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Originally Posted by renfield90
IR pyrometer measures a fairly large circle for heat..
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please note that I was getting down on my knees to do the dirty work
so I was measuring about an inch away from the tire.
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Originally Posted by renfield90
but a probe pyrometer is usually better.
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most def, but only if your goal is to get accurate readings in terms of absolute temperatures
otherwise, the IR Pyrometer is a great tool to quickly asses the relative distribution of the temperatures. ie, I'm not overly concerned as to what the core tire temperature is, the short stints combined with a lack of any real ability to tune the car means that I've only pressures to play with,
for this, an IR tool is great to quickly figure out whether you've got too little or too much
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Originally Posted by vroom4
No matter what psi I run on race tires/street tires I always have a near cold inside shoulder. How are you using that part of the tire at all?
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if you are under inflated the center will be colder or same temp as the inside. I was going off 30 cold, which is what I read online, and it wasn't until I got to 38-39 hot (which translated into around 34 cold) that I was getting the center to start working more.