mbayley77 0 Posted June 2, 2006 As per title Wandered if anyone had actually measured the temperature under the bonnet near the intake? Everyone talks of getting cold air in etc but exactly what temperature is it when sat in traffic and going along at low speed / high speed? I am getting myself a temperature data logger as want to see if when moving the temperature is actually high or pretty much as per the outside around the intakes of my carbs. If it proves hot then im gonna stick a scoop above the carbs to get direct cold air, but want to prove it before cutting holes. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craigb 2 Posted June 2, 2006 On the move , mine is pretty much ambient in traffic, or at the end of a section i have seen it go as high as 46 deg C Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
16v205 9 Posted June 2, 2006 Hi I saw temps as high as 65 degrees when the car was being mapped, when the fans came on the heat off the radiator was blowing straight into the inlet on the throttle bodies. I dropped the radiator below the intake trumpets and the temperature now hardly rises above ambient. Rich Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mbayley77 0 Posted June 2, 2006 How are you guys measuring the temps? I was thinking on the way home about maybe getting some sort of read out using a guage from a computer unit which uses an lcd readout. They seem pretty accurate and cheap to get hold of. Just really out of interest i guess. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rippthrough 98 Posted June 2, 2006 I've seen around 70* in the manifold on the 1.4. stock intake shouldn't be far off ambient Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Craigb 2 Posted June 5, 2006 How are you guys measuring the temps? Data logging from the emerald ecu Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
