yea...i mean idk where you live but im in the US so when i talk any kind of measurement, minus tires i usually will be talking about US units, i was talking about farenheit, cause dude mine are like 6-800 at idle in farenheit lol

i understand the problem here....hahaha BIG misunderstanding lol

but yea im using STRI gauges

 

Here's what I read, but this is for a dsm (from vfaq)...I can't imagine theres a huge different its essentially the same motor

Idle after warm-up: 1000*F
Normal constant speed (~3000 RPM): 1350*F
Danger: 1700+*F

 

well the evo has forged pistons stock vs dsm's have non-forged pistons so evos can run a little hotter

 

LOL, I live in California. But I was just referring to Celcius because I know some gauges read that way. And to me, for larger temperatures, I like to use C. The metric temp system is in units of 100*, it just makes it a little more understanding for me I guess. Like, 900*c is close to the border, 1000*c is the limit(usually). Its like its scaled from 1-10... I prefer Celcius.. but whatevs. hahaha

 

what makes you think the your 8 has forged pistons stock?

 

The Evo VIII comes stock w/ forged aluminum pistons, forged connecting rods, and a steel crankshaft.

And I think its Mitsubishi, who made him think that..

 

Not 100% on the pistons, but the rods are cast NOT forged. Back to my pasta...

 

If i am wrong so be it but to my understanding the stock motor has forged steel crankshaft, forged steel connecting rods, pistons are lightweight AC8A (T6) cast aluminum

 

The pistons are cast.

 

my mistake i assumed when i had read "forged internals" that it meant pistons not rods and/or crank, my mistake guys

 

My egt probe is located in the downpipe just after the turbo. Whats the maximum F temp thats safe.

 

i would suggest moving the probe to a runner, if anything bad was to happen by the time you saw it on your gauge the damage would be done

 

It was suggested to install it in that location as if the probe ever broke it would not damage the turbo. It was also suggested that at that location the temp is the same as in the #1 cylinder as all runners collect at that point. Can anyone confirm?
Does any one know the safe max temp F for that location?

 

all the runners dont collet there, its already goin thru the turbo if its in your downpipe, which means the exhaust temp your reading has been effected by the water and oil cooling of your turbo plus any effect that the intake air temp had made on top of the fact that all the metal absorbs the heat....that is since it left the cylinder head

 

kinda old.. But I read on a Mitsu site, that the pistons are forged, as well as everything else I mentioned in my last post..