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Originally Posted by moTthediesel
OK - thanks - I think that answers my question 
So -- while in a given gear the EGT can be useful as an indicator of how much fuel is being burned, it is not of much use in deciding which gear to use. |
Ah.. No. You can't really estimate how much fuel is being burned with EGT. Temperature is not directly dependent on the amount of fuel. You want to keep your EGTs high, but not so high that engine parts start to break.