How important?

[bbq1988]

Hey guys, can some one tell me how important the little sensor that sits in the stock air box of a gen3 3s-ge is? i have a new intake pipe but it doesnt have facilitys to use this sensor in it, what should i do? comprimise? or just drill into the nice new pipe

[soven]

drill and use existing rubber grommet. It is an air temperature sensor.

[Adydas]

i belive you can have it just sitting around the engine bay as long as its "near" the airbox.

[Mr Revhead]

thatll be the inlet air temp sensor....
so if its reading the hot air of the engine bay, itll give a slightly different reading.

[bbq1988]

drill and use existing rubber grommet. It is an air temperature sensor.

Im just going to do this after work today, cheers guys