Knock Sensor And Boost Bypass

The knock sensor relocation mod for the Xterra is finally done. The instructions listed on http://www.nexterra.org/ by daggerdoggie were good, but his wires colors were off, as well as his pictures didn't show enough detail, so I've made my own instructions. There listed in the mods under the Xterra's Project page, but if you want a quick link, you can check it out here:
http://www.nd4spdse.net/projects/xterra/knock/index.html



Despite replacing the knock sensor, I'm still only getting 2psi of boost. I think there's something wrong somewhere, either in the vacuum bypass actuator is getting stuck, a vacuum leak or a check valve in one of the vacuum lines (if there are any) are bad. I also looked into trying to figure out this boost bypass mod and the more I look into it, the more it doesn't make sence, especially when I get no gains physically tying the bypass closed. The only thing I can think of is the stop screw may be stopping the bypass from fully closing, so I'll have to look to see what that does if I adjust it

Top Gear posted a bit of interesting news. If you've ever seen the Lamborghini Reventon is an awesome car, designed with influenced aspected from aircraft, including it's LCD dash. Only 20 of the beautiful cars were made. Well, it seems that even the rich are hurting for money, since 7 of the 20 Reventon's have been listed for sale recently, quite sad.
http://www.topgear.com/uk/car-news/lamborghini-reventon-2009-03-11

Oh, and one more thing. It seems that Duncan @ Titan Winches Roof Top Tents have gone up in price. He said he won't be carrying any in stock since their cost went up almost $200. Kind of unfortunately, but I am glad I got mine when I did. He said if he's order them in, he would organize it as a type of group buy, so for anyone interested, keep it in mind. I'm not sure what the quantity he needs on an order, but I hope for those interested something can be arranged.