Admittedly you would have to adjust the spark manually. I was looking at
ignition control units when I saw the knock sensor. What Spridget ignition
system would a spark control unit be available for?
Larry Miller
http://www.ado13.com
God, grant me the Senility to forget the people I never liked anyway,
The good fortune to run into the ones that I do,
And the eyesight to tell the difference.
----- Original Message -----
From: Paul A Asgeirsson <pasgeirsson@juno.com>
To: <millerls@ado13.com>
Cc: <wcelliot@concentric.net>; <spritenut@Exit109.com>;
<spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 11:37 PM
Subject: Re: Knock Sensor
> How about using the knock sensor in conjunction with a spark retard
> device. They are available. Using just the sensor alone just doesn't
> seem to make much sense.
>
> Paul
> PAsgeirsson@juno.com
>
> On Tue, 16 Nov 1999 19:37:09 -0800 "Larry & Sandi Miller"
> <millerls@ado13.com> writes:
> >Bill,
> > A lot of things we do to our cars are unnecessary but we do them
> >anyway.
> >I am looking at it as another gadget (I love gadgets) and it could be
> >useful
> >for setting advance to near perfect. Besides I have a threaded hole in
> >the
> >block that is not being used for anything.
> >
> >Larry Miller
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Bill Elliott <wcelliot@concentric.net>
> >To: Frank Clarici <spritenut@Exit109.com>
> >Cc: Larry Miller <millerls@ado13.com>; Spridgets
> ><spridgets@autox.team.net>
> >Sent: Tuesday, November 16, 1999 4:48 PM
> >Subject: Re: Knock Sensor
> >
> >
> >> We successfully use knock sensors in turbo Corvairs... and Audi's
> >and
> >> SAAB's... etc. Were you going to turbocharge (or supercharge) an A
> >> series engine, the use of a knock sensor would let you tune/boost
> >> "closer to the edge" and hopefully retard timing before you could
> >sense
> >> a problem. In a detonation-prone Corvair, it's the difference in
> >the
> >> engine surviving over 10psi of boost. In the other cars, it's more
> >of a
> >> precautionary safety margin.
> >>
> >> However, turbo cars are a special application and I agree with Frank
> >> that it's unnecessary for a normally aspirated engine.
> >>
> >> Bill Elliott
> >> Lake Mills, WI
> >>
> >> Frank Clarici wrote:
> >> >
> >> > Larry Miller wrote:
> >> > >
> >> > > Anyone ever install a knock sensor in an "A" series engine?
> >> > >
> >> > > MSD sells one for $140 where the sensor is screwed into a block
> >>drain/access hole.
> >> >
> >> > That's why you have ears! Besides, if it's knocking, it's too
> >late.
> >> > Sort of like the man on the side of the road checking his oil
> >while the
> >> > pistons are laying on the ground next to his car.
> >> > --
> >> > Frank
> >> > Drive it or give it to somebody that will
> >> > http://www.exit109.com/~spritenut/
> >>
> >
> >
>
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