220* then when I left off the break it dropped to 175*ish with the throttle mashed though about 80mph. When I let up the egts went up to 320*ish. Truck went into regen as well and 65mph was about 550*.

I have the yellow wire to the yellow side on pyro 1 and the red wire to the red side on pyro one.

Any ideas on what I did wrong? Do you think switching the wires around would help?

 

[johnholman]

Mine read crazy when I didnt have the wires connected tight enough

 

[WHY NOT]

They are consistently messed up at least, not all over the place

 

[WHY NOT]

I figured it out, for anyone else with this problem the MiniMaxx needs to be set to H&S pyro not the factory pyro.

It is working as it should now

 

[bama29fan]

What kind of numbers are you seeing pre and post turbo? how much are lower are the post turbo temps?

 

[WHY NOT]

Well, I guess the other ones would be the post turbo numbers that are in my first post. They pretty much tell you nothing. The pre turbo is about 350* at idle and cursing down I70 it was between 600 and 900 depending on the grade

 

[bama29fan]

The numbers in your 1st post sound low for them to be post turbo sensors.......unless mine are reading high on the CTS Insight.

 

[WHY NOT]

The numbers in your 1st post sound low for them to be post turbo sensors.......unless mine are reading high on the CTS Insight.

I really don't even know where it was getting the readings from. I just had it set to pyro 1 using the factory settings when it would have been on the H&S pyro setting

 

[bama29fan]

for comparison....with my edge cts:

cruising down the interstate at 70mph yesterday my Stock sensor EGT1 was reading 500-600 depending on the small rolling hills.

when its up to temp and i pullin to park somewhere its in the low to mid 400's and then takes about 30seconds to 1 minute to drop to about 380. I try to not shut it down when EGT1 is above 400.

what are you seeing in similar situations at the EGR block off probe?

 

[Super Stroke]

Mine is Spartan tuned pre turbo in hwy is 650 to 900. It idles at 300. 1625 when I pull it

 

[bama29fan]

so maybe they are not far off then.....maybe 50-100* cooler at the EGT1 compared to pre-turbo.....at least while cruising empty and at idle. the highest i have seen my EGT1 while towing is maybe ~1250. 1625 sounds scary high to me