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Originally Posted by Zach3794
My IAT's were around 28-30 degrees Celsius during my testing (albeit it was very short). So about 82-86 degrees. Temperatures did go up when the car sat at a red light, which I imagine is to be fully expected. I'm not saying the JR kit is worse, you've proven it isn't, but I imagine there are at least a few examples of kits with less than ideal locations for air intake. Ambient was around 73-75 degrees at time of testing yesterday.
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Totally normal.
As you sit at a light, the IAT will go up, and as soon as you start moving, you'll see it drop, but it'll quickly go up again if you're at WOT. As long as you're matching ambient while cruising, the system is working. IAT goes up when you're sitting because the charge pipes are getting heated by the heat in the engine bay. As soon as air is flowing through the engine bay and the charge pipes (movement), it drops down.
What we'll be looking for is how much the rise is under extended WOT conditions; that'll expose how efficient the whole cooling system and piping solution really is.