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Old Mar 31, 2002 | 05:21 PM
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Anyone every try a resistor to ground to lower the knock retard signal at the pcm?
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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 10:50 AM
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Yeah, I think it was NineBall that built a box for this. Do a search here (and LS1.com if needed) and you'll find it.

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Old Apr 1, 2002 | 03:41 PM
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I have NineBall's design from the old TECH-LS1.com Forum. It's more of an L-pad attenuator. I was thinking maybe just a resistor to ground would do. If not, a varible resistor in series with high value cap to ground should work. I found the knock wires on my PCM I just need to check the signal level with a DMM or better yet O-scope from work.
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Old Apr 2, 2002 | 09:09 AM
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Read about how knock sensors work on my website for the KO-Box. The link is in my signature.

Wiring a resistor in series with the K-sensor sometimes works, but can also set some SES codes if done improperly. The setup I designed uses no ground wire and the PCM still sees the exact same impedance coming from the K-sensors.

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Old Apr 2, 2002 | 03:56 PM
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Thanks! Do you have any info on how much KR could cut your ET or MPH at the track? I always get 3-4°
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Old Apr 5, 2002 | 09:13 AM
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Before I developed the KO-Box, I was suffering from 3-4 degrees KR, mostly in 3rd and 4th gear for some reason. On the Dynojet, this was causing about a 20 rwhp loss on my 450 rwhp setup. At the track I was losing about 3 tenths and 3 mph. Made me sick!

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Old Apr 5, 2002 | 10:06 PM
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Thanks Tony, I've been runing low mph at the track 101 to 103 with an A4 that has lid filter and free mods. I'll try a verify that's false KR then order your KO box.

<small>[ April 05, 2002, 10:07 PM: Message edited by: Crazy_2K_TA ]</small>
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3 tenths! That equates to about 30 to 40 HP !! I just installed my KO box today and it works great!
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