car knocks bad over 23psi.

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May 18, 2010 | 12:46 PM

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the copper plugs should work fine for now, but i still recommend the other plugs, hands down. you spent some money on your evo, why go cheap with plugs?

You will notice a misfire, it will come in the form of breaking up under boost. if you have a wideband, a misfire will also register as fast lean spikes. you may or may not get a DTC for misfires...this will not be a reliable way to tell. trust me, if it misses, youll know it.

alrighty thanks for the help!!! its pouring rain out so i wont be doing any spirited driving but i will keep you updated on how it goes. of course my torque wrench was broken so i had to try and get them as evenly as possible....more money i need to spend

May 18, 2010 | 12:46 PM

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xRoguex didn't you swap them out for a set of BR cams?

you bet.

May 18, 2010 | 01:13 PM

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okay so i went for a slow drive to my girlfriends house and it may be all in my head but the car feels more responsive and it doesn't putter and hesitate anymore when the car isn't fully cold! hopefully the knock isn't from the camshafts....

May 19, 2010 | 04:20 PM

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so today I gave the car medium throttle and the light started flashing...I am not posing coolant but I do slightly smell it coming out of my exhaust

May 19, 2010 | 06:06 PM

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head gasket bro

May 20, 2010 | 08:20 AM

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Can you datalog at all? How do you know how much knock you're having? The knock light could be setup to blink at the on-set of 1 count of knock....fact is, we don't know the settings. Don't get all worked up just yet......I need to know the knock light settings in your ROM and really need to see some datalogs before we go freaking out.

Check your oil. If it looks like mayo, and you're loosing coolant and/or the coolant reservoir is overflowing, it's your headgasket. If you have not noticed those things, i would not jump the gun just yet.