IAT Placement.. This seems funky.

[wnracing]

Sooo.. Some friends and I were putting the solid rack bushings in my car a couple of weeks ago and one of my buddies noticed this...

The IAT sensor on my CAI is not actually in the intake tube itself like every other intake on the planet.. I've looked online at a couple of sites with customer pictures and many of the Steeda CAI's are the same, but at some point they re-designed this and re-located the IAT to the side of the tube..

We are questioning the placement of the IAT because it seems that it would not get an accurate reading of the air temp.

What do you guys think? Should I drill a hole in my intake and re-locate the IAT or is there any point?

Reference photos:

This is from an install write-up. From this you can see that the design was changed at some point from the CAI that I have...

Where the IAT is located on my CAI:

Actual photo from my car:

 

[joekd]

So the IAT is just measuring ambient air and not actual intake flow? That doesn't seem right to me.

I would just drill the hole and mount it in the tube using the same grommet setup you have on it now to prevent air leaks

 

[Lee12609]

yeah i'd grab a grommet and place it in the tube. N/A it probably wont make any difference, but i'd still feel better about it in the tube.

 

[danielson631]

that deff is "funky". i cant see it working properly like that.

thats just wierd..looks silly too

 

[Lee12609]

the way alot of engine builders do it when on the ENGINE dyno is strap the IAT directly to the filter this gives the truest reading and is simple, but in a hot engine bay its not the best way because the sensor will heat soak while sitting still.

either way you wont notice ANY difference moving it.