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Old 08-17-02, 11:35 PM
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Intake temp

I've read numerous times about people using those cheasy RadioShack indoor/outdoor thermometers to measure intake temps (usually in reference to con filter conversions). Has anyone considered taping the signal wire from the intake temp sensor on the fire-wall side of the throttle body, and using an electric gauge from that?
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Re: Intake temp

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I've read numerous times about people using those cheasy RadioShack indoor/outdoor thermometers to measure intake temps
I've got one of those. They're reasonably accurate; their problem is their slow response time. But they do give a general idea; enough to tell if a heat shield or cold air feed has made a difference, as opposed to giving super accurate readings.
Has anyone considered taping the signal wire from the intake temp sensor on the fire-wall side of the throttle body, and using an electric gauge from that?
How are you going to calibrate it? It has a logarithmic output (see it's figures in the FSM), so it's not a plug 'n' play idea. You need specific electronics between the sensor and the display.

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just do what i do, fire ya laptop up, boot up the haltech software, hit "ctrl-e" put the harness belts around the laptop and belt it into the race seat and go for a blat hahaha
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lol. i just hit the up button a few times on my handset and just like magic there it is.
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Originally posted by HWO
just do what i do, fire ya laptop up, boot up the haltech software, hit "ctrl-e" put the harness belts around the laptop and belt it into the race seat and go for a blat hahaha

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Originally posted by HWO
just do what i do, fire ya laptop up, boot up the haltech software, hit "ctrl-e" put the harness belts around the laptop and belt it into the race seat and go for a blat hahaha
Damn...I just look up at the PFC commander and make sure I've got it on "intake temp"....or I look at the laptop and click "intake temp"...lol...gotta love datalogit.




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