Michael Knight
Totally Hooked
for recent times noted that IAT's climb higher than I remember then being when I bought the car.
in my car IAT seems to be always +10'C above ambient. with cold car its in ambient, but after the car warms up it climbs to +10'C.
its strange as MAP sensor should get cold air (got the wagner inlet) + hood ducts.
Not that it would have big impact but still find it strange. IIRC it used to be closer to ambient in early years of ownership, but recent year or so it has been that +10'C.
When doing WOT runs on track the IAT decreases initially but not by much.
here's IAT data from last track session. Stock airbox and wagner airbox inlet.
I did measure with external thermometer the temps above the airbox last spring, and they were just 1-2'C above ambient under the hood, so I don't think hood underside temps get too high.
If you can share where your IAT's are when doing WOT runs it would be nice to compare.
I did these measurements on track where car stays on WOT constantly so road figures do not really compare.
in my car IAT seems to be always +10'C above ambient. with cold car its in ambient, but after the car warms up it climbs to +10'C.
its strange as MAP sensor should get cold air (got the wagner inlet) + hood ducts.
Not that it would have big impact but still find it strange. IIRC it used to be closer to ambient in early years of ownership, but recent year or so it has been that +10'C.
When doing WOT runs on track the IAT decreases initially but not by much.
here's IAT data from last track session. Stock airbox and wagner airbox inlet.
| Ambient 23'C | |
| 1st stint Start | 30'C |
| 1st stint End | 40'C |
| 2nd hot stint start | 36,6'C |
| 2nd stint end | 42,7'C |
| 3rd stint start | 37'C |
| 3rd stint end | 41,7'C |
I did measure with external thermometer the temps above the airbox last spring, and they were just 1-2'C above ambient under the hood, so I don't think hood underside temps get too high.
If you can share where your IAT's are when doing WOT runs it would be nice to compare.
I did these measurements on track where car stays on WOT constantly so road figures do not really compare.
