This is why you shouldn't remover your knock retard... Pics inside:
09-05-2002, 07:37 AM
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This is why you shouldn't remover your knock retard... Pics inside: http://community.webshots.com/photo/...49283765fRQpRl
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...49283840UCtRAd
Luckily those pieces never made it into the motor. I removed them from the piston to show the damage. I was running around for quite sometime with that piston like that. Hey, the car still went 11.75 at the time. Then one Saturday last September I had made 2 passes and the dipstick popped out of the tube about 2 inches spitting oil all over the engine compartment. I knew something was wrong. Piston #3 (the one in the pictures) showed an 80% leakdown. Evidently there was some bad detonation going on, and stupid me instructed the tuner at the time to remove the knock retard... <img border="0" alt="[judgement]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_judge.gif" /> Oh well, live and learn. Needless to say I had the knock put back in on my new setup.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...49283840UCtRAd
Luckily those pieces never made it into the motor. I removed them from the piston to show the damage. I was running around for quite sometime with that piston like that. Hey, the car still went 11.75 at the time. Then one Saturday last September I had made 2 passes and the dipstick popped out of the tube about 2 inches spitting oil all over the engine compartment. I knew something was wrong. Piston #3 (the one in the pictures) showed an 80% leakdown. Evidently there was some bad detonation going on, and stupid me instructed the tuner at the time to remove the knock retard... <img border="0" alt="[judgement]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_judge.gif" /> Oh well, live and learn. Needless to say I had the knock put back in on my new setup.
09-05-2002, 08:10 AM
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Re: This is why you shouldn't remover your knock retard... Pics inside: No knock sensors in mine for about 3 years now... <img border="0" alt="[Fluffy]" title="" src="graemlins/fluffy.gif" />
09-05-2002, 08:14 AM
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Re: This is why you shouldn't remover your knock retard... Pics inside: Good post Mike....not a good idea unless you are running race gas (like some people that we will not mention <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> ) and you are certain your knock is false. KR is there to protect your engine, not to keep you from going fast.
09-05-2002, 08:37 AM
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Re: This is why you shouldn't remover your knock retard... Pics inside: DAMN MIKE! IT's finally done!
Shoot me an e-mail bro about your setup! And we're renting the valley again the 11th of october, I think you can still sign up if you want to run that beast! I'm aiming for 40 passes this year <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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Shoot me an e-mail bro about your setup! And we're renting the valley again the 11th of october, I think you can still sign up if you want to run that beast! I'm aiming for 40 passes this year <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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peace.
09-05-2002, 09:40 AM
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Re: This is why you shouldn't remover your knock retard... Pics inside: Mike,
Yer T-Shirt photo links don't work ...(for me, at least).
Gordon <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
Yer T-Shirt photo links don't work ...(for me, at least).
Gordon <img border="0" title="" alt="[Confused]" src="images/icons/confused.gif" />
09-05-2002, 02:34 PM
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Re: This is why you shouldn't remover your knock retard... Pics inside: </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Big Mike:
<strong>Try the T-Shirt link now.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The shirt looks great! Where did you get it?
<strong>Try the T-Shirt link now.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">The shirt looks great! Where did you get it?
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Re: This is why you shouldn't remover your knock retard... Pics inside: </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Big Mike:
<strong>I had the shirts made up. I still have a few left.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">They are awesome too! I bought 2 and wear them all the time! Everyone at the track always asks me where I got them from (I mean, who on ls1tech.com had them).
<strong>I had the shirts made up. I still have a few left.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">They are awesome too! I bought 2 and wear them all the time! Everyone at the track always asks me where I got them from (I mean, who on ls1tech.com had them).
09-08-2002, 06:17 AM
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Re: This is why you shouldn't remover your knock retard... Pics inside: </font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">Originally posted by Big Mike:
<strong>I had the shirts made up. I still have a few left.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">so...uh...when do you check your PM's. I sent you one on 08/07/02 that has yet to be read. I would really like to buy a couple of these. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
<strong>I had the shirts made up. I still have a few left.</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">so...uh...when do you check your PM's. I sent you one on 08/07/02 that has yet to be read. I would really like to buy a couple of these. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="gr_grin.gif" />
09-08-2002, 08:38 AM
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Re: This is why you shouldn't remover your knock retard... Pics inside: Hey big mike, hope to meet you at LVD on the 11th, please bring some T-shirts with you i would be interested in buying some. They will make a great Xmas <img border="0" alt="[cheers]" title="" src="graemlins/gr_cheers.gif" /> gift for the wife!LOL
09-08-2002, 10:02 AM
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Re: This is why you shouldn't remover your knock retard... Pics inside: Yeah, KR can be a good thing. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="gr_images/icons/wink.gif" /> I just add 3 gallons of 104 when I'm at the track, and all is good. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="gr_stretch.gif" />
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Re: This is why you shouldn't remover your knock retard... Pics inside: i am trying to decide whether or not to get the knock out box. i will also have the timing tuner & n20 controller so timing will be retarded while on the juice. its obvious you are on the n20....i am curious how much you are shooting and how much timing are you running while on the n20? with those impressive of #'s you must be pooring it on.
thanks,
ben
thanks,
ben
