So converted to a fmic and have a ebay special elbow(greddy knock off) and the AIT sensor screws right in but the end of the sensor is flush with the metal not in the air stream at all. driving dosnt seem to be affected at all but big upgrades are right around the corner so question is will this affect anything with the sensor in this location or should i tap and relocate it back in like the factory elbow had it(in the air path).

 

Let me know how that thing works out, I have been looking into getting one since I haven't found a decent greddy one on here.

 

It really was pretty good quality. bolted right up but where they threw the bung for the ait the aluminum is very thick which makes the sensor not sink in all the way. It was like 65shipped too which is pretty nice too.
but back to the question....

 

the sensor really should be in the air stream for accurate readings.

 

If you have the stock ECU or Rtek it doesn't matter that much anyway. The stock ECU uses the AIT in the AFM for fuel calculations.



The other AIT sensor in the elbow is mostly used for the BAC valve and the hot start/fuel pressure regulator solenoid. See the fuel and emissions control section of the training manual.

 

So are you saying if you don't have a BAC it's not really necessary to have that AIT sensor?

 

Buy a counter bore and counter bore the hole (from the exterior side, of course) and bore it enough so that when the sensor is installed the doggy will now be in the air stream. You said it was thick metal in that area.

 

Do an ADVANCED SEARCH using the words AIR INTAKE SENSOR as the search words and HENRIK as the name/author.

Select the RTEK FORUM as the place to search.

When opening a thread, just scan throught the thread and only look for the name HENRIK. When you find a post by him......read it. The words AIR INTAKE SENSOR will be in RED in that thread.

HENRIK was a main player in decoding the stock ECU and designing the RTEK line of products (my interpertation of how it was done).