negative knock retard
Posted: April 17th, 2024, 7:16 am
Hi,
New user here, recently installed Versatuner and flashed the stage 1 tune (manual transmission stage 1 91US 95EU) from the easyflash tune database to my gen 3 mazda 3 2.0l skyactive g.
After driving 50+ miles i have started to take some logs to check MAF calibration. One of the parameters I have been keeping an eye on is knock retard. I have seen the knock retard is ranging from +0.35 to -5. Could someone please confirm I have understood this value correctly. Negative knock retard is safe, the ecu is advancing the ignition timing when the values are negative? And positive knock retard is dangerous, the ecu is retarding the ignition timing when the values are positive?
Thanks
Paul
New user here, recently installed Versatuner and flashed the stage 1 tune (manual transmission stage 1 91US 95EU) from the easyflash tune database to my gen 3 mazda 3 2.0l skyactive g.
After driving 50+ miles i have started to take some logs to check MAF calibration. One of the parameters I have been keeping an eye on is knock retard. I have seen the knock retard is ranging from +0.35 to -5. Could someone please confirm I have understood this value correctly. Negative knock retard is safe, the ecu is advancing the ignition timing when the values are negative? And positive knock retard is dangerous, the ecu is retarding the ignition timing when the values are positive?
Thanks
Paul