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Old May 10, 2001 | 08:30 PM
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Will subwoofers cause knock retard.

and can i take out my knock sensor.if not ,do they sell any smart knock sensors that don't sense other things that are not detonation.Thanks.I mean a fact knock retard to the sensor ,not true knock

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Old May 10, 2001 | 08:34 PM
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No way in hell could a subwoofer cause knock retard.
Old May 10, 2001 | 08:50 PM
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hey....was that a joke

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Old May 12, 2001 | 02:49 AM
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well i thought the same thing when i got my subs... but then I checked it out with a scan tool and it made no difference at all...

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Old May 12, 2001 | 09:44 AM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Macgyver:
No way in hell could a subwoofer cause knock retard.</font>
Mac,

Obviously, your subs are waaay too small.

And it's a well-known fact that subs in Honda Preludes create another type of "retard".

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Old May 12, 2001 | 12:18 PM
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Sure they can... it happened to a friend of mine, Blockhead, last week! He was installing some speakers (subwoofers in fact) into his car, and when he went to reach up onto the shelf that they were sitting on in his garage, they fell off and knocked that retard right in the noggin!



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Old May 12, 2001 | 01:34 PM
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I farted once and it caused knock retard

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Old May 12, 2001 | 02:12 PM
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<font face="Verdana, Arial" size="2">Originally posted by Bill87GN:
I farted once and it caused knock retard

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Hell Bill, I've felt the ground shake 3 counties over when you let loose!
Old May 12, 2001 | 02:47 PM
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as much fun as this thread is i think it best to lock it to protect the guilty.

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