Well, I have fallen victim to the turbo learning curve.

[Pressure Ratio]

They are a joke for removing timing.
They do work well for adding timing believe it or not.
I always disable them, because they give a false sense of 'security'

It depends on the system being used. A couple aftermarket units work really well. And the Coyote & Eco-boost has a ECU like you have never seen. It is WAY different than what you have tuned before. Especially with torque management. They also rely very heavily on the knock sensors to remove and add timing as needed. The system is a big departure from even the last generation ECU. Very complex but also very capable.

But seeing you are using a old system with a chip/flash stay away from detonation for sure. Steep learning curve with a boosted car. Hopefully you are nicer to your parts this next go around. lol Good luck

 

[Intel]

Pictures like this are why my Z is moving to a J&S knock safeguard until I can afford to go bigger and need a haltech.

 

[Zack]

It depends on the system being used. A couple aftermarket units work really well. And the Coyote & Eco-boost has a ECU like you have never seen. It is WAY different than what you have tuned before. Especially with torque management. They also rely very heavily on the knock sensors to remove and add timing as needed. The system is a big departure from even the last generation ECU. Very complex but also very capable.

But seeing you are using a old system with a chip/flash stay away from detonation for sure. Steep learning curve with a boosted car. Hopefully you are nicer to your parts this next go around. lol Good luck

Breaking and doing it better is 51% of the fun!

 

[MMBLUE]

Just measured the ring gaps for fun.
.022 top
.025 bottom

So that was good

Good thing you didn't end up with a bunch of Air hockey pucks under your hood bouncing around.