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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 02:18 AM
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Sometimes when I get ready to downshift I will blip the throttle to get the R's up a little and I will get a spark knock sound. Any suggestions to eliminate this?
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Old Apr 25, 2008 | 10:24 AM
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Where is your accel fuel set? If it's below 10 or so, you might try raising it to a max. of 14...I run mine at 12

It will dump a little extra fuel when you blip the throttle and the extra fuel might be enough to eliminate the ping...beyond that, you might back off the timing in the "blip" range....guessing TPS of 12 to 28 degrees?
 
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Thanks,
I will try that tonight.
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