Anyone use a wireless temp sensor?

[crazie.eddie]

I was wondering if anyone uses (or if there is one available) a wireless temp sensor to monitor the ambient temp in there car, such as under the hood, in the airbox, around the turbo, etc? I would like to measure the temps in some areas.

I remember a pic on a thread (can't remember if it's here or another forum), where a person was measuring the temp in & out of the airbox, using a temp sensor. It looked at as though this person was able to download the information so that he could print out the data.

When I do a Google search, all I could find are those Wireless weather units or those an automobile thermometer and compass unit, but nothing specifically for this purpose. I was just wondering if there is such a thing.

[RallyDRock]

well eddie now that you are a handy guy you might even try this one. remove the sensor for the outside temp, add some more wire to it and mount it wherever you want temporarily. heck its free.
oh yeah the sensor is infront of the radiator on the vertical bracket in the center of the car, you can see it if you look through the grille.

[CarolinaBlue_GT]

Realize that this isn't a "permamently mounted" thermometer, but as long as your idling, you should be able to get some pretty specfic readings...it's an infrared thermometer.

http://www.sears.com/sr/javasr/produ...&vertical=TOOL

Maybe this could you out in the meantime?

[crazie.eddie]

RallyDRock, I didn't want to move wires around, hate doing that stuff if I could avoid it.

CarolinaBlue_GT, I was looking more for realtime info, while driving it. I really want to see the temps inside specific areas of the car, while I was driving normally, WOT, etc.

[RallyDRock]

ed, check this out
http://www.bstockum.com/tempdata.html

[Cal Cruzer]

I moved the outside temp sensor into the airbox. I have had it mounted in varios places with different setups. It isn't that hard to do. I did solder the wire I added in but you could easily do it with connectors too. With the cold air from the front plumbed into my airbox, at this time of year the inside of the box usually runs about 75.

[littleblueGT]

[?]Eddie, my wife bought me a "remote cooking thermometer and timer" for use in my smoker or barbecue.It has a 100 foot range and will beep if you preset a temp.I was considering using it to test the back rubber hood seal in and out while driving. There was another post a while back, but the guy kept pulling over to the side of the road, opening the hood and place the sensor.I was looking at "real world" driving at various speeds to check intake manifold and over the turbo.The item is "redi check" by maverick which she bought at JCPenny.It's good for high temps and should work fine.

[littleblueGT]

Eddie, I forgot to mention a simple fix to the "hood bounce" people were complaining about.I cut 10 inches off the rear hood seal, then cut 2 inch long sections of 3/8 fuel line and inserted them into each end of the cut section of seal.I placed the section in the center and used door edge strips on each side to clean it up.there is no hood bounce and the car seems to run cooler especially in heavy traffic.There is a considerable amount of heat escaping from the hood, and there should be a low pressure area created as air rushes over the windshield.That should not only draw air from over the top of the engine,but from under the car and over the turbo. The car has to be moving to test this.

[2step]

I want to thank you, Little Blue for some great tips. I'm a new member and for a while now, I've just been reading all the posts and printing out the ones of interest to me. That remote thermometer looks like a great addition to both my PT toolbox and my barbeque equipment. I'm on a barbeque cookoff team here in Houston, Tx.
I have already removed the hood seal at the back and cut off a 8" section and replaced it back at the center of the hood. I like your idea about stuffing a bit of fuel line hose into the seal to firm it up a bit. The door guard strips on each side is a super idea to finish it off. I,m going to copy you on that.
The base of the windshield is actually a high pressure area at highway speeds and cool air will push down into the engine compartment. Many muscle cars back in the late 60's had scoops turned around facing the cowl, and near the back of the hood, to take advantage of this. However, when waiting at red lights or bumper to bumper, rush hour traffic like we have here in Houston, the hot air will flow out at the opening and aid cooling. It helps all the way around. (By the way, I have a '04 GT and have a LOT more heat under the hood than any car should have. Have you noticed the insulation wraped around the battery for instance?) So, cool air in at speed - hot air out when creeping along. Mo better
Here's my tip to add to the pile:
The leftover hood seal has a great use, too. I have a Airaid intake and the seal that came with it is a piece of junk. The "tube" portion is simply glued to the "u" channel portion and just came loose after a short time. The PT hood seal is a MUCH better made item and works great as a seal for the Airaid box. Cut just the channel for the sharp corners and notch the tube but don't cut it through so the outside corners are continuious. Looks like Factory.
......Keep Cruisin'

[littleblueGT]

[xx(]2step you were right and I was wrong, it is a high pressure area in front of the windshield. I thought with the hood angle and the layback angle of the PT winshield it would cause a low pressure area, WRONG! I just performed a test using thin 1/4"wide X 12" long ribbons taped under the hood and hanging out to the wipers. Even at nominal speeds (40 mph) the ribbons sucked in under the hood. I took it up to 80mph and still sucked in under the hood.I know in stop and go driving the car ran cooler and you could see the heat escaping.Now I'm not sure if this is a good thing or not. It will be dependent on how much air flow is going over the turbo and if it interferes with the air flow coming through the radiator.I also used 3" aluminum heater/ drier flexable exhaust hose to insulate and support the hot air and cold air hoses from the intercooler.This should keep the hoses from ballooning from boost and rupturing from contact with frame. As the hoses are behind the radiator with hot air blowing on them I thought this would help, so far it seems fine.