Banks Power Chevy_GMC Trucks: Diesel ’93 - 96 6.5L Power Systems- Stinger System '94-96 2wd & '94-95 4wd (w_ cat) Suburbans w_ factory turbo option - Manual (Page 8)

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OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS
Your Banks Stinger will allow your GM 6.5L factory turbocharged
engine to produce more power and respond quicker well within
the safe operating range of the engine as long as the following
guidelines are adhered to.
Use your pyrometer (exhaust temperature gauge) and boost
gauge to monitor your engine’s operation. At idle, EGT (exhaust
gas temperature) will be very low, perhaps only 150°F. As the
throttle is opened for higher speeds and greater loads, the EGT
will rise. The highest EGT will be seen under maximum load at full
throttle, such as climbing a steep grade with a heavily laden
vehicle. Use caution if your EGT approaches 1000°F, with
1050°F being the SAFE MAXIMUM!
If the vehicle approaches these EGT levels under these conditions,
downshift the vehicle to reduce the load, or back off the throttle.
Exhaust gas temperature in this system is measured “after” the
turbocharger in the turbine outlet pipe, as is commonly done on
long-haul diesel trucks.
Your boost gauge monitors the air pressure the turbo compressor is
delivering to the intake manifold. The Banks Stinger system is
designed to provide a maximum boost pressure of approximately
10-11 PSI. This is an average maximum figure which will vary from
engine to engine. This maximum figure will be reached only under
hard acceleration/heavy load conditions. Light cruise conditions
may show little or no boost.