EGt Gauge for tuning
12-16-2003, 01:48 PM
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EGt Gauge for tuning
Hey i was just wondering if there are any guys who have been to Turboxs and have had their wrx tuned there. And i know when tuning its wise to have a boost gauge and EGT to tune. But is an egt really necessary? I was planning on getting a utec and having it tuned sometime next year. But the only wrx i know of thats been tuned there is Twelvz...so can u give me some insight?
12-16-2003, 08:24 PM
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yes, EGT's are a very good indicator or whats actually going on inside the motor. if you seriously want to tune it and watch it day to day i would get an EGT gauge.
12-16-2003, 08:27 PM
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Yes, it's a good idea to have an EGT gauge on our cars when tuning. It's pretty easy on our cars to have the EGTs shoot up and fry the engine if the ECU isn't tuned properly.
12-17-2003, 08:30 AM
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I was gonna get it dyno tuned in the first place by professionals at Turboxs. I was just wondering if an egt is required to tune by professionals on a dyno.
12-17-2003, 11:04 AM
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Originally posted by reuter
theyll probably use a wideband setup. you do not have to have an EGT gauge to get your car tuned.
theyll probably use a wideband setup. you do not have to have an EGT gauge to get your car tuned.
12-18-2003, 08:58 PM
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dont tune unless its on a dyno. an egt gauge tells you the temps after the fact.
