CIS-E euro ignition map?

[tberk@mindspring.com (T Berk)]

"T. Reed" wrote:
> 
> In the course of my search for further information on the retardedness of
> ignition timing due to a faulty knock box, I came across this
> interesting tidbit of information that I'm wondering if anyone can expand
> on or verify:
> 
> > The computer for the knock control has two ignition maps you can use,
> > Europeon (Hot) and North American (Cold). The base timing on a big
> > valve head, 1985 and up is 6 deg btdc and with the knock sensor and
> > Euro ignition map you can push your timing to 12 - 15 btdc. With these
> > two changes you get about 5 - 10 hp gain and when you use super
> > unleaded you can feel the difference. (you can also change to a Euro
> > ignition map in any CIS-E powered motor by cutting the jumper from pin
> > 3 to pin 11 on the knock sensor control unit and don't forget to
> > advance the ignition) This is such an easy conversion, I would
> > encourage everybody to do it.
> 
> (source: <http://groups.google.com/groups?hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&threadm=358bf7f2.61476107%40news.axionet.com&rnum=42&prev=/groups%3Fq%3Dvw%2Bknock%2Bcomputer%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26ie%3DUTF-8%26start%3D40%26sa%3DN>
> 
> Of course, I can't test this because my knock brain is presently crapped
> out.
> 
> I wish I had european wiring diagrams so I could see if this is in fact
> different. I've noticed some other odd things in the US wiring diagrams
> like the seperate circuits for left and right parking lights and whatnot
> that are just wired together on US cars but I suspect are different in
> Europe.
> 
> -Toby
> 
> _____________________


I didn't snip much this time, hopefully later posters will do so-

My 1986 GTI didn't even have a wire in the loom leading to pin #11.

I haven't organized it yet but look at the misc. info on m main page.

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TBerk