I'm ready for a knock sensor

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Apr 23, 2008 | 02:13 PM

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Matt Cramer

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However, you shouldn't try tuning with the knock sensor; all you get is an ignition map that won't knock. This is not necessarily the same thing as a map tuned for best power.

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Apr 23, 2008 | 02:22 PM

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I don't strictly disagree with that. But if you don't have the time/money/preparation to tune, it's nice to know you can drive around without knocking until you can make it to a dyno.

Apr 24, 2008 | 08:40 AM

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True enough. I'd set the spark map to be conservative enough to try to avoid setting off the knock sensor, however.

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Apr 24, 2008 | 11:05 AM

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For now I'm going to use the PNP map, I don't know how "on the edge" it is, atleast in the atmospheric part of the map. But once I go turbo I guess a trip to the dyno is inevitable.