Sucking hot air in GTR with pods

[T517zGTR]

Hi all,

My car is still waiting for its proper tune - still waiting for a sydney based tuner. Please hurry Martin (AKA: Dino d'Martino) if your reading this.

I have noticed recently how hot the intake temp for air is. I have a sensor connected to the plenum read by my ECUs Hand Controller (Power FC). On hot days I am getting inlet temps of 50 - 54 degrees Celsius (After intercooler) around town and 45 - 49 degrees on the highway.

I have Apexi pod filters - but no partition. My intercooler is a 3 month old blitz LM Vspec (300 x 600 x 110 - tube and fin) - so it should be doing a decent job.

I obviously need a partition for my filters + maybe water spray for my intercooler.

Does anyone else have inlet temps monitored and if so what does it sit at on a hot day in town or highway?

Just want to know if my temps are unusually high.

Thanks all - Glen

[Gav]

I'm always a little sceptical of the GTR air intake sensor. If you take out the temp probe you will see that it doesn't extend very far into the airstream.

I suspect that the temp of the manifold plays a big part of the reading (i.e. the air may be cooler than is shown).

[GTR R32]

Those temps are fairly normal. I get about the same with a 115mm intercooler. I agree with what Gav said above, but also think the air is being heated after the intercooler by the plenum. I think if you put a temp sensor just after the intercooler you will see a lot lower readings.

[cameron]

Hi Glen,

You could try setting up a water spray for your intercooler on hot days for when we go on cruises. Other than that it sounds fairly normal as the RB engine's do run hot and with the humidity up here its not the best for them.

Jun