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Old 10-30-2005, 09:42 PM
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Hey all this talk about ambient air temps has got me wonderin' just what mine is??

How can I find out??

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Old 10-30-2005, 11:15 PM
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Put a thermometer outside. That'* where ambiant air temp is. When someone says their IAT is 8* above ambient, it means the air being pulled into the intake is 8 degrees warmer than the air outside the car.
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