hey you boosted B18's where are your EGT's at idle and WOT. I need to know so I have an idea of where mine should be when the kit goes on

 

I would install the egt prior to boost, just so you know what Honda designed it to be.

My egt at idle is 600 to 700, At cruising about 80mph its around 1250, at wot it is under 1500 about 1450 or so. The temps depend on fueling. "Fuel it to cool it". The most important thing is quick response, when you get off the throttle, the temp should drop quickly to idle temps. backpressure will also affect egt, make sure you use mandrel bent 3 inch, from turbine to tip. I have added 440cc injectors so my new temps will be different, I will post when I actually run the car in a couple of months.

 

well my compression is goin to be lowered with a inline pro head gasket. and I have 450cc injectors and a FMU

 

good luck on your setup, please post when you get her running, I'm interested. By the way, what ratio FMU are you running? What boost pressure? What timing (cam&ignition)? What vafc settings?

 

I am goin to try the FMU at 10:1 but a few guys told me just to go 12:1 and run low 11's on slicks ....I am shooting for around 12psi daily and 15 or so on the track. haven't looked into cam or ignition timing yet but I am sure my ignition will be dialed back somewhat. and I haven't messed with AFC settings. I am goin to set them in the "safe" range until I hit a dyno.

Ohhh I talked to a few real boost heads today and they told me that on a ITR motor and stock internals my EGT shouldn't go higher than 950 at WOT and should be around 500 at idle. so that is what I am shooting for. the car will be together and on the road in a month or so as soon as this dreaded east coast weather breaks

 

Depends on where your thermocouple is located, mine is about 1.5 inches away from the exhaust port, I'm interested in what the temps are in the combustion chamber, I want to know what extremes I'm subjecting the aluminum to. Some people put their thermocouple after the turbo, this does not accurately reflect the temperatures at the head.

 

With my current setup, EGT is 650-800 at idle, depending on ambient atmospheric conditions. At WOT and full boost around 1250 to 1300F. Cruising at about 60mph at narrow throttle angle, it is around 1000 to 1200F. When decelerating it usually drops to 800, then slowly rises to 1000, then at a stoplight, she will drop and stay at 800, at low idle after a run, it slowly drops to 650 range.

Your best bet is to install the thermocouple before you run boost, so you know what EGT your car was engineered to run, to establish a baseline. See my previous post for other info.