OK Ive been battling what I think is Phantom knock ever since I put the motor back in the car this winter after doing the following mods:
Fidanza Alum Flywheel
ACT 2600
MAFT
new timing belt and waterpump

Ive taken the motor out again and removed the balance shafts. Also hoping the Phantom knock was a motor mount or something i forgot to tighten the first time... It wasnt.

I did a compression test and got 155-160-165-165 (left to right)
I did a leak down test today and got a little blowby into the crankcase in all of them.
Would this cause Phantom knock??

Also theres no Oil in the coolant or vise versa

I hope i explained this right. Im trying to get this damn thing to the SO but I think Satan is against me.

Did you try replacing the knock sensor? They tend to get overly sensitive when they're on their way out.

yeah, new knock sensor, new O2 sensor, Ive tried tuning it out too, no luck...

you have dsmlink right? they have a "phantom knock" eliminator that you could try out. basically it just rejects readings from the sensor until a certain rpm.

Originally posted by Diceman19
you have dsmlink right? they have a "phantom knock" eliminator that you could try out. basically it just rejects readings from the sensor until a certain rpm.

I wish I had DSMLink

Lifter tick. How old are your lifters?

Originally posted by Jeff_99gs
Lifter tick. How old are your lifters?

Month old 3G big bores
No lifter tick anymore :P