Where do you mount your det cans?
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Where do you mount your det cans?
just as the title says. What point on the block do, you who have used det cans, mount the pickup to? Or does this location not matter, just so long as it is mounted to the engine?
thanks,
Jared
thanks,
Jared
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Ive always used a bolt on the valve cover when Ive done it on hondas, I havent done it on the miata yet, but Id imagine that it would work all the same.
You can hear quite a lot, i remember doing it once on my buddys car and the sound of the BOV was louder than anything else
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one of the bolts that hold the engine listing points would probably be good, since theyre directly on the head
You can hear quite a lot, i remember doing it once on my buddys car and the sound of the BOV was louder than anything else
edit:
one of the bolts that hold the engine listing points would probably be good, since theyre directly on the head
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Ive always used a bolt on the valve cover when Ive done it on hondas, I havent done it on the miata yet, but Id imagine that it would work all the same.
You can hear quite a lot, i remember doing it once on my buddys car and the sound of the BOV was louder than anything else
edit:
one of the bolts that hold the engine listing points would probably be good, since theyre directly on the head
You can hear quite a lot, i remember doing it once on my buddys car and the sound of the BOV was louder than anything else
edit:
one of the bolts that hold the engine listing points would probably be good, since theyre directly on the head
#8
I mounted mine in the OEM location which is near the oil filter. Its on every 5 engine and some have knock sensors already there some don't. Mine didn't so I needed to find a bolt setup that worked to mount it. Basically one bolt for the hole the drill and tap that bolt for another bolt to mount the sensor. Took more time to jack the car up than wiring it all up and fit it.
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wow, thanks for all the great info! I tried mounting it on the furthest back mounting stud on the intake manifold. So far i only hear valve train noise. So either this is a good thing and i have no detonation, or it is drowned out by the valve noise.
i will try attaching it to the same location as the stock knock sensor.
i will try attaching it to the same location as the stock knock sensor.
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Here is a thread on my local MX5 forum which uses a bandpass filter as well as normal knock sensing to help reduce false readings.
Hope we can help you and others
DIY Det Cans
Band pass filter
Hope we can help you and others
DIY Det Cans
Band pass filter
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Here is a thread on my local MX5 forum which uses a bandpass filter as well as normal knock sensing to help reduce false readings.
Hope we can help you and others
DIY Det Cans
Band pass filter
Hope we can help you and others
DIY Det Cans
Band pass filter
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Mine are. They work just fine when mounted to the engine mount. I trust my ear more than the waves and or a light. Now, electronic mic to headphones I would trust, but not waveform ****.
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Seems like a cheap easy way to keep form blowing your **** up during tuning.
The shop i used to work at had a dyno and we would wear the earmuffs and just lean over near the back of the engine, the earmuffs filter out all the lower pitch stuff and detonation is very clear. This method was not used on anything that we thought could sling pats, either way it was probably horribly unsafe.
The shop i used to work at had a dyno and we would wear the earmuffs and just lean over near the back of the engine, the earmuffs filter out all the lower pitch stuff and detonation is very clear. This method was not used on anything that we thought could sling pats, either way it was probably horribly unsafe.