[Diy_efi] TPI Air Intake Temp Sensor Location

[Clair Davis]

OK, I'm THIS >< CLOSE to firing up my 2-year EFI conversion on my 69
Plymouth Valiant.  I'm using a 7730 ECM, and I've got 99.44% of the wiring
done now, so probably over the next couple of days, I'll be asking some
seemingly goofy questions.

The first, I'll keep simple... does the air temp sensor care where it's
mounted?  Currently, I've got it mounted in the air cleaner assembly I'm
using, a reproduction of the old Mopar "unsilenced" air cleaner that you put
the engine callout plate on back in the day.  Basically, I drilled a hole in
the air cleaner base and mounted the sensor with a short piece of heater
hose.  It's a very tight fit, so the sensor is not about to come out of
place, and there won't be any unfiltered air leaks at this location.
However, I just "re-discovered" a hole in the back of my intake manifold
that might be the right size for the air temp sensor.

Is one of these locations superior to the other from a functionality
standpoint?  It's nothing to plug the hole in the intake, but it might
provide a tidier install and allow me to remove the air cleaner without
having to remember it's hard-wired to the car...

Any advice greatly appreciated,

Clair
FTWTX