Question 2000 f450 EGTs

[teamg]

I have a bone stock 2000 f450 4door flatbed 2wd with a 7.3 powerstroke. The problem I am having is when Im towing a 17000lb trailer the EGTs run about 1000f on the flats and right at 1200f on the hills. So what would be causing it to get so high on the hills?

 

[BIG JOE]

I have a bone stock 2000 f450 4door flatbed 2wd with a 7.3 powerstroke. The problem I am having is when Im towing a 17000lb trailer the EGTs run about 1000f on the flats and right at 1200f on the hills. So what would be causing it to get so high on the hills?

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Simply put ? Bone Stock ?.... Restricted intake air ( won't let enough air IN) & Restricted exhaust (won't let enough air OUT).

A 17000lb trailer is a LOAD..Your stock 7.3 has the potential to do it, but Not in the Bone Stock set-up.

What Rear-end ratio ? Clean air filter ? Fuel filter changed lately ?

Joe

 

[teamg]

Brand new

New airfilter(wix stock) and brand new fuel filter(wix stock).
4.88 gears and running about 65mph at 2400rpms.

 

[Dogman]

Dont drive so fast, 4.88s is a heavy gear for towing. Slow the truck down run around 60. The faster you drive the higher the rpm are the hotter the EGT will be then putting alot of weight behind it will add to the EGT too.

 

[BIG JOE]

I have a bone stock 2000 f450 4door flatbed 2wd with a 7.3 powerstroke. The problem I am having is when Im towing a 17000lb trailer the EGTs run about 1000f on the flats and right at 1200f on the hills. So what would be causing it to get so high on the hills?

New airfilter(wix stock) and brand new fuel filter(wix stock).
4.88 gears and running about 65mph at 2400rpms.

Well.. In my opinion, he's working as hard as he can... with what Ford & IH gave him... to pull that 17K.

Yer new to SDD, but if you use the Search feature, yul find all kinds of info.. at whatever money and DIY level you have to work with.. that will give you the HP & Torque increases you want.. to pull that 17K better.

My first .02 would be: Open up yer intake air with an open air (conical) filter.. and put a 4" exhaust, with a flow thru muffler on it. See what that does, and let us know ?

Plenty of 7.3 guys on here that are More Than Willing to Help.

Joe

On edit ? What Dogman said.. too. Try 60-62 MPH with those 4:88's.