egt setup

[eliminatya]

had a thread up but i guess it got lost when the site went down. what do you guys think is the best/ most economical way to monitor egt(analog guage, computech, or other)? also i was wondering if it is ok to take the reading from the collector, since i have lightnings with1/4npt ports in the collectors. thanx sam.

[Fiat48]

I don't know of any that would read correctly going into a collector. I use a computech on every blown deal I build and have had excellent results. They locate the probe about 1 inch out of the exhaust port. They make weld in bungs or there is a clamp on deal that only requires a small hole to be drilled in the head pipe.

[eliminatya]

that what i was afraid of, don't really want to weld on the headers since they are double-walled water-jacketed.

[Tinkerer]

I drilled my head right at the exhaust flange.
3/16 inch thermocouple - drilled the hole about 1 thou larger and tapped it in.

[BAH468]

Fiat, do you have a web site for Computech?

[Fiat48]

Originally posted by BAH468
Fiat, do you have a web site for Computech?
So that is what it took for you to finally post? :p
Come by and get one of mine and get it on there. :D
http://www.computechsys.com/

[BAH468]

I'm always lurking, but I thought I better do a few posts so I'm not a junior member forever:D

[Schiada76]

Originally posted by eliminatya
that what i was afraid of, don't really want to weld on the headers since they are double-walled water-jacketed.
Da bung's no problem. They can reach the inside of the double wall fine. I had my Lightnings done, didn't bugger up the powder coat too bad either.

[eliminatya]

brad, who did them for you? did the weld the bung to the inner and to the outer wall? let me know. thanks sam.