well hear is what i did.
1st off i have a gtx motor in my 91 escort gt using a gtx wiring harness and gtx ecu.
I read on a nother board that if you don't have a knock control hooked up on a gtx it will make i run in a limp mode 20 HP less than it should be.
So I called Corksport and orderd a GTX knock sensor $70 or so for the knock sensor.
o.k. on my GTX motor the sensor for the knock control is on the back of the block buy the oil pressure sensor.
The wiring connector for the block knock sensor was cut so i only had a wire hanging down. The wire that your looking for is a wire with a red wire shield around it.
So i ran that wire to the knock control sensor that i got from Corksport .
the sheilded red wire to Yellow/Blue on the harness that you plug the knock sensor into on the gtx harness.
Now hears the cheap part, i got a 88 mazda mx-6 turbo for free and parted it out. At that time i was doing the knock sensor thing on my gtx and compared the knock sensors GTX vs. MX-6 TURBO and noticed that the part numbers were the same and had a mitsubishi logo on them.
to my knoledge the knock sensors are the same so i would say go to the junk yards and pull one for half the price or even charper. im not 100 % sure they are identacal but they did have the same part number if someone calls Corksport they can find out for sure.
Also when i did this i only ran my car after the gtx swap 1 to 3 times and they were sort trips down my street. then i saw the post of someone saying that without the knock sensor hooked up your running in a limp mode 20 HP less than normal. then i added the knock sensor and i couldn't compare with knock sensor vs. with out knock sensor. seeing i only ran it a few times and was still clearing some stuff up with my swap i couldn't really compare.
so if someone has a gtx without knock sensor hooked up and are going to do this could you tell me the results/ diffrences you fell in power.
Also i talked to Derrick at Corksport and he verified that the GTX will run in a limp mode without the knock sensor hooked up(20 HP loss).
thanks ryan
1st off i have a gtx motor in my 91 escort gt using a gtx wiring harness and gtx ecu.
I read on a nother board that if you don't have a knock control hooked up on a gtx it will make i run in a limp mode 20 HP less than it should be.
So I called Corksport and orderd a GTX knock sensor $70 or so for the knock sensor.
o.k. on my GTX motor the sensor for the knock control is on the back of the block buy the oil pressure sensor.
The wiring connector for the block knock sensor was cut so i only had a wire hanging down. The wire that your looking for is a wire with a red wire shield around it.
So i ran that wire to the knock control sensor that i got from Corksport .
the sheilded red wire to Yellow/Blue on the harness that you plug the knock sensor into on the gtx harness.
Now hears the cheap part, i got a 88 mazda mx-6 turbo for free and parted it out. At that time i was doing the knock sensor thing on my gtx and compared the knock sensors GTX vs. MX-6 TURBO and noticed that the part numbers were the same and had a mitsubishi logo on them.
to my knoledge the knock sensors are the same so i would say go to the junk yards and pull one for half the price or even charper. im not 100 % sure they are identacal but they did have the same part number if someone calls Corksport they can find out for sure.
Also when i did this i only ran my car after the gtx swap 1 to 3 times and they were sort trips down my street. then i saw the post of someone saying that without the knock sensor hooked up your running in a limp mode 20 HP less than normal. then i added the knock sensor and i couldn't compare with knock sensor vs. with out knock sensor. seeing i only ran it a few times and was still clearing some stuff up with my swap i couldn't really compare.
so if someone has a gtx without knock sensor hooked up and are going to do this could you tell me the results/ diffrences you fell in power.
Also i talked to Derrick at Corksport and he verified that the GTX will run in a limp mode without the knock sensor hooked up(20 HP loss).
thanks ryan
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