Intake charge temperature gauge

[ep82morzy]

Came across these today,I think they would look pretty smart bonded into one of the centre vents..

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280888897...ee-All-Categories&_fvi=1&_rdc=1#ht_1531wt_922

Has anyone on here used or seen these before?

 

[GTwayne]

I've had similar to that, the ones I used were plain lcd. Only seemed to work for a short time before giving up.

 

[goldenvtr]

I've had similar to that, the ones I used were plain lcd. Only seemed to work for a short time before giving up.

lol ditto, mine lasted about minuets before it fried, but the one in my PC works ace

a better bet is a K type sensor and lcd readout, that still only about 12£ and works great

 

[ep82morzy]

ah rite ok,seems like these are rubbish then lol,where can i get a K type sensor and small lcd screen...maplins?

 

[goldenvtr]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Digital-D...quipment_ET&hash=item3a56878ac2#ht_2184wt_882

i used one for an EGT guage for a while in my mazda untill i got a black racing guage to replace it,
but sensors only cost a few quid each and some version read form 0 - 999 deg

 

[ep82morzy]

that looks fairly good and just looked the sensors are only £4, just noticed that the digital display says it takes 24v DC, will this be ok to take the normal 12v from a car

 

[goldenvtr]

theres a few versions thats the first one i saw for a point of referance, and im pretty sure itll work fine on 12v

 

[ep82morzy]

Awsome,il buy some of these then and make my own kit up.intresting to know what temps I'm getting in this hot weather..and see how much heat soak I'm getting whilst in traffic

 

[weeJohn]

For that price its worth a go, that type of thermocouple is not very fast acting and its range is huge for what temps it will be reading on the inlet. Not saying it wont be accurate but I dont think it will vary to fast.