I have two question one has nothing to do with the other. One on KS and other on seal

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Jun 7, 2008 | 11:48 AM
  #1  
So i wanted to ask you guys if anyone had the same feeling as me,I changed my KS like 2 or 3 days ago and i didn't torque wrench it, i just did it by hand, would tithing it to hard or too little make a difference on the mpg i get ? for some reason i think my car consumes more gas then before.

My other question is , whats the best way to seal the whole after Hid conversion in the fog light ?
thx guys
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Jun 7, 2008 | 03:50 PM
  #2  
If your car is indeed consuming more gas than before, that's a result of retarded timing = KS retarding timing = overtightened so sensing too much knock. Grab a torque wrench and get it tightened correctly.
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Jun 8, 2008 | 02:39 PM
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Quote: If your car is indeed consuming more gas than before, that's a result of retarded timing = KS retarding timing = overtightened so sensing too much knock. Grab a torque wrench and get it tightened correctly.
X2. Was it a factory KS or some cheap knock off?

Although... with improved timing maybe the driver feels like the engine is performing better thus driving more aggressive and decreasing MPG.
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Jun 8, 2008 | 07:20 PM
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no the ks was oem
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Jun 8, 2008 | 07:31 PM
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Quote: no the ks was oem
OEM parts can be defective, too. However, I doubt that is the case here.
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