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i just purchased a cold air intake from sho shop for my 95 contour se, and for the little tempurature sensor , they told me to just leave it in the the bay and dont worry bout it, si this hte right thing to do? or should i but it in the intake?
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YOU HAVE GOT TO BE FREAKING KIDDING ME???!!!  :rolleyes: Those effing morons. The IAT (Intake Air Temp) sensor is used by the PCM to determine the temp of the incoming air and adjust timing based on that information. By sticking it in the engine bay dangling, it will be reading nice and hot (ever opened the hood after a nice long drive) all the time. Any time the incoming air is cooler than the engine bay air where the IAT is sitting, the timing will be retarded more than it needs to be. Sure, with the "CAI" the difference might not be much but it is still a difference. I think BAT sells similar setups, but WITH the necessary parts to put the IAT in the intake. The closer it is to the TB, the better you are.
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they told me to just leave it in the the bay and dont worry bout it Are you sure you didn't speak with a Certified Ford Dealer. 
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If it doesn't have a whole for it then find a cool place to put it(like where the stock airbox was) or just put it right on the end of the filter.
Thats if you want to do it the cheap way!
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i bought a CAI for my car back in dec but duh i discovered i couldn't use it because of the tranny housing being in the way....anyway i just stuck the filter onto the adaptor and have been running fine since...only problem is that w/o the cold air pipe i dont have anywhere to stick my IAT either....i usually try to just rest it under the filter on top of the wheel well but it usually slips down after awhile....right now since the weather is cold it isn't a big deal i guess but im thinkin that i'll have to go buy another adaptor sleeve so that i can put a hole in it and use the grommet from the pipe to stick my sensor thru it
95 contour se...dark blue...monsterflow air filter...remanuf atx...wiring harness recall or bust!!!96k miles...motorcraft awsf32pp plugs & red ford racing 9mm wires...kvr black plated cross-drilled rotors & carbon fiber pads...currently undergoing renovation...excuse our dust!!!
are my dodgers for real????
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PA 3L SVT wrote: Any time the incoming air is cooler than the engine bay air where the IAT is sitting, the timing will be retarded more than it needs to be. Are you really sure that you were talking about the timing, and not about the person who gave the advice to leave the IAT sensor dangling?
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Originally posted by Bob Blaylock: PA 3L SVT wrote:Any time the incoming air is cooler than the engine bay air where the IAT is sitting, the timing will be [b]retarded more than it needs to be. Are you really sure that you were talking about the timing, and not about the person who gave the advice to leave the IAT sensor dangling?[/b] Bwa ha ha! That's the funniest thing I have ever seen you write Bob! I guess I meant both ...
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