Air temp sensor into a CAI

[peetii]

Hi i was wondering is there any way of putting the air temp sensor somewhere else instead of going into the CAI? or would i be able to DIY a hole for it into CAI if it does not have one for the air temp sensor?

[bblt]

Hi i was wondering is there any way of putting the air temp sensor somewhere else instead of going into the CAI? or would i be able to DIY a hole for it into CAI if it does not have one for the air temp sensor?

Yups you be be able to do it urself. Just cut a small hole and put a lil piece of rubber around it so when u put the sensor in there are no air leaks.

[peetii]

did you mean drill? or what did you mean by cut?

[bennjamin]

what CAI ?

most are alloy . . . easy to cut a hole. Take the grommet that surrounds the standard IAT sensor. Drill a hole to match the INNER guide of the grommet.
Apply abit of silicon spray or even water to lubricate the grommet , fit it to the IAT then pop it into the new hole in the CAI.
Remember that the hole must be a similar distance and angle to the standard location.That is , before the throttle body.

[lookingforboost]

what CAI ?

most are alloy . . . easy to cut a hole. Take the grommet that surrounds the standard IAT sensor. Drill a hole to match the INNER guide of the grommet.
Apply abit of silicon spray or even water to lubricate the grommet , fit it to the IAT then pop it into the new hole in the CAI.
Remember that the hole must be a similar distance and angle to the standard location.That is , before the throttle body.

what would happen if you didnt put this back into the intake and may or may not have zippy tied it to the throttle body :o

[bennjamin]

sounds like you know for (bad) experience ?

[aaronng]

what would happen if you didnt put this back into the intake and may or may not have zippy tied it to the throttle body :o

The temperature read by the ECU will be different to the actual air temperature flowing inside the intake pipe. The temperature should read hotter than it really is, which leads to the ECU leaning the mixture because hotter air is less dense. Lean it too much and you might be risking some form of engine damage.

[TODA AU]

Follow Ben's instructions & use an EK4 intake air temp sensor.
The EG / DC2 one uses 2 screws & an O-ring to seal.
You'll need the matching plug too.

[lookingforboost]

Thanks guys i'll get my bro to put it into the pipe :P