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Old 09-15-2009, 05:43 PM
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Can anyone tell me approximately what exhaust header temperatures I might encounter under hard driving conditions?

I'm thinking of buying an infrared thermometer for another project and I wanted to get one with a high enough range to measure header temps on the cobra.

Any advice or recommendations?
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I think less than 1700 degrees. Mine at idle is 400 to 500 range. Running hard for a long time??????

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DH -- here's a thread we had recently that dealt with exhaust temps.
http://www.clubcobra.com/forums/fe-talk/97923-428-timing.html#post973430
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Thanks, that's a beginning.

Coould I ever expect surface temperatures in excess of 900 degrees on the headers?
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Probably not unless you're way lean.
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