Today I picked up my car after my custom FMIC piping was made. Even tho he couldnt install my 30# injectors today, I explained to him I thought they were necessary because even tho my fuel pressures are fine, the EGT's go VERY VERY high (1400 cruising at 70mph before I had any IC at 5psi!!!!). I thought my injectors were just exhausted and I needed newer, bigger ones.

However, he mentioned I had my probe tapped in the wrong spot (I have it pretty much where the runners meet, almost in the third runner.... He told me I should have it in the downpipe and I am getting high EGT's because they are false reading since it's too close to the engine. He said he realized all the eclipse guys have it where I have it.

Now this guy really knows what he is talking about when it comes turbo imports and stuff... he's building a custom dragster with a Sktline engine. But I see EVERYONE here says put it in the fourth runner or in the middle.

What should I do? I am confused... could it be the injectors? Or is he right about getting false readings?

I have the Team Rip probe with the Autometer EGT gauge. By the way, I heard readings could get messed up if you cut the wire they give you/legnthen or shorten it??? Someone did my gauges for me so I am not sure if he cut the wire not knowing... can any of these thing be affecting the EGT's?







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Dude, 1400 is fine for 70mph. You are fine.

Second, if you put it in the down pipe, then you will have to do calculations on whether you are in the temperature that will melt your pistons, as oppose to putting it in the runners (at the turbo manifold), and seeing the reading that you need!!! Do you really wanna take an egt reading, add XXX amounts, equals the actual temp???

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if you put it in the dp, it is around 200* cooler. i dont really know where my egt's are crusing but, you need to get those 30lbers in there. they make a world of difference. i have my egt probe tapped on the side of the manifold in the 4th runner.

13.5 @108 MPH-2.2 60ft(stupid FWD!)
S16G @ 18 PSI/FMIC/Running on MegaSquirt II (Now with sequential
fuel injection)
My webpage: http://eclipsed4evr.home.comcast.net
-1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS-T- "Toy"
-1992 Plymouth Laser Turbo AWD(SOLD)
-2000 Honda CR-V(daily)

The problem with placing it close to the cylinder head is if you get a flame front out of the exhaust port it will give you a false high reading. Example, if you're running really rich and the fuel is still burning when the exhaust valve opens, the flame front hits the probe and shows a super hot temperature. You think you're running lean when you're running rich, and add fuel to an already rich setting. That's why the best way to tune is with a wideband O2 and a dyno.

Lets just say this... I'm over 100whp and soon to cross 200whp. Thanx 2GNT! Now if I could only learn to prove it.

13.5 @108 MPH-2.2 60ft(stupid FWD!)
S16G @ 18 PSI/FMIC/Running on MegaSquirt II (Now with sequential
fuel injection)
My webpage: http://eclipsed4evr.home.comcast.net
-1998 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS-T- "Toy"
-1992 Plymouth Laser Turbo AWD(SOLD)
-2000 Honda CR-V(daily)

Well then my problem may be that I'm too rich. Cause my AF gauge reads rich .... even tho my fuel pressures are where it looks like they should be. I'll report back after the injectors go in tho. Thanks.

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