MSD knock sensor - opinions?

[Edub1]

Bad titles sure make searching useless. There are 4 pages of threads entitled "knock sensor question" or the like.

Anyway,

Anyone have opinions / experience with MSD knock sensors for the SOHC?

[S13FX]

I plan on just getting the XS Knock lite and Im getting a knock sensor off of a DE and just gonna use that. Plus the XS knock lite has shift light capabilities.

[Edub1]

Nobody?

[WDRacing]

I used one on my Skyline back in the day, ok about 4 years ago. I had no O2 at all, I used the knock meter to tune my alcohol injection. Add alky, add boost till knock occurs...repeat.

Saved me quite a few times. I used the MSD Knock Meter...work good last long time!!!

[virus77]

I ran one on the KA for a while but its such a loud and rough running motor that it would pickup knock when there was obvioulsy no knock, although I had a slight dpipe rub at the time so this could have been contributing to it. This was my experiance with it, maybe on a smoother running motor like the SR or RB it would work better.

[WDRacing]

Worked awsome on the RB20...I did have to turn down the sensitivity on the KA alot. Between the timing chain and external WG...she was loud.

[S13FX]

Here the XS knock lite actually learns your engine vibrations at various RPM's and adjusts the sensitivity.

http://www.jscspeed.com/index....e.htm

you can read about it here. Im trying to get my hands on DE knock sensor and see how it works out .

[WDRacing]

The key is to use the knock sensor designed for the motor.

[S13FX]

You are correct but what about people like me that have a SOHC and didnt come with a knock sensor. So I kinda went along the lines that maybe if I use the DOHC knock sensor I could be close. Their still both KA's although quite different in design.