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Old 03-10-2012, 03:08 PM   #4 (permalink)
California98Civic
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Black and Green - '98 Honda Civic DX Coupe
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Originally Posted by Ecky View Post
The 96+ Hondas should all have knock sensors and automatically retard timing, if I'm not mistaken. Something funny is going on.
Only the V-TEC models (EX and HX) had knock sensors in the early sixth gen, though maybe they all had them by 99-00. Mine is a 98 DX. No knock sensor. But the car does adjust ignition timing electronically, just not valve timing.
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See my car's mod & maintenance thread and my electric bicycle's thread for ongoing projects. I will rebuild Black and Green over decades as parts die, until it becomes a different car of roughly the same shape and color. My minimum fuel economy goal is 55 mpg while averaging posted speed limits. I generally top 60 mpg. See also my Honda manual transmission specs thread.



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