elongating air sensor for wai
 

I got my intake yesterday and am putting it in as we speak. I have it all hooked up but the air sensor is not long enough... how do I get it longer so I can put it where it needs to be? Thanks for the help...

www.pfyc.com used to sell what you want, no idea if they still do. I believe it is just 2 wires correct? If you arent to scared of doing it I would just cut ans splice in a couple more inches of wire.

^which is really easier then it seems. i say just cut it and add 4" of wire to it.

I got the tape on those wires cut about 5 inches and the IAT could reach after that. I taped the other wires back.

Thats what I did. Thanks guys it's all done haha. I posted this then just said eff it, lemme add some wire.

Ya I used a wire tie to keep the thing where it was that I took off to connect the intake to, some screw thing next to the engine, then just got some spare wire and connected it, used those little wire screw things, used eletrical tape and connected it. Now I got this intake from ebay but it didn't come with any gel for the intake head... do they need some kinda gel stuff for the end to grab the bad crap? My uncle said something about that.

i have no idea what you're talking about you don't mess with the intake manifold this is just an air intake pipe

I didnt touch the manifold I don't think. My uncle told me to get a K&N filter and it has something you put on it, like I dunno nevermind. So you don't put anything on the end of the filter? Once it's on it's good to go?

A K&N air filter needs some K&N oil to be put on it so it actually does its job.

I heard these things aren't really wise to do. I have no idea what the intake temps actually are, so i'm just gonna use made-up numbers.

In it's stock position, the IAT reads the incoming air entering the combustion chamber at 50 degrees, and it adds fuel accordingly. If you move the sensor "closer" to the intake opening, the IAT may read 35 -40 degrees cooler, denser air and add fuel according to burn with it. But the air entering the chamber is still the same 50 degrees it's always been. So now all you done is dumped/wasted more fuel in the chamber for the same temp of original air. I've never heard of a real performance improvement from these. Only bad gas mileage.

I've actually heard you get better gas mileage... but I haven;t had any experience with that.

please god tell me you didn't use wire nuts to connect two DC wires... :banghead: NEVER do that. and espicially don't twist wrap wires in an engine, your just asking for issues. get back out there and solder them like a sane individual would.

lol... I don't have any solder. But I figured it'd work. But what is the deal with what ciscopath said? Anyone have any insight? how do i cover the wire after i solder it?

dunno what hes talking about, but after you solder it, you gotta wrap it in electrical tape, or cover with something (i've used hot glue and/or silicone)


i wouldn't recommend hot glue since your engine will get hotter then its melting point.

Maybe I missed something. I thought you were referring to the device that makes your IAT sensor longer