moving knock sensor

[Maverick87]

i saw in a thread that some pep are moving the knock sensor. If you do will it hender its performance? would like to try but am afraid to blow the motor. I have replaced everything and am still getting 5-9 deg kr intermitenly. I am running out of hair to pull. am thinking about smc alky injection but really dont want to just patch things.

 

[Tooky]

I'm in the same boat as you. Don't count on the SMC Alky solving knock; I put it on and my knock did not change at all so far (But I have not had any time to tune the alky after installation.) Does your knock lower if you run 100 Octane or better? Mine does for the most part...

 

[Maverick87]

yea it does go down. but it never goes to 0

 

[Sy#26]

For awhile, after an engine rebuild, I was getting some false knock @ 2000rpms due to a new cam & distributor. Bought a K&N knock sensor setup, installed their sensor in an unused 3/8 x 16 hole near the thermostat housing in the lower intake. Their adapter is a 3/8 x 16 stud w/ a 1/4 NPT female fitting on the other end. The K&N seemed to read the *real* knock correctly, but ignored the false knock - probably coming from the cam / distributor gears. Removed the K&N system & remounted a stock knock sensor in their adapter - seemed to work fine & the ECM didn't hear the false knock. After a few thou miles, the false knock was gone (checked w/ stock mounted sensor), but I left the sensor in the manifold - hell of a lot easier to get at.

FWIW, YMMV, etc.....

 

[Lynn D. Brown]

Moving Knock Sensor

Moving Knock Sensor

Barry,

I read your post on 1/30/03 (Tech Talk SyTY Forum) about putting the K&N knock sensing system in some unused port in the front of the manifold. I am putting together a Bowtie block and it doesn't appear to have a threaded hole in the back of the block for the stock Knock Sensor. A couple of questions :

1.) Where did U get the K&N and ~ how much $$ ?

2.) Did it tie into the ECM like the stock one - which I guess U disconnected ?