[freudie1]

If your worried about running lean I'd recommend logging O2 sensor values of each cylinder.

 

[freudie1]

My V&H shows little glow too when the bike is ridden like it should( 0ver 5000rpm) for a longer period - not just a quick 1/4 mile run. I take that as a result of a well built engine with a decent power output, not at all as a design fault of factory.
EGT directly relates to exhaust gas velocity, in that as the exhaust temperature rises, the gas moves at a higher velocity. With an internal combustion engine , the EGT will rise as the engine makes more power (or as the air/fuel mixture leans out, but I don´t see Gevarliks situation that way). Some builders even wrap the turbocharger with insulating hood to get the higher EGT to boost the power even more.

On a carbureted V8 engine I used slightly larger air jets (Weber IDA carbs) for warmer mid summer days to lift up the EGT a tad to gain more power. On the dyno session that street driven L88 engine - by the way -heated the Hooker headers up so intensely I was thinking they will melt down and slither to sewer . The headers were over red glow and almost yellow at WOT.
So, glowing headers = Power

Have to respectfully disagree on a lot of that.

High EGTs typically = lean. I use EGT probes on some of my projects on a per cylinder basis as a way to find lean cylinders/injector issues/fuel rail design issues/issues during a 1/4 mile run etc.

Does red header = boom? Not necessarily, however I certainly would be logging O2 sensor data (WBO sensor if possible) when tuning/concerned about glowing headers (as the OP is). Too much data and technology on hand now a days to assume.

FYI, turbo blankets (or proper ceramic coating) are typically used to keep underhood temps manageable.

 

[freudie1]

Really?

Some poor b--tard is in need of your advice as well in this dyno session
N/A V10 (and zillion others in the same situation)

Looks like someone needs to contact Swaintech for their headers.

What the hell do I know, I just build 8 second shit boxes.

 

[freudie1]

Starter of this topic runs ThunderMax setup so the widebands are already there, possibly auto-tune too.

I'm in a shitty mood so I'll bite on this as well.

CLEARLY he isn't or doesn't know how to read log data. Honestly this is a waste of time thread as one could/should use the data at hand (or buy O2 sensors) and read their shit.

This forum has turned into the "Tuners" forum of the Vrod world. Figures as the bikes are so damn cheap now.

Hey let's talk about carbs and ancient shit I don't care about now so you can "school" me.