Just bought my first TR goin for mid 11s
- Thread starter Onalky87
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how much boost were you runnin and what mph did it knock at if you checked but thats a lil much on the knock...what octane you runnin? and what do you hav eyour alky set to?
Pronto
Believe nothing you hear and half of what you see.
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- Dec 9, 2002
If you keep getting that kind of knock, you won't be going for 11s, you'll be going to the engine builder. The car has potential but unless you tune it you'll blow it up. You've got lots to learn. Read and research. Turn down your boost until figure out the knock.
Running 22-23 lbs. Cud the high knock b bc of how I wax in od n then mashed it so it kicked into second real quick. Car pulls good. Feels like there shuffle b more there. Pre loaded it today till just about the tires were spinning n mashed it it left black marks for honestly almost a 8 th mile I was still spinning wen I let off n wen I dis let off got on the breaks the speedo said almost 80
Forgot to mention. I'm running 93. And it's 45-50 degrees out but idk if that wud matter that much Isk what the alky is set at I'll look tomorow all IMO is it's a progressive kit....the tank is 30% full but the low light comes on wen on boost it is spraying tho c the light that says it's on is coming on
Well i found today that my car was showing knock just easying into it, but i found on my Direct scan that the car dont know your going to put that much stress on it, and the timing may be as high as 45-48 in over drive(Hwy Spark), but if you drop it out of Overdrive, it drop the timing back to save engine. It can pick up knock aprox 1.5-1.2 when dropping gears, but should go away quick! I have that 6776, and it is real aggressive, especially whenit's cold out.
Pronto
Believe nothing you hear and half of what you see.
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- Dec 9, 2002
Well you were given the best advice but ignored it. I'll try again. Don't f***in mash the pedal until you read:
The Grand National / T-Type / Turbo Regal Buick Spring Cleaning Guide
Vortex Turbo Buick Performance
This site's search feature on Scanmaster, knock and tuning.
You can spend a month learning and still just scratch the surface but it's your car and money.
Post questions in the general area when you learn more about what you got and what makes it tick. Doesn't matter what kind of cars you are familiar with, DETONATION will destroy an engine in seconds. Under boost from a larger turbo that window of destruction is even narrower. 20+ lbs of boost with a larger turbo and an unknown tune, low alky and 93 is a receipe for a big boom. Sorry Dude, thems the facts. There could a dozen reasons for you getting knock when it downshifts, probably happens at other times too but since you don't know what the Scanmaster is telling you, you've probably missed it. By learning the basics about the Turbo Buick for these sites you can narrow down the reasons for the knock as well as get a better understanding what makes these little 6s go like hell. Like I said orginally, your car has the potiential with those parts but if the tune is wrong or there are mechanical problems then it will be a sad short story. If you have no computer then go to the library and use a public one. Find some experienced TB guys in your area too.
