daewoo lanos inlet air temp sensor (IAT)

kantsas · Post by **kantsas** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 3:22 pm

i have have a daewoo lanos 1999 se

all i need to know is which one of the many items in the engine is the IAT sensor

your are speaking to a newb so keep it simple lol

i have searched everywhere to no avail

BosnianLanos · Post by **BosnianLanos** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 4:43 pm

Black rubber/plastic intake box on the left side of the engine bay, near the top, maybe 10 or less inches from the throttle body. There is a wiring harness that leads to the flexible rubber tubing. Attached to that is your IAT sensor.

kantsas · Post by **kantsas** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 5:06 pm

is this it mate???

BosnianLanos · Post by **BosnianLanos** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 6:08 pm

That would be it!

kantsas · Post by **kantsas** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 7:46 pm

i doubt it does anything its just one of those 'mod chip' things that apparantly gives 15bhp extra...

and u connect it to there..

i think its doing something, but i cant really tell..

modem_over · Post by **modem_over** » Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:49 pm

take some time to look around on here, those can cause more damage to the motor and catback than they are worth

BosnianLanos · Post by **BosnianLanos** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 12:16 pm

It tricks your engine into thinking the temperature outside is extremely cold and it shoots much higher amounts of fuel into the cylinders. If you had a CAI with larger throttle body, port matching and polishing, it would make more power, but there is no way to expect 15% gains from a stock engine, its stoichiometry is good enough as it is. All it is doing now is wasting fuel.

If you have the time, money, or knowledge, buy a short ram intake for a '92-'95 Civic, chop about 4 inches off of the end and install it in your car. Then take out the resonator and enjoy the new noise and power.

kantsas · Post by **kantsas** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:22 pm

may i just ask because im finding all this interessting.

whats does the resonator do? and where is it located

and where could i buy that part for the civic would i have to go to a scrappy?

are these them aswel? http://www.andysautosport.com/daewoo/19 ... /weapon_r/

thanks

kantsas · Post by **kantsas** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 2:34 pm

also i have removed the crap mod chip

BosnianLanos · Post by **BosnianLanos** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:21 pm

LoL, its not really a "crap" mod, it works, you just need an engine that flows more air before installing it. Its designed to run well from the factory, so adding sensor mods to a stock engine isn't worth it. You'll notice a gain if you put it back in with the CAI.

The resonator is right in front of your passenger (driver if you have RHD) wheel, right behind the wheel well and bumper. Its a black box designed to muffle intake sound. Our engines are an older design, so they're fairly throaty from 3000-6000 RPM, and this keeps it quiet. However it does kill power by restricting the intake and raising intake temperatures

Don't waste your Money on the Weapon R intake. The '92-'95 Civic intake works better than they do and can be had on ebay for like $35 shipped. Just make sure you get the "short ram". No need for a scrap yard. You'll have to cut about 3-4 Inches off of the end of the pipe and drill a hole in your silicone coupler for your IAT, or just leave it loose in the engine bay. Both Ideas work well.

All of this is found in the "How-To" section.

P.S. If you chose to do the CAI, I have a Ractive Short Ram that has already been professionally cut and drilled and comes with a custom-made all-steel heat shield for sale very soon. It fits perfectly and is of higher quality than the eBay Stuff. I'll find some pictures of it for you.

BosnianLanos · Post by **BosnianLanos** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:26 pm

Thats the one I was talking about. That was the day I installed it. Now it has a heat shield of which I will take pictures of shortly.

New Product:
http://www.slickcar.com/productdetails. ... uctID=2171

mezomaster · Post by **mezomaster** » Tue Jul 24, 2007 9:57 pm

mate, these sensors are totally crap cuz when they sends fooling signals to the ECU to make it thinks thats its extremely cold outside and sends more fuel, the O2 sensor which is located in the exhaust manifold reads the extra fuel and sends signals back to the ECU to make it sends less fuel again...so its just crap