[Fot] EGT gauge installation

[Tony Drews]

I've always heard that if you have a balance tube between front and rear 
carb that you want to run in 1 and 4 so you can better isolate which 
carb you want to adjust.

I have mine in 1 and 4 but run webers so no balance tube.  I see up to 
1450 F at the end of long straights.  Much more than that and I start to 
transfer aluminum from the piston to the cylinder walls.  I think 
there's some variation in temp readings between different probes and 
gauges, I don't know what the accuracy really is.

It's a great troubleshooting tool when the car starts to run like crap.  
Another helpful tools is a fuel pressure gauge (with isolator so you 
don't pipe gas into the passenger compartment). Pressure too high 
overruns the floats.  To low and you've got something funny with the 
feed like a regulator / pump going bad or you forgot to put gas in the car.

- Tony

On 2/27/2019 6:10 PM, Barr, Scott via Fot wrote:
>
> Interesting – why not 1 and 4 or 2 and 3?
>
> Scott (B.)
>
> *From:*Fot <fot-bounces at autox.team.net> *On Behalf Of *Rick Parent via Fot
> *Sent:* Wednesday, February 27, 2019 2:20 PM
> *To:* John Styduhar <johnstydo at gmail.com>; Terry Stetler 
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> *Subject:* Re: [Fot] EGT gauge installation
>
> If you are using SU's I would use Cylinders 1 and 3 or 2 and 4. If you 
> are using dual Webers I prefer the same as above but any two will do 
> really.
>
> On Wednesday, February 27, 2019, 1:00:53 AM EST, Terry Stetler via Fot 
> <fot at autox.team.net <mailto:fot at autox.team.net>> wrote:
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> One and Four.  Typically those would run the leaner than Two and Three.
>
> Terry Stetler
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> *Sent:* Tuesday, February 26, 2019 12:30:15 PM
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> *Subject:* [Fot] EGT gauge installation
>
> I need some tips on installation of a dual probe EGT gauge on the TR4 
> race engine with twin Strombergs-
>
> What two cylinder to use for probes.
>
> Optimum EG temperature for tuning purposes.
>
> Thanks
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