i bought a new air box and i had to drill a hole in it to put the air temp sensor from my old box into the new.......exactly what does the comp do with info it receives from this sensor?.....also would it be best located in the stock position( in the back of the box near the distributor) or positioned in the front of the box in front of one of the hose ports where the fresh air is coming into the box? would it effect engine performance at all depending on where its placed in the box?

 

The sensor location isn't really a problem since it won't have any real effects to the engines output.Putting it where it can get cooler air will not make any real difference.

 

i kinda figured this, what exactly does the comp do with the air temp info? what gets adjusted? it cant be that much of an adjustment.............come on you comp guys

 

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I think the comp gives the car more fuel. I'm not really sure just trying to help u out. I know that when I stuck my air temp sensor under my cowl for awhile my gas mileage was slightly worse and performance was slightly better almost not noticeable though.

 

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Anywho,
I don't have a commented hac for your particular mask, but the IAT corrections vary, and are typically used for an air density correction, EGR, timing, and as a default value for if the coolant temp fails.
While none are a drastic correction, they can add up.
Best thing is unless your really into doing your own proms you'll do best to leave it in it's stock location. You can get into a weird situation where in particular set of circumstances the car goes gonzo.

 

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are you a surgeon? hehehehe ok thanx

 

The only difference between a surgeon and an auto tech is that the auto tech washes his hands BEFORE using the bathroom. Come to think of it, so do surgeons these days...

Grump is right on with his supposition. The speed/density (regardless if they are TPI or TBI) systems use the IAT sensor for part of the DENSITY calculations to scale the MAP readings and adjust fuel accordingly. The TPI/MAF cars really only use it to verify coolant temperature for cold start routine, and little else. The function of the sensor is a little different depending on your year and fuel system, but placing it in a cooler location can't hurt in either case and may actually help "fatten up" the mixture a bit on S/D schemes, including TBI.

 

 

Hey! When i got my car, it didn't have an intake temperature sensor, period. The #%$%# who had it before me just took it off.