Thread: what do i need to look out for

you should be able to tell when youre too lean....it knocks and your o2s are "low".

and what is a reasonable range for degrees of knock i should be at zero but i just wanna know how much KR is enough to be scared

Originally Posted by DWosik13

and what is a reasonable range for degrees of knock i should be at zero but i just wanna know how much KR is enough to be scared

well... technically any knock is not reasonable, unless it's false which you will get, but as you tune you'll start to realize whether it's false knock or not. As for the tuning process you're gonna hit knock every now and then.. and when Josh and I were tuning my car back in october, we had 1 instance where if I even touched the gas pedal I was hitting red...
ended up pulling over on the highway, haha

Bio is right, most people keep it 5* as their limit. You're gonna see a lot of little 1* 2* 3* spurts at first. After you slowly dial in your tables it starts to disappear and you'll get your occasional false hits.

Originally Posted by Quicklynx

well... technically any knock is not reasonable.

That is what I go by...Isn't every * of KR like 5-7hp you're losing? Man I'd hate to see 3*-5*

But that is just me...

Originally Posted by bluegtp91

That is what I go by...Isn't every * of KR like 5-7hp you're losing? Man I'd hate to see 3*-5*

But that is just me...

Well yes, but I think what DWosik was referring to was how much is "safe" knock that the car can withstand while tuning. Obviously as you continue to tune you want to wipe out the knock.

Personally I don't go above 3*. If I hit 4* OR 5* I slow down.

I'm guessing this is your VE tune DWosik?

ve tune?
and i have a question i have only a certain amount of time for this so i kind of need a quick answer is v.1 of hp tuner worth getting for $70