air temp gauge an sensor
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air temp gauge an sensor
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
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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)
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Charge temp of the air as it goes into the cylinders (the temp being raised by the air going through the turbo.......)
Charles's law - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
or the temp of the air as it passes over the MAF (Inlet temps)
Shaun
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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
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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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
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
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this looks like it could be a useful one
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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
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
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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
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
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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.
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.
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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
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
acc to website you could get a groupbuy on these!!!
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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
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If it's monitoring charge temps then I'd want it to be proven and accurate
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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
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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)
You have to extend the probe wires but this isnt a major job.
WaterCooling UK: LCD Display Temperature Sensor (Blue)
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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)
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)
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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.
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