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can anyone explain to me what is knock??


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nope, its uncontrolled ignition, and it takes place entirely in the combustion chamber, that is until it blows a hole in your pistons, then it stops haha

read some here...

http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mcrob/rt-fuel2.html

what are the figures your quoting?? there is NO safe level for knock....

Pinging, detonation, knocking are all the same thing. It can be very damaging to your engine. It is an uncontrolled rapid burning or explosion of the fuel air mix in the combustion chamber. Correct combustion is a slower "burning" of the fuel air mix.

It can be caused by a too lean mixture, wrong ignition timing, high compression ratio, hot spots (carbon deposits in the combustion chamber that retain heat and trigger detonation) and fuel of too low an octane rating to name a few.

I had some pinging and the guys at CAS fixed it at one of the dyno days by adjusting the timing.

As for the numbers you are quoting, I'm guessing you've got some piece high-tech trickery that senses the detonation and gives you a read out????

yes i got a power fc which can read the knocks

well you mean low level of fuel can cause pinging(knock)??

if so that's why that happened..... my fuel level was at the very end.....

well are there any strange sound when pinging... if so what the sound like?? i heard strange sound yesterday when i drive......

if everything is right above..... i got out of the blur...... thanx guys:D

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