Auberins EGT Install 2002 WRX
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Auberins EGT Install 2002 WRX
Here's the finished product:
I ended up using this as a sensor to monitor my intake temperatures after the turbo. I placed the small k-type thermosensor in the perrin hose between my intercooler and throttle body. I mounted the sensor on top because heat rises; i know it's rather an eye soar but i feel to get the best reading it needs to be at the top. I used pitcrew glue (silicon based) to seal it. I ran the connector cable to the thermosensor from the display unit through the firewall access beyond the foot pedals. After that, I cut the vent as you see with a grinding wheel and air compressor to make the unit fit snugly. It fits perfect, and the display is great. The unit takes 4 samples per second, so the read out is real-time. I have yet to use it yet, but i'm hoping to see number fluctuation based on using IC water spray. Because I'm running such high psi out of a small turbo, I feel it is very important to keep an eye on intake temps as well as exhuast temps.
They fit great, are very bright, and are easy to use. You can hook up the GM boost electornic solenoid that measures boost, and run the 0-5v connection into this unit and it will display boost as well. It has a 3amp alarm relay output, and also has an input for illumination so it will automatically dim when you turn on headlights.
I'm going to rig up the relay to automatically turn on my intercooler spray once i figure out what the temperature range is. That should be nifty. You could also stretch it and hook up a voice recording greeting card, use text-to-speech generator on your computer, and record a message like "Commensing IC Spray" or something like that. That's what i was going to do with the EGT, was hook up the VR and have it tell me my EGT's were getting high. It's easy to hook up the VR greeting card, just run it with batteries and make a relay for continuity and soder the connections to the appropriate locations on the VR card. For the speaker, I would solder and run external connections, and place the speaker somewhere in a vent, near the driver, etc.
For $69.99 shipped, you can't beat it.
www.auberins.com
Read this about temperatures and how it relates to detonation :X
http://www.gnttype.org/techarea/turbo/intercooler.html
Use this Calculator to estimate your temperature and if it is over 200 or 300 degrees you should get a monitoring system to help keep an eye on "detonation" temps from overboosting which is the typical cause of blown motors.
http://www.stealth316.com/2-turbotemp.htm
I calculated up to 317 degrees output at 110 F before intercooler, 115F after intercooler. Good thing I've got IC spray and a monitoring system! They say anything over 300 can lead to detonation. Yikes.
I ended up using this as a sensor to monitor my intake temperatures after the turbo. I placed the small k-type thermosensor in the perrin hose between my intercooler and throttle body. I mounted the sensor on top because heat rises; i know it's rather an eye soar but i feel to get the best reading it needs to be at the top. I used pitcrew glue (silicon based) to seal it. I ran the connector cable to the thermosensor from the display unit through the firewall access beyond the foot pedals. After that, I cut the vent as you see with a grinding wheel and air compressor to make the unit fit snugly. It fits perfect, and the display is great. The unit takes 4 samples per second, so the read out is real-time. I have yet to use it yet, but i'm hoping to see number fluctuation based on using IC water spray. Because I'm running such high psi out of a small turbo, I feel it is very important to keep an eye on intake temps as well as exhuast temps.
They fit great, are very bright, and are easy to use. You can hook up the GM boost electornic solenoid that measures boost, and run the 0-5v connection into this unit and it will display boost as well. It has a 3amp alarm relay output, and also has an input for illumination so it will automatically dim when you turn on headlights.
I'm going to rig up the relay to automatically turn on my intercooler spray once i figure out what the temperature range is. That should be nifty. You could also stretch it and hook up a voice recording greeting card, use text-to-speech generator on your computer, and record a message like "Commensing IC Spray" or something like that. That's what i was going to do with the EGT, was hook up the VR and have it tell me my EGT's were getting high. It's easy to hook up the VR greeting card, just run it with batteries and make a relay for continuity and soder the connections to the appropriate locations on the VR card. For the speaker, I would solder and run external connections, and place the speaker somewhere in a vent, near the driver, etc.
For $69.99 shipped, you can't beat it.
www.auberins.com
Read this about temperatures and how it relates to detonation :X
http://www.gnttype.org/techarea/turbo/intercooler.html
Use this Calculator to estimate your temperature and if it is over 200 or 300 degrees you should get a monitoring system to help keep an eye on "detonation" temps from overboosting which is the typical cause of blown motors.
http://www.stealth316.com/2-turbotemp.htm
I calculated up to 317 degrees output at 110 F before intercooler, 115F after intercooler. Good thing I've got IC spray and a monitoring system! They say anything over 300 can lead to detonation. Yikes.
Last edited by skoloseven; Oct 29, 2008 at 08:23 PM.
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Just wanted to post up that I finally got some measurements. Under hard operating conditions, ripping 1-3rd gear wot three runs consecutively, it gets up to 130F. Under normal operation, its around 113-115F. After letting the car sit after operation, with hood closed, temperatures reach up to 157F!!!!
