y7 knock sensor?
 

this is my 1st post since actually becoming a member, so i hope my ? doesn't earn me the rope award. i been searching but can't find the answer (maybe something to do with reading at 2 or 3am). Putting together a mini with a d16y5 head on y7 block obviously with intent to boost. From what i understand y5 & y8 have knock sensor but not y7. Has anyone with a y7 block installed a knock sensor? Need to just tap a coolant passage? Didn't get to strip down y5 block so got nothing to compare to.

Re: y7 knock sensor?
 

Well if you turbo it and are going to be converting to OBDI you can disable the knock sensor and not have to run one. Other than that I think the hole is already there.

Re: y7 knock sensor?
 

im not sure if the holes there but just convert like he said and get rid of that damn knock sensor

Re: y7 knock sensor?
 

umm...isnt the y5 vtec-e?

Re: y7 knock sensor?
 

i could have sworn my y7 had a knock sensor on it but wtf do i know, there was some wierd eltrical connector by the crank pully

Re: y7 knock sensor?
 

Thats the crank position sensor. Y7 has no knock.

Yes Jay, VTEC-E FTL

Re: y7 knock sensor?
 

no knock on y7...y8 do.

knock sensor is a love hate relationship, just disable it and tune.

Re: y7 knock sensor?
 

Thanks for the input. No doubt convert and tune is the way to go.

Re: y7 knock sensor?
 

you can put it in one of the bolt holes for the alt. take the bolt out re tap it then screw it in.


isnt the y5 vtec-e a 12 VALVE, can you even put that on a 16 valve bottom end.

Re: y7 knock sensor?
 

y5 is a 16 valve head, but the ecu controls at. it works on 12 valves till 3k then on all 16 after that.