Tuning O2sensor Knock Sensor Engine Damage

Carter Hendricks carter at i1.net
Wed Feb 11 03:31:50 GMT 1998


At 01:32 PM 2/10/98 -0800, Orin Eman wrote:
>
>You are making the invalid assumption that your engine cannot handle
>more timing and hence produce more torque if you use higher octane.

Ignition advance is not a good, it is just a necessary evil.  The better
engines I've helped develop require less advance, are less sensitive
to timing shifts, and produce more power several degrees away from 
the onset of detonation...

                                                                --Carter




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