LostKiwi
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The only time the EGT should not be in triple digits is when starting from cold.
It shouldn't track coolant temperature at all. Exhaust gases by their very nature are hot, very hot. That's why a turbo glows red when given serious grief.
It shouldn't track coolant temperature at all. Exhaust gases by their very nature are hot, very hot. That's why a turbo glows red when given serious grief.