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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 02:10 PM
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what effect does the IAT have on the engine?
when the IAT temp goes up what does this tell the computer and viseversa
how does it use the IAT?
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 03:21 PM
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what effect does the IAT have on the engine?
when the IAT temp goes up what does this tell the computer and viseversa
how does it use the IAT?
The intake air temp has two sides to it. The natural effect of higher temps is the air is less dense. That means less oxygen is entering each cylinder and therefore the motor makes less power. This can also lead to pre-ignition as temps rise (aka detonation). The other side is what the PCM does to compensate. As your IAT's rise, the PCM will pull timing from your spark table to prevent detonation. If it doesn't prevent detonation, your knock retard will kick in and take timing out as well. IIRC, the optimum temps for a motor to make power is close to 56*F. At least, that's what I think I heard while watching an NHRA event on ESPN a few years back.
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Old Jul 12, 2005 | 03:34 PM
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thanks for the info.

ok now one more question.
is it possible with edit to adjust the amount of timing pulled when the temp rises or the amount added when the temp drops?
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Originally Posted by brandonppr
thanks for the info.

ok now one more question.
is it possible with edit to adjust the amount of timing pulled when the temp rises or the amount added when the temp drops?
Yes, HP Tuners and EFILive both support this.
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ok with those programs is it possible to increase timing when temp rises and decrease timing when temp drops

pretty much make it do the total opposite of what it does.
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also does it increase and decrease timing in increments or at certain IAT temps?
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Originally Posted by SSpdDmon
...pre-ignition as temps rise (aka detonation)...
Not to get to particular, but pre-ignition and detonation are two very different things. There is an excelent thread on this board describing the physical differences. I'll see if I can dig up.
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There is a chart in Edit: IAT vs load timing. It pulls timing depending on temperature and MAP.
To my opinion very useful for superchargers application when the charge cooler doesn't work fine.
I wouldn't remove this safety, in fact I see a lot of KR when the air is too hot and I set a too low timing reduction.
In my opinion it's better to optimize the intake (functional Ram Air or so).
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Originally Posted by TAQuickness
Not to get to particular, but pre-ignition and detonation are two very different things. There is an excelent thread on this board describing the physical differences. I'll see if I can dig up.
My bad....

Originally Posted by Engine Basics: Detonation and Pre-Ignition
Detonation
Detonation is the spontaneous combustion of the end-gas (remaining fuel/air mixture) in the chamber. It always occurs after normal combustion is initiated by the spark plug. The initial combustion at the spark plug is followed by a normal combustion burn. For some reason, likely heat and pressure, the end gas in the chamber spontaneously combusts. The key point here is that detonation occurs after you have initiated the normal combustion with the spark plug.
Pre-ignition
Pre-ignition is defined as the ignition of the mixture prior to the spark plug firing. Anytime something causes the mixture in the chamber to ignite prior to the spark plug event it is classified as pre-ignition. The two are completely different and abnormal phenomenon.

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good tid bit of info there, didnt know the technical diference
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