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Old 08-05-2008, 11:01 AM   #152 (permalink)
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let's swap the wires and see what happens no seriously shooting in the dark here, but assuming post SC is the optimal "correct" IAT position, perhaps lotus thought the engine could run faster and handle running on the "misinformation", and because they knew the IC couldn't cool charges enough anyways, so they left it there. If so, any cars planning on boosting up, should seriously consider compensating for this eitehr via relocation or ecu map. Or... figure out a way to cool the charge down nearer to TMAF temps.
Great idea...

If you get a chance to put the other sensor downstream of the IC the results will be very interesting...

EDIT: just looking at the IC tubes, they're not symmetrical... so you can't just swap them side to side... otherwise I would have said to just swap the tubes left for right...
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