Where do your EGT's sit on a long road trip?

[TruckLiddell]

I just got back from doing a road trip and was wondering where everyones EGT's sat when there going down the highway and doing a good hillclimb.
Mine were usually sitting around 6 just cursing along the road. I would have to work the gears on a climb to keep it around or below 8 on the gauge. How do you keep them low? My EGT's seam to climb quickly on a hillclimb so I have to gear down, and I see other diesels fly by me sometimes.

[YodersStrokin96]

yup i usually stay right at 700 ppl been sayin Tony run hotter tho

[alberta 7.3]

Are you running an intercooler? Also the 315's make the engine work harder.

[TruckLiddell]

No intercooler, I have water/meth injection which I usually put on before a climb.

[96F350KID]

750-800
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[YodersStrokin96]

you got no intercooler and bigger tires and still way cooler then me

[superduty4x4]

800° is nothing to worry about (unless maybe you have your probe in the down pipe?) Typical cruise is around 600-700, if its on a grade at all probably 800-900. 4.10 gears, 4x4, auto, Cali emissions 96, DIY intake and stock exhaust.

[YodersStrokin96]

no its def in the manifold lol

[tbonemcniel]

i dont know about empty, since 85% of the time I'm driving my truck, the Lightning is behind it on the trailer.

In my tow tune, flat ground 75mph with L on back in 5th gear runs around 850 daytime, 700 night. up a small hill, it might hit 1000, but the EGT's WILL NOT get over 1250 in my tow tune no matter what I do.

I had Tony do all my tunes in person, and my tow tune is 100% clean to avoid covering the Lightning in soot. So it doesn't run too hot either.

Specs are:
Full Force Stage 1's
D66
True Custom TW Tunes
Tymar Intake
3" DP
4" Diamond Eye Straight Pipe
7.3L Intercooler w/ banks piping kit
3.55's and 315's w/ ZF5 tranny

[YodersStrokin96]

i would love for tony to tune mine in person for the hualin i do i hate seein so high of temps, but i was tald to talk to him and get a code reader and get some graphs of how my truck is and it would be the next best thing to live tuning