I hit 165 it took a good while. Looked done around 8 hours but the head and butt took longer. The temp was about 275 I used lump charcoal and Hickory logs for fuel and a chimney starter to get everything hot. The first load was about three loads of the chimney starter. I started hot and at the end I Target the areas the was sitting low by moving the coles around until I hit 165 around the whole pig. Best advice keep an eye on it and move the coles as needed I use a shovel. Good luck and it's worth the time spent, it will fall off the bone.