Author Topic: Product review: Aircraft Spruce EGT Thermocouple (Read 27230 times)

Jettagli16v · « **Reply #60 on:** December 20, 2008, 04:40:50 pm »

Just installed one over the last two days. (Spruce thermocouple / VDO Cockpit, that is)

The response is FAST!
(drops about 200-300 in between shifts)
and responds to the slightest throttle input.

If I can make a suggestion,
Jarvis Cutting Tools makes a tap that cuts through cast like butter.
I spent 3 hours with an older (but high quality) tap, and when it broke, bought a brand new set from Harbor Freight.

I moved more material in 5 minutes with the new Jarvis tap than hours with the other two.
Whatever it costs (I dont know: gift from a friend) it is worth every penny.

With this you could easily tap it on the car!

Other than that,
no worries at all!
-Brad

arb · « **Reply #61 on:** December 21, 2008, 12:56:02 am »

Congrads !!! Good to hear :-) My taps also cut like butter w/ a hot knife. Mine are the full set of Craftsman from cir. 1988.

Good to hear there was a great out come.

rabbitman · « **Reply #62 on:** December 22, 2008, 04:07:13 pm »

I did mine on the car but of course, I don't have a turbo on yet so I didn't need to worry about shavings. I tapped it with a tap that's been around here for a while, don't know the brand but it worked fine.

dillenger1 · « **Reply #63 on:** January 09, 2009, 08:26:39 am »

Hey ive got a question.do you guys bend the stainless part of the lead to get furthe rinto the stream?Im afraid to bend it,and my probe is only 1/4"of the way in the stream

arb · « **Reply #64 on:** January 09, 2009, 01:41:40 pm »

Quote from: "dillenger1"

Hey ive got a question.do you guys bend the stainless part of the lead to get furthe rinto the stream?Im afraid to bend it,and my probe is only 1/4"of the way in the stream

I would not bent it. You risk cracking the tube and pinching the thermocouple leads. I placed mine at a point where the probe is pointing into a runner.

zukgod1 · « **Reply #65 on:** January 09, 2009, 03:46:31 pm »

I would do what ya had to to get in in the stream more.

I've bent then in the past to get it where I wanted it. Not much maybe 3/16" or so.

The last time I took off my turbo I bent the end over on accident and had to bend it back to get it off the manifold.

No cracks and works fine, I'm saying this is a good thing but if I actually wanted my gauge to read accuratly I would do what I could to make it happen.