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How do I monitor knock?

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Old Feb 18, 2003 | 11:54 AM
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How do I monitor knock?

I was just reading that many of you guys have like 8 degrees of knock and when you installed the LT4 KM, the knock went down to 2 degrees (this is just an example). How do you monitor how much knock retard you have? Do you need a special tool or something? Thanks...
Old Feb 18, 2003 | 11:56 AM
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Yeah, you can read knock retard with something like a Scanmaster, Autotap, or OBDII software from http://www.obd-2.com

For the last two you'll need a laptop.
Old Feb 18, 2003 | 12:10 PM
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You also can always purchase a Scanmaster
Old Feb 18, 2003 | 12:28 PM
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How much is a scanmaster?
Old Feb 18, 2003 | 01:26 PM
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How much is a scanmaster?
I think they are around 250 from Tbyrnemotorsports.com
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