Anyone using a air intake temperature sensor?
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Anyone using a air intake temperature sensor?
I want to put one in line between the S/C and the TB so I could see the temps, anyone have any idea where I can get one?
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It isn't that easy of a thing to do, because the moving airflow interferes with the temp reading. You have to have a shrouded sensor, etc., and even then it's a little tricky to take a good reading I'm told.. I'm pretty sure there are a lot of stock IAT sensors you can use off of different cars though..
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Originally posted by litlespic
87-88 turbocoupes use them...
87-88 turbocoupes use them...
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LT1s use intake air temp sensors too, but i dont know how you could get a digital readout of it. i know there are plenty of industrial thermometers that you could probably port to what you need, but itd kinda hard to get an accurate readout i would think.
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Most likely they are just a voltage output sensor, so you could probably use anything that can measure a voltage, like a digital-display voltmeter. There are ways to make it display the scale that you want too, it's probably nothing you want to mess with without a very solid electronics background though..
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Originally posted by litlespic
the "ACT" sensor, its on the lower intake...
How far is the car "parted"?? or does it still roll or even run??
the "ACT" sensor, its on the lower intake...
How far is the car "parted"?? or does it still roll or even run??