hi guys anybody know where i can get these from. also where would it be fitted under the bonnet with a tmic. want to keep an eye on temp on idle etc. thanks lads

 

What do you want to measure ?

Charge temp of the air as it goes into the cylinders (the temp being raised by the air going through the turbo.......)

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or the temp of the air as it passes over the MAF (Inlet temps)

Shaun

 

Depends how **** you want to be as i was discussing with several other members on here on another Thread.

i have this setup,its not intended to be within 0.3 accurate etc,but a rough enough guide to know whats going on

Cost under £10,got this unit from japan,its powered by the 12v system of the car not an AA battery like my last unit

 

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Shaun

 

 

Maplin ?

 

The Rig,

Thanks for the picture. I am fitting a ACT to my car when it arrives from Harvey.

Same as me it will be used on a TMIC. Wasn't sure where to put it as most are on FMIC set up.

Cheers
Steve

 

this looks like it could be a useful one
5.25" LCD Display Panel W/ 2 Temp Sensor For PC CPU HD on eBay (end time 19-Jan-10 08:00:04 GMT)

 

hi lads thanks for all the info. im wanting the kit which tells you the charge temps going into cylinders

 

There are alot of temp readers out there but its the Refresh rate you need,alot are 5 seconds 10 seconds which isnt any good,the one i have is 2 second refresh rate which is the bare minimum really,i would like a 1 second refresh rate but couldnt find one at the time.

It depends how much you want to spend,mine was £10 in total,there is a charge temp reader out there for £25-£30 but i didnt want to spend this and it is a 1 second refresh rate

 

do u have a site or somewhere where u got them from?

 

This is the dearer one

Evolution-R.com Specialists in Mugen Civic. now dubbin it with VW Golf, Bora anniversay kits.

The one i got for £10 was from japan via ebay,powered by 12v supply of car so very good,depends how much you want to spend really

enjoy

 

cheers mate will have a look. gonna try go for the accuracy of like what yours is putting out

 

rig

do u know where u got the sensor from also. i dont think they supply the sensor to

 

That evolution R one does supply the sensor/cable

Sensor is supplied with 1500mm cable to reach any point in the engine bay

 

ahh i must of misread then mate. i thought was only the cable. does it not leak where u plugged into? seems a good deal on this

 

I feel mugged off here.

Paid Harvey £80 for one that still hasn't arrived (maybe de to the Postman not coming?)

£80 when you can get them for £10> Better work ok then for £80.

 

i bet the 1 u got will be very accurate. im sure u will get it mate

 

acc to website you could get a groupbuy on these!!!

 

I dropped Harvey a mail a few days ago and his wife replied after a while saying sorry for not replying sooner but he has been ill - maybe he has a bit of a backlog to catch up on?

As an aside, she wasn't able to answer my question of what comes in the kit that he supplies - I'm planning to plug it into the rubber connector between the intercooler and the throttle body and was wondering if I need to buy an insert to put the probe in. When your kit arrives could you pm / post what was in it? Cheers

 

That appears to be the best one, I understood it refreshes 3times per second, also that R&B Motorsport do them and that they market the scoobyone through Harvey. I stand to be corrected on both points.
If it's monitoring charge temps then I'd want it to be proven and accurate

 

im sure the £80 is much better,cycling more often etc,as i said at the start,depends on how accurate you want to be and if you plan on changing anything if temps are high,not much point in spending near £100 to get spot on results if your not going to change anything,i bought the cheaper one as i had the old style slanted TMIC and upgraded to a 2003 TMIC and even with my cheaper one noticed a difference,but if your going to spend £80 on one i guess you can afford to then upgrade intake system parts hee hee if not happy with the readings

 

I use one of these with there 12v adaptor. Think refresh is about 1-2 seconds.
You have to extend the probe wires but this isnt a major job.

WaterCooling UK: LCD Display Temperature Sensor (Blue)

 

Just seen the above is the same as the evolution-r one but at a fraction of the price.

 

Here's some pics of the ACT gauge from Harvey i got last week.

 

Thanks for the pictures

Looks as though one part of the brass fitting screws into the other? Also how snugly does the probe fit through the brass fittings (i.e. you put the brass fittings in place and the probe is happy just fitting through them)

 

what did you use to get voltage down to 5v

 

God I sounded a dick earlier. Sorry lack of sleep,an ill misses and two ill kids with the same bug so was being a little emotional.

Didn't mean for it to come across like that. So sorry to Harvey if your readin this chap.

I also had an email from Harvey's wife that he is ill at present. Was supposed to get the ACT by Friday's post but like most in the UK it's most likely still at the sorting office.

Steve

 

This.
http://www.watercoolinguk.co.uk/cata...roducts_id=348

 

The top part of the brass fitting is a compression type with a brass olive that seals around the probe.