Hey bud, what else is done to the car? Half Shafts? Oil pump gears? How does the sleeper kit sound? Did you do 10.3@140 on e85 tune or 93 tune?
I'm in the market for a boosted A10, wasn't really thinking turbo as i always think of potential issues.. How's the maintenance on these kits?
Thanks!
Hey All,
I'm sure some of you followed a couple of my past threads about a false knock issue i was dealing with for roughly 2 years. The knock would only show up on hard shifts and when flooring the throttle.
So a little over a month ago i was doing a pull and the front of the crankshaft...
Hey Steven, that's very interesting. Keep this updated as you find more out. Which tuner did you use the 2nd time around?
I gave up on mine. I found a sweet low mile 2016 GT (California special) on carMax. It's being shipped here as we speak.
I still have my 11, just waiting for the new car...
Yes i do, sometimes a lot (10) sometimes a little.
I should have an update later this week, i think i may have solved it. Don't want to say it until i do some further testing. Stay tuned!
Hey all i wanted to circle back on this.
So i went through the exhaust again, found some leaks and fixed most of them. Someone had the great idea to put a shop vac in reverse and stick in tail pipe. Tape off other tail pipe, then use soapy water to identify leaks. Works really well.
Things...
Thanks for the replies all!
I test drove / looked at two so far. 1 highly modded, and one pullied only (1 owner!).
I had one in 2005 and LOVED it. I thought i was going to feel the same way about the ones i looked at, but the passion was missing. I did not recall how much smaller they are...
My last post for the day, and a happy fourth to everyone, be safe!
This issue has been the WORST issue i've ever had as a car enthusiast. It's like trying to catch a ghost.
I've been looking at 03/04 cobras and have been considering picking one up. If i do, i'll give up on this beast...
If someone can help answer these questions about knock sensors it would be very helpful -
Exhaust -
- Loose exhaust is talked about all the time as being a culprit. If i rev my motor in neutral and hold the rev, and bang on my exhaust with a hammer why don't i get a knock count? ( When i rev my...
I remember when i first bought my car and it was stock (had 35k miles at the time). I downshifted and mashed the pedal and there was NO power. I thought, wow that's odd! I then assumed maybe these newer cars do that purposely, as my last car experience was an 03 cobra. This downshifting with...
Hey sorry for the delay. I changed the engine tensioner and procharger tensioner to be safe, also replaced the bad wheel bearings.
Still no luck!
I'm starting to think drive shaft or clutch related. Eventually I'll replace every damn part on this car and find the culprit!
Anyone else out...
Hey all,
I'm search of an 03 or 04 cobra preferably in new England but open to other areas.
I had a sonic blue one back in 2005 and would love that color but realize they are pretty limited these days.
Open to any color other then white and yellow.
Open to stock, slightly modded or heavily...
I have a catch can on it.
I put the new OTA's on, no change. Also changed the tensioner on engine to rule that out.
My rear wheel bearings are shot. Going to fix that this week see if it's related.
Hoping for the best.
Yes i agree that's a good idea i will try it.
It's a d1 procharged with 3.9 pulley, wastegate at 10psi, stock headers, stock intake mani, meth 50/50, offroad h, lethal ota, AB's, full after market suspension ( BMR, viking, strange).
I saw your post on my facebook thread about this same topic. The engine brace is an interesting idea.. For me, i have the stock exhaust manifolds, so how can anything be banging? I've looked 100 times and don't see any possibility of it, but who knows.
Someone did respond to my facebook post...
I put the lethal OTA's on, no change in Knock retard. Sounds better though!
After doing some more testing here are some new facts -
* Can't get it to KR in 1st gear, hard to get it to KR in 2nd gear.
* 3rd and 4th gear pretty easy to see KR, even with a slight throttle tap
* Can't get it to KR...
I have a boost gauge, consistent 10psi. Like you, I had to use a higher wg spring to get the 10psi.
I can see 11psi on cold nights occasionally.
What kind of belt do you have?
Update - Scan tool showed KR readings on both sensors pretty evenly.
While on the lift, we noticed the rear wheels have some play in them when gripping at 12 and 6, or 3 and 9 and wiggling. I've noticed a squeak at lower speeds from the driver rear wheel as well, and a bit of a clunk over...
On the electrical interference - If i unscrewed that one knock sensor, and left it connected to the wiring harness, but kept it from touching anything, i suppose that would test the electrical interference possibility? Meaning if it still shows knock while not connected to the block / touching...
Hey thanks for taking a look.
Swapping the 02 sensors - That would mean the KR is happening because of what the 02 sensors are telling the ecu? I always thought the knock sensors ONLY responded to a "noise or vibration".
Fuel injectors - They were bought and installed brand new as of last...