Can you tune without using your factory knock control strategy via your ECU? Knock, pinking, detonation are a few different names for the same thing, and when tuning a performance engine it is one critical aspect we need to listen for particularly when we are limited to using pump gas fuels for street applications or racing class rules instead of the likes of Ethanol blends or Methanol. Here Andre explains that while you might not need to use your factoy knock control setup, you will still need