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Old 04-29-08, 09:03 PM   #46
Dougal
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Originally Posted by joshoisasleep View Post
Bear with me I'm not sure if I've read this right. So then a good test to see whether your turbo is running outside its best efficiency would be to measure the surface temp of the pipe running from the turbo cold side to the intake manifold? Or the housing of the cold side of the turbo itself?
Yes. But to get a reasonably accurate reading off the pipe, you'll need to insulate it from the cooler outside air. Off the turbo housing won't give you a good reading.
Drilling a port into the pipe so you can thread a temp sensor inside is the best way, that's what I did.


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