Knock retard and rattling

[BobtheMonkee]

Couple of questions for ya,

How much timing or hp is pulled per degree of knock retard?

Also, lately (as in the last couple of days), i have noticed that from very cold starts, i get this loud rattling from the front right of the car...almost sounds like something suspension related, but it goes away once the car warms up (about 5 minutes). It is much louder when i accelerate, but can still be heard at idle. When the car is warm...if i hit a fair sized bump in the road, i can hear a rattle from the same area, but it happens quick then goes away.

any ideas?

im having all kinds of bad luck with my G8 :( maybe i should not have modded it in the first place

[GRRRR8]

Check the washers on top of the struts and make sure they are tight. I see it has been lowered so that is why I say that.

[-Ray-]

If I remember correctly, you lose 5 degrees of timing on spark knock. Kirk can answer this correctly though.
I have poor memory. :)