Granicus

Evening folks,

I'm pretty new to Scooby ownership, and before I spend some of my hard earned, I’d like some advice on the checking for knock. I’m cr@p with a screwdriver and if there is anyway I can avoid using pointy things in anger for long periods on the car I will. So, I was wondering if there is a difference between the readings on a secs monitor and a knocklink in terms of registering det? I’m thinking of getting one or the other, but not sure which. I’ve got a standard JDM STI v6 on 30k miles which has been in the UK since October 2000. I’m running on 97 RON fuel + booster currently and will get a remap soon when the bank balance allows, but was wondering what is the best way to check for det in the meantime? Thanks in advance all.

WRX_Rich

iTrader: (5)

Im not to sure how the sec's monitors knock correction with a classic ecu, I know its different to a new age which I have but

if you buy a knock link it will be more obvious when you have a problem - big red flashing lights mean slow down

its not easy to read a sec's when you have the pedal to the floor

im sure one of the gurus will be able to tell you why a secs is not as good to monitor knock on a technical basis

Rich

Lovegroover

Correct me if i'm wrong, cos i don't even have a scooby yet
But i believe the SECs monitor uses the exisiting OEM sensor (unreliable), whereas a KL uses a new independant reliable Bosch sensor.

Adam M

I would say knocklink first for the reasons stated!

well worth having a secs monitor though!

FB Tuning

iTrader: (30)

On a Classic, the SECS knock correction reading is only showing the amount of timing (in degrees) that is being added to or subtracted from the ignition map.

As said above, a Knocklink is what you want to give a visual display of detonation, even if the box is a bit unsightly

Granicus

Thanks guys. Screwdriver phobia or not, knocklink it is. Cheers