Normal intake temperature?

[JAAY]

Isn't that the outside temp on the cluster?

[Shehadehd]

Originally Posted by JAAY

Isn't that the outside temp on the cluster?

Yeah. The outside is reading 53 but my intake says it's hitting 90. Is it normal to have 40 degree difference? I mean, the intake is on the side of the car so I thought the air it pulls in will be closer to the exterior temp

[JAAY]

Do you have a stock aribox? Yes, temps get much hight than ambient while sitting still.

[Shehadehd]

Originally Posted by JAAY

Do you have a stock aribox? Yes, temps get much hight than ambient while sitting still.

Yep. Using the stock air box and stock filter. But highway speeds for a half hour still have my temperatures exceeding 20 degree difference.

Since the maf is right after the air filter, I'm considering getting a wireless thermistor and sticking it in the air box and driving for a bit. If the air box is reading low temps then maybe something is up with the maf. Otherwise, I'll try and add some insulating foil.

I'm more interested in the difference than worried. It's kinda turned into a challenge to get the exterior and intake temperatures to approach each other

[JAAY]

I would be much interested if the reflective foil works. I would love to see my intake air temps to be at ambient. That would be amazing.

[Shehadehd]

Originally Posted by JAAY

I would be much interested if the reflective foil works. I would love to see my intake air temps to be at ambient. That would be amazing.

I know good foil is widely used as an infrared radiation reflector.... The odd thing is, gold is an excellent thermal conductor.
Fiberglass is about 8000 times less thermally conductive than glass and about 4 times less conductive than plastic and rubber. I'll probably try a fiberglass wrap of the intake system and a gold foil wrapping on top of it to see if I get anything notable.