Willam Mena
Probationary Member
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- Apr 30, 2019
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south toms river,
New_Jersey
Hey guys Let me start off by saying I have went through the car meticulously, I made sure all IC pipes are connected and there are no known leaks (I have had a 2g eclipse with boost leaks out the wazoo). What I'm asking about is a strange situation I have, I think my car is pulling timing due to PK (phantom Knock). I plan on getting a new sensor, but my question is that my car can free rev in neutral, it even sometimes can boost to 5/6k in 2nd gear. However it reads a bunch of knock (CEL is connected to knock sensor via DSMLINK) if i give it anything more than 20% throttle or even tap the gas at certain times.There are times where I have already built 5lbs of boost at about 4k and as soon as I try to do anything else the car loses power completely and feels as if it hit a boost leak but still is maintaing the PSI other times if I were to lug the engine it can build the boost but it only gives me a problem when i hit that 4500rpm range. I feels as if the car is about to blow up, I have also noticed that when trying to start the car it sometimes doesn't want to turn over (starter and components aren't beat up or old) I replaced the CAS and set it up the correct way after making sure the car was TDC. I did not set a timing light on it and figure that may or may not be the issue.
What ways can I check to make sure the knock is PK and not something serious the wide band says I idle at 14.5-15 and in boost I go anywhere from 11-12 (leaner than wanted). would this be a tuning issue as I am planning to take it to IVEY tuning in NJ as they have had a good relation ship with this platform.
please advise guys thank you.
What ways can I check to make sure the knock is PK and not something serious the wide band says I idle at 14.5-15 and in boost I go anywhere from 11-12 (leaner than wanted). would this be a tuning issue as I am planning to take it to IVEY tuning in NJ as they have had a good relation ship with this platform.
please advise guys thank you.