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Old May 28, 2003 | 11:05 PM
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What are the symptoms of the EGR blowing open...??

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Old May 29, 2003 | 04:02 PM
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2000 SSEi:
K&N Air Filter, Thrasher 3.4" Pulley, I-Win 1.9 Rockers, Taylor 8mm Spark Plug Wires, AC-Delco 41-932 Plugs, Drilled 180 Thermostat, Gatorback Belts, Throttle Body Screen Removed



How much difference did the 1.9 rockers make

You mentioned it is still getting 5 KR. Was it more before the rockers.
Mine has the same mods except stock rockers.
Have you track tested it yet ?....or is Mom saying to use the GTP for racing instead.
The SSEi was seeing 7KR before the rockers. We thought the rockers would make way more difference than they did. It varies from car to car. I would say they added 15 horses. The car was running lean after the rockers though, so we installed a ZZP Mini-AFC last night to get the fuel mixture where it should be. We tried to scan for KR last night after the Mini-AFC but I think the computer was trying to learn the new fuel because KR was everywhere. It would start out at 9, go down to 0, go back up to 3, then go to 0, then the next time we hit the gas it would stay below 1 the whole time. It is weird, we are going to wait a couple hundred miles for the computer to learn before trying to scan for KR. I think it is pretty much gone though.

Rockers may make a HUGE difference on your car, as i said, it varies from car to car. We put rockers on the GTP when it had similar mods to what the SSEi has now, and it made a huge difference. I would recommend getting them for your SSEi, you will be very happy with the purchase.
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Old May 30, 2003 | 09:39 AM
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whats KR?
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Old May 30, 2003 | 12:12 PM
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whats KR?
Knock Retard.
Pre-detonation causes knock. Knock is detected by the two or three knock detectors (accelerometers) that are strategically placed around the engine. When it'* detected, the computer retards the timing to protect the engine.
Most pre-detonation is not audible.
Knock is usually caused by a combination of high heat, heavy load, low octane, high compression, more boost, etc.

In my older Firebird, when it knocks, it sounds like a rattle or pinging sound. I have to use an octane booster.
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Old May 30, 2003 | 07:29 PM
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there are other factors in knock retard too. an ilder pulley with a bearing going bad can cause it too.also anything that makes a vibration on the motor. loose brackets,bolts, alt noise, bad water pump, bad tensioner. right now im replacing all my idelr pulleys and tensioner pulleys.
Yes, and that would be called False KR. It is usually random and doesn't grow as the RPM'* increase, whereas real KR will increase as RPM'* increase.
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Old May 31, 2003 | 02:40 AM
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Would the rockers work on a Series I L67?
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