awesome build! you should take that thing to some roadrace track days. your objectives (which i like) would make it a bear on the track.
thanks for the pics and write up

 

Jack - Thats is the EGT tapped on the #1 cylinder, right? Why not #2, I need to do the same soon and would like advice on this...Thanks!

 

I'm actually considering it. I have a combo dialed in based on the stock turbo, and a combo with a larger turbo that I can swap in about 2 hours if I needed to.. This way I can run what suits my needs. The engine is the major factor and what I've been waiting on for all this time.. Not so much the build, but the money to afford to finish it.

To the EGT question, yes, its in the #1 cylinder, simply because its furthest from the fuel source and should in theory register being leaner/hotter earlier than the others. I have seen it plumbed into the #2 also, but this is where I chose.. I originally intended to put probes in all 4 runners but felt that might be overkill for the moment.

 

sweet setup... so fresh and so clean

 

Thanks for answering the question. Interesting theory and I buy it coz I am not as smart as you

 

Couldnt you make a switching device that would allow to use one gauge for 4 thermocouples? Switch 1=cyl 1, switch 2=cyl 2 and etc? Maybe someone might try and see what the temperatures would be for various situations?


Or just my luck such a system already exists!

 

if you wanted to monitor all the cylinders you could get spa duel egt gauges, only two and you'd be done. i'm sure mj knows this route and it's still cumbersome and pretty much unnecessary, especially wehn you can't log all four.

 

spa guages can be had from pegasus for anyone who cares......a great place to get all kinds of race car building parts.

 

There are a few tools out there.. I've worked with SPA gages before, I figure I'll probably get some sort of complex data logging system together first before I go too crazy with sensors and data collections. Plus it does end up being a bit of overkill.

 

I think those spa gauges for the dual egt are $400+

 

cant wait to see it in action Jack