Pyrometer readings at manifold

[rayaapp2]

I realize there are few on here running a pyro, but I wanted to see if anyone else had wired up a thermocouple to there exhaust manifold and taken readings.

At full operating temp with heat soak in effect Im reading around 610* at the turbine inlet. It doesnt matter much but Im getting around 400-500* on full warm up no heat soak. The heat climbs to 800-900* when Im in the throttle. Im not nailing four digits yet, but I havent done any major testing up there. Im more concerned about driving than watching the pyro. Ill connect it to the datalogit unit and see what it records eventually. The good news is that Im staying away from 1300* so far.

 

Do those sound like good readings for the turbo inlet. I was hoping for closer to 450-550* at idle on heat soak for my cool down unit as its range basically ends at 590*. That means the cool down unit isnt hitting its criteria for shutdown at the moment, but I may be able to rectify that with some electronic engineering.

 

So if any of you guys that actually have a pyro installed please post your data for comparison. Even if its installed in the down pipe Id like to know, but please specify.

 

 

 

EDIT: Today I hit the freeway.

 

On the freeway running normal freeway speeds under cruise Im seeing 1400* at the turbine inlet. When I punch it, it doesnt get much over 1400* though. My gauge is good for 1800* according to autometer.

Does that sound right to anyone? This is at the turbine inlet on the exhaust manifold. I was expecting to see some high numbers, but I thought under 1300 was acceptable.

thanks

Edited August 18, 2011 by rayaapp2