Tuning with EGT

[Josh Pullen]

EGT's can really only indicate that you may be running lean or not. 
But there are can be other causes for detonation than just a lean condition.

-- 
Josh Pullen
1994 HKS T04R Supra Turbo 
http://jmpvm.dyndns.org


---- "Rich M" <rsrich at cwcom.net> wrote:
> Hmmm, that's an interesting thought - can EGT be used in any way to
> indicate
> onset of detonation?
> Rich
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-diy_efi at diy-efi.org [mailto:owner-diy_efi at diy-efi.org]On
> > Behalf Of Grant Crockett
> > Sent: 05 March 2001 16:42
> > To: diy_efi at diy-efi.org
> > Subject: Tuning with EGT
> >
> >
> > Has anybody done air-fuel mixture tuning with exhaust
> > gas temp rather than O2 sensor?  I have read that the
> > thermocouple has a much quicker reaction time to high
> > heat/lean fuel conditions than an O2 sensor.
> >
> > If so, what are you getting for temperature readings?
> > I am wondering what temps (deg F) would equate to
> > optimum performance, without detonation.
> >
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