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Old 02 March 2010, 06:41 PM
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Ive recently had my engine rebuilt and want to do as much as i can to protect it against dodgy maf sensors, fuel, detonation ect, i was thinking of buying a knock link then discovered the ks3, are both these worth the money? which one would be the best to go for? are they easy to fit as im not much good with wiring up these kind of things, also where is the cheapest i can buy either of these?

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KS3 is the one to go for and is what people are now using (myself included).

Knocklinks perform the same basic function, but the KS3s are far more advanced and upto date.

Straight forward to fit.

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Old 02 March 2010, 08:28 PM
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I have both in my car and the KS3 is by far the better device.

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Is it as easy to integrate as the knocklink i.e. buildinto the dash so it's not as noticable?
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Wheres pslewis when i need him? LOL.
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Originally Posted by Playsatan
Is it as easy to integrate as the knocklink i.e. buildinto the dash so it's not as noticable?
Comes with some nice sticky velcro pad that just attaches where you want it

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Originally Posted by trio
Hi

Ive recently had my engine rebuilt and want to do as much as i can to protect it against dodgy maf sensors, fuel, detonation ect,

Thanks Tristan
I wouldn't bother with either TBH

What I would do is not modify the engine and drive sensibly ... then there is no reason whatsoever for any tacky random light generator

Good to impress the teenagers down Maccies on Friday night mind you, so not entirely wasted

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It's a good device but - when it gives an alert above the threshold you set, you have to re-set it before it will give any further warnings. This would be a bit inconvenient if you were on track, for instance. If you have a particularly noisy car you may miss the audible waning and it needs to be in your direct (or close to) eyline, to see the rather small LED
It also needs to be set up properly.
Although all that sounds rather critical, it is a step up on the rather more basic Knocklink

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^^^ Wow, deja vu.

Got any new insight into actively monitor pre detenation Pete?
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Originally Posted by TonyBurns
Comes with some nice sticky velcro pad that just attaches where you want it

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Thanks Tony but not really what I meant. More can it be build into the dash rather than stuck on?
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Originally Posted by Playsatan
Thanks Tony but not really what I meant. More can it be build into the dash rather than stuck on?
You can do but the dials are on the side so it will be a little hard for you to set anything

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Thanks for the replys

I think i might go for one of the ks3's then, it does look the more upto date piece of kit, and anything that can save me the cost of another rebuild at the fraction of a cost has got to be a good buy.

Can anyone tell me exactly how the bosch sensor is fitted, ive looked on the website and it says either the inlet manifold or engine block, does it require drilling a hole???

Thanks Tristan
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Just bolts straight on. No drilling required. Either location works well.
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