hi,

my name is chris and i am new to this forum. i own a 2001 dodge diesel 3500 2 wheel drive extended cab dually with a 5 speed. i have been doing some upgrades and thought joining a forum might help me out. so far i have a edge box(60 hp upgrade) 4" exhuast from the turbo back. i also have a large cold air intake set up on it. truck has 110k on it.
my first question is this...i have a pyrometer and a boost guage in the truck. i made a longer rod on the waste gate to turn up the boost ( i get around 26-28lbs), but the one thing i noticed with my truck is a get very little exhuast tempature. one of my friends who owns a dodge gets 1300 to 1400 degrees when he really hits it. even if i pull my 20ft enclosed trailer up a hill, i am luck to get 1000. is this a good thing or bad? is it hurting the power of the truck and if so how can i fix it?

chris from ct

 

750-850 is normal cruising down the highway, so 1000 pulling a trailer is doing pretty good.

Your buddy that is pushing 1300 - 1400, is asking for trouble.

1250 is about all you want to go far any sustained period of time. More than that and you are gonna have issues down the road.

Sounds like the upgrades that you've already done are working just fine.

 

yeah the open exhaust and CAI help reduce the egt's alot... I'm normally around the 750~800 range unless i'm on it hard, then I'll peak around 1100...

 

where is your pyro. . .before or after the turbo.

before the turbo 1000 is good, after the turbo and 1000 is getting ready to melt something. there is as much as a 250-300F drop in temp after the turbo.