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TEAMFAST
Dodge Dakota
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6/21/2002
17:32:27
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The IAT relocate will richen up your mixture.
The O2 sensor in your manifolds will read
back to the computer that the mixture is too
rich and compensate. The only time it wont
read the 02 sensor is under WOT.
Im still not convinced. Why not just locate it
outside the hood (in the cowl?) I think the
engine will run dirty and eventually lead to
carbon buildup.
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IntenseDak39
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6/21/2002
18:08:55
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nahhh.... not the hood. I have mine in the fender so it gets air from where the factory intake got air from (right behind the headlight).
intensedak39
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alex
Dodge Dakota
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6/24/2002
10:01:49
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I just bought a second IAT sensor ($10.36) and mounted it by the temp sensor that gives info to the overhead console thermometer. It is mounted on the pillar where that flap mounts in the front (the one that everyone takes off). That way the "Intake Temp" that the computer sees is the same as the outside temperature that the overhead console sees. If it's 78 degrees outside, then it's 78 in the manifold.
I have also left the old IAT sensor in place, so if it won't pass emissions, I will just reconnect it long enough to make the test.......
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PJ
Dodge Dakota
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8/19/2002
13:20:42
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Is the dealer the only place that you can get a new sensor for a dakota? I'd like to get an additional sensor so I could just switch wires when going for service. Can you just call the dealer up and order with no questions asked?
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alex
Dodge Dakota
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8/19/2002
13:54:47
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Just go to the parts counter and ask for an IAT sensor. The old style sensors are about $40. The new style ones are about $10.....
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PJ
Dodge Dakota
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8/19/2002
15:12:47
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Did you give them your VIN number when buying the new IAT? I've contacted www.mopar-parts-dealer.com and they need my truck VIN number for this part. Forgive me for being a little paranoid but I don't want anything to "bit me in the ass" because I'm making these mods to a leased truck (which I'm most likely going to buy).
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alex
Dodge Dakota
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8/19/2002
15:34:54
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I walked in to Paul Light's Buckhead Jeep & Chrysler and went to the man with the white beard at the parts counter and I said I need the Intake Air Temperature sensor for a 2000 Dodge Dakota with the 4.7L V8 motor. He looked in his computer under electrical group, then the sensor section, then engine, then zoomed in on the blow-up image and found that it was part #7 of that image. So we looked under #7 and it said air temperature sensor and I said, "Yup that's it." And he went in the back and came back out and handed me a little black, white and red Mopar box and I said Thanks. Then I walked to the cashier and she said $10.38 and I paid her $11, and she gave me $.62 in change, and then I got in my 2000 Dodge Dakota and drove away.
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DakSport
Dodge Dakota
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8/19/2002
20:31:32
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Where is the best spot to relocate it? I hear in either the intake or the fender wall. Has anyone experimented between the too? If so which is better? Also how do you put the sensor in the cold air intake? Drill a big hole? Also in the winter wont the sensor register too cold a reading?
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alex
Dodge Dakota
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8/20/2002
10:29:38
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When the sensor is located in its original position (into the top of the intake manifold) it is sensing that the air temperature is HOT. Like over 100degF. That tells the computer to retard the spark timing and trim some of the fuel from the combustion process. As the sensor reads colder intake temperatures, it advances the spark timing and adds fuel. That makes for more horsepower and torque. So you ideally want that sensor to have cold air flowing past it. If the sensor gets too cold a reading, I'm sure that the computer will just trip a code. At that point, you just switch the wires back to the original sensor (for those of you who bought a second sensor) and reset teh PCM. No more code. Once it warms back up, you just switch the wires back out......
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nate
Dodge Dakota
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8/20/2002
14:28:35
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no code will trip. if that were the case, the engine would trip the code every winter.
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alex
Dodge Dakota
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8/20/2002
14:53:06
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Well, there you have it. No codes, no trouble. Just a tad bit more hp than you had before you started. Good enough for me.
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