EGT Gauge, Pyrometer Probe location??

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Where should i mount the EGT Probe?

Mount it in the Uppipe!!!
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Mount it in the Downpipe!!!!
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Mount it up yer $@%& !!!!!!
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What the Crapzilla is an EGT Probe, sounds dirty...
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How about mounting it in the headers!?
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EGT Gauge, Pyrometer Probe location??

Post by NuclearBacon »

So now that i'm finally putting on some mods i bought a while back, i want to get my Exhaust Gas Temp Gauge mounted in my A pillar, and get the probe mounted.

I've read about both places to put it, Up-pipe, and the Downpipe... and ive heard that if you place it in the up-pipe, you'll get a great reading, but if something lets go, there goes your turbo... then people say that in the downpipe, you dont get a true reading...

i'll have to take either piece down to "my" muffler shop (Minute Muffler in Dublin, Ca) and they'll weld in a bung for the probe... but where oh where shall i mount it????
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Post by NuclearBacon »

no one wants to vote eh?
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Post by asc_up »

I've always heard to mount it in the headers right before the up-pipe.
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Post by NuclearBacon »

ooo interesting.... in the headers eh?? 'll add that to the vote ;)
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Post by Legacy777 »

You need to mount it in the headers. Anywhere else really isn't going to do you any good.

There's a spot on the passenger header where you can drill & tap. You can kind of see the spot in this pic
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Post by dscoobydoo »

Legacy777 wrote:You need to mount it in the headers. Anywhere else really isn't going to do you any good.

There's a spot on the passenger header where you can drill & tap. You can kind of see the spot in this pic
http://www.main.experiencetherave.com/s ... P_5245.JPG
Second that- it is where mine is. The EGT is supposed to measure the gas right out of the exhaust port. The further down you put it, the less accurate your reading is.
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Post by NuclearBacon »

Excellent. Thank you for clearing this up!
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Post by scuzzy »

and #3 (right at that spot I believe) runs hottest AFAIK.
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Post by NuclearBacon »

could i put a wideband o2 sensor close by in the same piece of pipe? or would it need to be further down the line...
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Post by dscoobydoo »

I think 02 needs to be a bit further down where all of the gasses have merged.

Most people put it in the top of the downpipe.
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Post by NuclearBacon »

ok, so close by the original o2 sensor.... figures ;)
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Post by PhilSine »

I selected downpipe by mistake :P

My question is why not the up pipe where the OE WRX EGT probe location is?
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Post by legacy92ej22t »

scuzzy wrote:and #3 (right at that spot I believe) runs hottest AFAIK.
Personally, I'd put in on the #4 manifold. Most EJ22T failures I've seen lately have been #4, not #3 even though that is the fabled hot spot because of the turbo. #4 doesn't get as much coolant flow for some reason which is why they tend to go "pop".
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Post by 93Leg-c »

legacy92ej22t wrote:Personally, I'd put in on the #4 manifold. Most EJ22T failures I've seen lately have been #4, not #3 even though that is the fabled hot spot because of the turbo. #4 doesn't get as much coolant flow for some reason which is why they tend to go "pop".
I agree. I've lost two turbo engines because the #4 exhaust valves burned.

Probably the easiest way to check your engine is pull the spark plugs. The porcelain around the center electrodes on my #4 plugs were super white -- indicative of super hot temps.
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Re: EGT Gauge, Pyrometer Probe location??

Post by GTEASER »

Bump from the long long ago....

Josh, I am not seeing where in the header you recommend the EGT probe to go. Additionally, any more direction on the location at #4?
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Re: EGT Gauge, Pyrometer Probe location??

Post by Legacy777 »

Install it in the up-pipe.


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