23’ Type-R IAT readings seem high?

[Hartk3]

I noticed today while driving, 76 degrees outside feels like 69, my IAT temps seemed to be running high? I don’t usually pay much attention to the IAT temps but they were progressing up towards 150-154 degrees, is that a normal temp? Now that is parked or sitting in traffic and of course as soon as I start to throttle it drops down pretty quickly into the 120’s or even 115 range..I just feel like the first week I bought the car, last week, I never saw the temps raise that high? Maybe I’m dillusuonl and just never payed much attention but does this sound normal? Do you guys see these sorts of temps daily?

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[Shankmeyster]

If you're sitting parked or in traffic for a long time you're gonna see high IAT. You don't have any outside air circulating so it's basically pulling minimal air and heating it like a dryer.

 

[Johaw]

If your parked or in traffic they will get high as long as they are coming down you're good. im in Florida and some hot days i can be stopped for a minute and get up to those numbers. before i got too annoyed by idle stop start i left it on so it would help keep temps a bit lower than they would be sitting idle.

 

[Hartk3]

Okay, I just thought it was odd I feel like I had never seen the IAT that high before. As soon as I would come to a red light and sit there for no more than probably 30 seconds it was rising back up to the 145 range..maybe I’m just crazy and it’s always around that and I just never paid it close enough attention. Like I said it lowers quick when moving and throttle is down. Car only has 800 miles on it so i didn’t know if maybe it was because it was slowing starting to break in also. I saw a couple videos online of others people IAT around the 140 range so i might just be thinking into it.

 

[Car00071]

You are fine. At idle and not moving the car gets hot, once you start moving it drops down fast.

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