> > I've started driving it harder, but I'm worried that I'm hearing > knocking / pinging under load at high RPMs. I'm very familiar with > how the VW inline-4s sound when pinging, but not so sure about the > wasserboxer. Are they prone to it like the i-4s? The sound i'm > hearing is pretty subtle, but that may be due to road noise covering > it up. > How about the simple things first, like is the gas itself? Maybe its borderline on the octane rating? Take out a loan :-) and put some premium in there? Even if its only a few gallons, that will boost the octane and maybe give you the easy solution? I hope so <shrug> John |
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