Where is the intake temp sensor module

11-16-2004, 11:46 AM

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Where is the intake temp sensor module

Where is the intake temp sensor module located at?

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11-16-2004, 12:08 PM

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Awww...don't tell me you bought one of those chips off eBay for $5 that modifies your fuel/air ratio.

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11-17-2004, 10:36 AM

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Anybody please respond

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11-17-2004, 10:45 AM

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I believe it's part of the MAF sensor.

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11-17-2004, 11:02 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by nojooc

I believe it's part of the MAF sensor.

Correct-it's the brown tear-drop shaped sensor on the right in this pic:

https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...chmentid=20451

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11-17-2004, 11:04 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by G8rboy

Correct-it's the brown tear-drop shaped sensor on the right in this pic:

https://www.rx8club.com/attachment.p...chmentid=20451

Thought so..... wasn't 100% certain though.
Thanks for clarifying.

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11-17-2004, 11:29 AM

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how do you hook up that cheap chip from ebay to your maf????

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11-17-2004, 11:35 AM

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What cheap eBay chip?

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11-17-2004, 11:54 AM

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how do you hook up that cheap chip from ebay to your maf????

Not sure which wires you would tap into, but it's irrelevant- the 8's ECU can't be tricked by falsifying the MAF or IAT input signals.

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11-17-2004, 12:42 PM

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Indeed it can't, which is why I made a complaint to eBay. My eBay favourite search no longer shows all those +++++20hp cheap mod annoying items. :D

Anybody got a CANScan or similar can tell us what the intake temps run at, just out of interest?

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11-17-2004, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by zevans

Indeed it can't, which is why I made a complaint to eBay. My eBay favourite search no longer shows all those +++++20hp cheap mod annoying items. :D

Anybody got a CANScan or similar can tell us what the intake temps run at, just out of interest?

I can log some readings... I'm planning on doing some intake mods this weekend and want to baseline some data with it stock first (intake temp, airflow, and speed/RPM with acceleration over time) today or tomorrow.

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11-17-2004, 01:26 PM

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intake temperature should be fairly close to ambient at speed unless you have a turbo / supercharger in the car.

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11-21-2004, 05:43 AM

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Last time I did a good run, IAT was about 6 degrees C higher than ambient as reported by the ambient air sensor in the '8... however this was only one run, but it was a decent one (around 100km/h for 20 minutes)