<... pressure drop, and temp change will be on
the engine side of the throttle body ...>
True. But that's at idle, on the ground. In the air, at
or near WOT, the temp drop across the throttle body would be much less.
<... Where
are you guys putting your air temp sensors ...>
I'm not even
remotely there yet, but I would feed my EFI the temperature in the intake
runners since that's what the engine sees. I would put TIT and compressor
outlet temps on the panel if I had enough parameters and display space.
--
Jim Sower
Crossville, TN; Chapter 5
Long-EZ N83RT, Velocity N4095T
Russell Duffy wrote:
Idle at 2000 rpm can generate around 15" of manifold vacuum
and that converts to 45 deg F temperature drop. That is waaaaaaay
more than the dew point spread in most places. A lot of the heat
(and therefore temp drop) gets absorbed by the warm environment, but not
all. It is the same phenomenon that causes carb ice. Just a theory
..... Jim S. I've
seen the same condensation on my intake when running at low power on the
ground. Now that you mention it, I realize that my air temp sensor
is not in the best location. I have it in the pressurized air box
on the outside of the throttle body. As I understand it, the pressure
drop, and temp change will be on the engine side of the throttle body.
Since this can change the temp quite a bit, I bet that's why I have such
a difference between the A and B controller (B doesn't use the air temp
sensor) at low power on the ground. Where
are you guys putting your air temp sensors? Cheers,Rusty
(new oil cooler arriving today)
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