Tach signal / knock sensor power increase?

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

If your engine management system is from an 85 gti or gli then it will
work.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rhett Farnum [mailto:rocco_crossing@hotmail.com] 
> Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 11:19 AM
> To: rhock99@epix.net; Brian Honnold
> Cc: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> Subject: Re: RE: Tach signal / knock sensor power increase?
> 
> 
> I'm still not clear as to if this would work on my 8V?
> 
> 
> 
> Peace Out,
> Rhett
> Rocco_crossing
> '83 Rocco (autocross ready, tune up, harness bar, rear wheel 
> bearings, and 
> finally I may get to makeing it look better!!)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >From: Ryan H <rhock99@epix.net>
> >To: <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>
> >CC: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
> >Subject: Re: RE: Tach signal / knock sensor power increase?
> >Date: Wed, 2 Apr 2003 14:01:20 -0500
> >
> >I have an 88 16V... so I'm going to assume that since this was only 
> >listed
> >for the earlier CIS-E (100 hp-) that it is probably using 
> the Audi timing 
> >map in my CIS-E already.  Correct, or am I way off?
> >
> > >
> > > From: "Brian Honnold" <bhonnold@pac-cap.com>
> > > Date: 2003/04/02 Wed PM 12:43:03 EST
> > > To: <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > > Subject: RE: Tach signal / knock sensor power increase?
> > >
> > > 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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