TuscanyLs1

my IAT sensor is telling me my intake temp is 140degrees. i have a AEM brute force intake which is supposedly make the inducted air cooler right? so the problem is that im losing 30rwhp when my car is at normal operating temperatures since it started warming up outside. anyone else have this problem or have a way to fix this problem? It is a 04 m6 goat if that helps anything. Thanks

The Silver Goat

I've heard about this - test the battery, it may need to be replaced.

oshia86

Blinker fluid... J/k in all honesty the "cold air" kits for the GTO don't really offer cold air, just higher flow.

Texas Heat

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Yep, only thing that will make your IAT colder is nitrous. You should get some and say to hell with the 30rwhp loss.

ULTIMATEORANGESS

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is any part of that aluminum? ive seen them cook on a dyno.

TuscanyLs1

i tested the battery and it was good. the whole thing is aluminum. it didnt do bad at all on the dyno back in april when it was nice and cold outside about the low 50's . now its in the lower 80's and its boggin out on me.

TuscanyLs1

could i just unplug the IAT? or locate it to where its feeling cooler air?

anmracing

You'll start running a lot richer if you do that.

Check the sensor. Maybe it needs to be replaced.....

jamesSS

I agree. I have the same air intake and have no problems at all after 2 years of using it. Something is up, 30hp loss is almost like the car is in limp mode. Only other thing I could think of would be a new air filter.

oshia86

Or maybe it could be heatsoak....Heat will cause the engine to pull timing.

TuscanyLs1

that could very posibly be the problem. what could i do?

chance575

go to caspers site and by a break out harness(mass air flow harness that allows you to put a different iat on the car), then buy a camaro iat and stick it in the front of you air filter, search on ls1gto for heat soak reduction kit

TuscanyLs1

i couldnt find much... not on the ls1 anyway. it was mostly for the ls2's

416GTO

There are some timing tables that pull timing for IAT/ Coolant Temp/ etc that affect power once heat soaked.

Second what oshia86 said on GTO CAI not really being cold air.

Try to isolate the filter to the fender arear and not pull in any engine or radiator headt

hivoltagedriver

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Heat soak, is a major issue on these cars. Get yourself a better IAT sensor, a breakout harness, a tune, and one of these. Then you won't have to worry about it.

TuscanyLs1

you gotta link i can search on?

hivoltagedriver

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Most of my posts and the info I find are on LS1GTO.com. That is the new Vararam though, and for less than $300, it is well worth the investment. Maryland speed and Veangence Racing both sell it. I am sure there are others also.

GTO Madman

Did you install the intake and then get a dyno tune? It could be just the tune in the car that needs to be rechecked. No need to start jumping ahead and buying things for the car if it's a simple fix. Have your tuner check it out first.

TuscanyLs1

yea my tuner said it was a heat soak issue.

Gh0st

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If your IAT is seeing 140 degrees then your computer is pulling a LOT of timing.