Tach signal / knock sensor power increase?

[bhonnold@pac-cap.com (Brian Honnold)]

That trick only applies to the early systems on 1985 RD motors.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org 
> [mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org] On Behalf Of Joe Doty
> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 9:16 AM
> To: Ryan H; scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: RE: Tach signal / knock sensor power increase?
> 
> 
> Is this what you're talking about?  This is something I saved 
> from somewhere a while back:
> 
> > The computer for the knock control has two ignition maps 
> you can use, 
> > Europeon (Hot) and North American (Cold). The base timing on a big 
> > valve head, 1985 and up is 6 deg btdc and with the knock sensor and 
> > Euro ignition map you can push your timing to 12 - 15 btdc. 
> With these 
> > two changes you get about 5 - 10 hp gain and when you use super 
> > unleaded you can feel the difference. (you can also change 
> to a Euro 
> > ignition map in any CIS-E powered motor by cutting the 
> jumper from pin 
> > 3 to pin 11 on the knock sensor control unit and don't forget to 
> > advance the ignition) This is such an easy conversion, I would 
> > encourage everybody to do it.
> 
> Joe Doty
> IT/Development
> joe@lcnetwork.com 
> 
> > humm i though the TAch signal (rpm) was the pin 7 of the TZH box not
> the
> > knock box.
> > 
> > ATS - Patrick Bureau - txrocco@sbcglobal.net
> > 
> > 
> > =>-----Original Message-----
> > =>From: scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org 
> > =>[mailto:scirocco-l-admin@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Ryan H
> > =>Sent: Tuesday, April 01, 2003 11:20 PM
> > =>To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> > =>Subject: Tach signal / knock sensor power increase?
> > =>
> > =>
> > =>OK guys, can someone tell me what wire to/from the knock box
> > =>(16V) is the tach signal?  And also, look at this pic.... in the 
> > =>bottom right it says something about increasing power by 
> > =>unconnecting two grounds... um, anyone try this?  Where are they 
> > =>connected together?  At the harness connection? 
> > 
> =>http://home.mindspring.com/~tberk/_uimages/Knock-Sensor-Diagram.JPG
> > =>
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