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I have a std (ish) 1998 UK turbo car, apart from Green Filter, Rear Exhaust box and am thinking of fitting a decat downpipe, no other mods... (apart from tank of Optimax)

Is it worth me getting a knocklink for my motor? or is it for highly modified motors? I don't drive mine that hard really, and never above 7,000rpm....

What does a boost guage show and is it worth having one of these?

I just don't want to blow my engine up!
Matt.

StickyMicky

never over 7000?
i dont theres many people who will take there car over 7k to be honest, theres no point

sum people wil tell u to get one as peace of mind

mista weava

6k rpm is plenty in your car - power starts to drop off after this i find.

Weava

drb5

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if your planning on getting the power above 300 bhp or close i would suggest it, as plenty have advised me to do this

[Edited by drb5 - 10/21/2003 7:41:17 PM]

greasemonkey

...And that's the whole point of devices like the KnockLink. They give you confidence that your engine is running within safe/correct parameters, so you can be as sure as possible that it's not about to spontaneously combust.

Or, looking at it the other way, devices like this can give you warning of otherwise undetectable conditions that could cause your engine serious damage if left unchecked.

With a bog standard (or lightly modified) engine, there's less risk of knock than there is on another running loads of boost, but there's still a risk due to failing airflow meters and suchlike, so if you want to be sure, a KL is a worthwhile investment.

Similarly, a good boost gauge will alert you to conditions like blocked/faulty boost solenoids, or peaking caused by decats or blocked actuator restrictors.

mista weava

worth the 110 quid for peace of mind - check out the group buy going on at the moment!

Weava

Abbylad

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bloody `ll drb5!!!!! your nearly at 3300bhp? you must be using too much octane booster! lol

greasemonkey

He can only go above 3000 when the flux capacitator's working at 110% efficiency. Anything less than that and the structural integrity field's all over the place.

drb5

iTrader: (4)

lol

got ya thinkin though didn't i?!

didn't i, eh? eh?