Intake Air Temp Sensor
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Intake Air Temp Sensor
Ok I searched. But didnt really find a steady answer. Too much mixed replys. Just wondering if I should route it into a charge pipe, or leave it dangling. If I do route it.. Should it be after intercooler. Or right off the air filter. Would it reading boost temps screw up my mixture? Or would it be better to read boost?
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Re: Intake Air Temp Sensor (SOFLSOL)
keep it near the tb. it doesn't read pressure, it reads temp. the temp near the tb is where it reads stock to help in some fueling needs.
what i want to do is find a gauge that i can just tap into the wiring to see what my iat truly is.
what i want to do is find a gauge that i can just tap into the wiring to see what my iat truly is.
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Re: Intake Air Temp Sensor (tegunderpressure)
i wonder why some people have it on the intake pipe...
i myself have it on the intake pipe... which gets pretty darn hot. i wonder if that is really bad. i havent had any problems so far
i myself have it on the intake pipe... which gets pretty darn hot. i wonder if that is really bad. i havent had any problems so far
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If you unplug it the sensor will read the air temp as 40 degress below zero, there by dumping horrendous amounts of fuel into your motor, and making you run very rich.
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If its not in the charge pipe it has no clue what the intake air temp is. Your IC will drastically change the air tempature that is going into the engine from the ambiant air tempature under the hood.
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Put the IAT sensor in the charge pipe just before the throttle body or in the intake manifold runner (depending on what version engine you have. The ECM needs to have a correct signal of the incoming air temperature to properly adjust fuel enrichment.
Leaving it hang in the engine bay or unplugging the sensor is a bad idea.
In my case I was using a '00 Civic Si intake manifold (IAT in the air pipe before the Tbody) but my car is an OBD1. I used the blank IAT sensor boss located in the last runner to mount a OBD1 style sensor. Worked great.
This is a before pic, but the boss is in the right runner.
Leaving it hang in the engine bay or unplugging the sensor is a bad idea.
In my case I was using a '00 Civic Si intake manifold (IAT in the air pipe before the Tbody) but my car is an OBD1. I used the blank IAT sensor boss located in the last runner to mount a OBD1 style sensor. Worked great.
This is a before pic, but the boss is in the right runner.
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<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote »</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Put the IAT sensor in the charge pipe just before the throttle body or in the intake manifold runner (depending on what version engine you have. The ECM needs to have a correct signal of the incoming air temperature to properly adjust fuel enrichment.
Leaving it hang in the engine bay or unplugging the sensor is a bad idea.
In my case I was using a '00 Civic Si intake manifold (IAT in the air pipe before the Tbody) but my car is an OBD1. I used the blank IAT sensor boss located in the last runner to mount a OBD1 style sensor. Worked great.
This is a before pic, but the boss is in the right runner.</TD></TR></TABLE>
That is how to do it.
Leaving it hang in the engine bay or unplugging the sensor is a bad idea.
In my case I was using a '00 Civic Si intake manifold (IAT in the air pipe before the Tbody) but my car is an OBD1. I used the blank IAT sensor boss located in the last runner to mount a OBD1 style sensor. Worked great.
This is a before pic, but the boss is in the right runner.</TD></TR></TABLE>
That is how to do it.
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Man, I was just thinking about this! I used a CAI as my charge pipe and it has the IAT Sensor hole already there. I heard that it pops out under boost, but now I know what to do. Thanks guys!
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