Bypassing or disabling your knock sensors is the stupidest thing you can do. Without the ability to control knock, your engine would be gone the first time you floor it, or possibly even while cruising.Originally Posted by WhiteDevil
Modern engines push the limits on how much timing they run. They also break those limits regularly and need the knock sensors to bring the timing back instantly to prevent engine damage. It only takes a second or so of uncontrolled knock to make you need a new long block.
