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11-08-2008, 02:08 PM

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tman498

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Forgot to ask, what is KR? Not following, pleaswe excuse my lack of knowledge.

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11-08-2008, 02:13 PM

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KR is Knock Retard. If the air coming in is to hot the Air fuel can preignite. This causes detonation in the cylinder when it shouldn't happen. And can cause a lot of damage. The PCM can sense this and it will pull timing to help protect the engine.

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02-12-2009, 09:01 AM

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So if I am reading correctly,,,, I can drop to a 3.5 with NO other mods and be safe?

I just bought a 03 SSEI with only 60k on it as my daily driver,,,,, I am in sales and will put 30 K a year on this car and cannot sacrifice reliability,,,, car still needs to make 200K +.

Thanks !!!!!!

Also,,,, how does the 3.5 effect MPG?