knock meter

[ianyork]

after having a gander in jap performance i saw a section on a knock meter, and how there good for when you turn the boost for checking that its not detonating incorrectly.

i am planning on upping the boost on mine to 1.2 bar, would it be worth my time investing in one of these? if so which would people recommend?

cheers

ian

[Tommo]

I'd be intrested in the answer aswell oh knowledgeable ones

[RSE MOTORSPORT]

We sell and recommend Knocklinks, if you are tuning for increased performance I would definately advise in you getting one

The knocklink sensor is normally screwed into a boss on the engine block. In either case, the sensor must be in such a position that block vibrations are coupled to the sensor.

Assuming the engine is operating correctly, the LEDs will show only background noise which will rise in proportion to engine power output. Any abrupt rise in signal level at any time is an indication that your engine is detonating. The immediate remedy is to close the throttle. Severe detonation will destroy any engine in seconds.

Knocking is the self detonation of the unburnt fuel in the combustion chamber toward the end of combustion. The flame burns abound ten times faster than normal causing huge pressures. Possible cures for knocking are: cooler intake air; increased intake humidity; reduce load; increase RPM; enrichen or lean engine from lambda stoichiometric; improve spark; increase octane level of fuel; reduce total ignition advance etc.

This is a pic of the ones we use:

[Tommo]

Cheers T
Would you recomend this on my car, or only cars of higher state of tune. Will this show knock if your using the wrong grade fuel?
What sort of prices are these?

[RSE MOTORSPORT]

Originally Posted by gimme6

Cheers T
Would you recomend this on my car, or only cars of higher state of tune. Will this show knock if your using the wrong grade fuel?
What sort of prices are these?

TBH hun I would recommend it on any car that is being tuned, just for piece of mind

As for the fuel issue......it sure will Tom love, mine used to look like blackpool illuminations when i used anything other than Optimax in her :shock:

The RRP for these is £135 +vat

[ianyork]

screwed into a boss? anywhere specific you recommend T?

if i have enough remaining cash at the end of the month ill be giving you a buzz for one

take it these are a doddle to fit?

[RSE MOTORSPORT]

Originally Posted by ianyork

screwed into a boss? anywhere specific you recommend T?

if i have enough remaining cash at the end of the month ill be giving you a buzz for one

take it these are a doddle to fit?

Bolt it to the inlet manifold, using one of the original bolts on there.

Dead easy to fit, if you need diagrams its not a prob

Discounts available too for evo-net members :muhaha:

[ianyork]

oh discount...i like them hehe

and depends on how many wires it has!lol

had to literally rewire half of the lancer when i first bought it, some monkey had had a right go, shes had a hard life

[petbeemer]

I have a m8 that makes these if your interested!

[Rich@RGMotorsport]

as the box is a little ugly when on display why not get busy with the soldering iron and fit some new led's in the binnacle