KR going off under load. is this normal?
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From: Pembroke pines FL
KR going off under load. is this normal? KR-which i assume means knock retard, is going off under load. i saw this several times while running VCM scanner. I would like to know why is this happening. in my car it went up as much as 10* several times. on my bros mostly stock 02 Z28 it went off only once about 4*.
if i had to guess it could be since i basically have full bolt ons and never really tuned for it, could it be somewhat leaning out?
if i had to guess it could be since i basically have full bolt ons and never really tuned for it, could it be somewhat leaning out?
It's not unreasonable, long timing or short fuel (or a
false knock). Don't focus on how much, but rather
"why?". KR will overshoot for safety with stock settings.
Which makes debug a little more difficult (if you are
wanting to tune it up to the edge).
Look for an O2 voltage dip immediately preceding KR
as an indicator of short fueling; if it's fat but pinging
then timing wants pulled back; if it's always at a
certain RPM then consider motor noises (rocker minus
needles, bad / weak spring, etc.) as a possibility for
false KR. Or if you can hear anything banging.
false knock). Don't focus on how much, but rather
"why?". KR will overshoot for safety with stock settings.
Which makes debug a little more difficult (if you are
wanting to tune it up to the edge).
Look for an O2 voltage dip immediately preceding KR
as an indicator of short fueling; if it's fat but pinging
then timing wants pulled back; if it's always at a
certain RPM then consider motor noises (rocker minus
needles, bad / weak spring, etc.) as a possibility for
false KR. Or if you can hear anything banging.
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Launching!
Joined: Nov 2008
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From: Pembroke pines FL
KR peaked at 11.6* and just before this happened O2 sensors were at about 130-140mV. is this what you are talking about
im also noticing that KR goes up to around 3.5-4 at around 4500 rpm consistantly so that may be due to engine noise but the 11.6 KR happened at 2300rpm
im also noticing that KR goes up to around 3.5-4 at around 4500 rpm consistantly so that may be due to engine noise but the 11.6 KR happened at 2300rpm
