# EGTs and you

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**Category:** NYSpeed Automotive\
**Created:** [June 21, 2005, 7:45am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/egts-and-you/161 "2005-06-21T07:45:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 21, 2005, 7:46am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/egts-and-you/161/2 "2005-06-21T07:46:52Z")

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EGTs will run higher at the presence of knock because the car is pulling timing out and gas is being burned in the manifold rather than the cumbustion chamber and giving false readings to your EGT probe.

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