legvw 0 Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Is it me, or do these newer vr lumps not have an inlet air temperature sensor?I can't see where it would be on the inlet, if it has 1 at all?Can anyone shed any light on this, as im going to need to use the IAT on my standalone.Ta Link to post Share on other sites
russj249 2 Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Bit of a long shot as never worked on one before, but could it be built into the MAF or something if there's no specific sensor? Link to post Share on other sites
J5KE F 0 Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Mines in the short runner i think..?Surely u can use some bluetack and a drill boyo? Link to post Share on other sites
legvw 0 Posted December 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Bit of a long shot as never worked on one before' date=' but could it be built into the MAF or something if there's no specific sensor?[/quote']Makes sense now you've said that! Link to post Share on other sites
legvw 0 Posted December 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 Mines in the short runner i think..?Surely u can use some bluetack and a drill boyo?Yeah, i'm going to have to drill and tap the manifold, for an IAT of some sort, and not using bluetack! Link to post Share on other sites
jims13 6 Posted December 16, 2011 Report Share Posted December 16, 2011 use no nials then :; Link to post Share on other sites
oldmandon 1 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 Double sided stickyback plastic is good....... Link to post Share on other sites
b road blaster 0 Posted December 17, 2011 Report Share Posted December 17, 2011 sure strawberry hubba bubba would work aswell Link to post Share on other sites
FishWick 21 Posted December 19, 2011 Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 Yeah all 24Vs take an air temp reading from the MAF. The 12V's IAT sensor was useless. Dreadful response time and it heatsoaked chronically when parked up after a run. Link to post Share on other sites
legvw 0 Posted December 19, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 19, 2011 So upgrading to a 1.8t iat would be better? And mount it where? Between filter an turbo? Just before t/b? Or in manifold? Link to post Share on other sites
FishWick 21 Posted January 10, 2012 Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 I mounted mine in the rubber bellow just after the airbox. I run an R32 lump now and I had the same dilema. I use an open bead Marelli (aka Ford Cosworth) air temp sensor on my DTA. They're on ebay for about 25 quid. Instant response like the 1.8T sensor, but that isn't so important on Naturally aspirated.You may find cosworth easier to mount as it's an M14 thread. The 1.8T needs an insertion hole plus a tapped hole for the bolt. Don't even think about drilling / tapping the stock plastic intake. Nowhere near enough meat on them! Link to post Share on other sites
legvw 0 Posted January 10, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2012 Thanks for the advise, very helpful! Link to post Share on other sites
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