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Guys,

I have only been burning chips for a short while...gotta question. I am using WinBin for editing. If I turn off the Knock flag will this disable the knock sensor for hearing any knock? The reason I ask is because I have a huge power loss under moderate to heavy acceleration...it feels like the computer is pulling out alot of timing. I disabled the knock flag but the loss is still there.

I am using the ARAP bin, but I also tried a bin with way more conservative timing and it did the same thing. That led me to think that maybe the knock sensor was picking up a mechanical knock in the motor....that is why I disabled it with the flag. Currently I don't have any means for scanning while driving the car so I am just trying to narrow it down.

If my question above is true, I may just have to add a bunch of fuel to it to see if it is actually running itself WAY lean.

Thanks for any help,
James

89 Iroc Z

No that flag does not disable the knock sensor, just stops the computer from checking to make sure it is working. Then you could disconnect the knock sensor I suppose.

First of all this is a very bad idea. I can’t stress this enough. To not use a knock sensor is just asking for problems. Don’t do it. Get scanning software; you can get it for free.

If your knock sensor is picking up knocks it is a sign that the timing is to high or something is wrong. Don’t try and get around it by disabling the knock sensor.