relocating knock sensor help. Options

[IllIllIll]

I have a bad engine in my 97 GT. I removed the bad engine, & I bought a good running engine that was well maintained out of a smashed 5th gen celica. Since they are both 5SFE engines, I thought it would bolt in with no problems, other than swapping over the crank position sensor, & a few other sensors & brackets.

I tried looking up info using the search feature, but I found little info, that I could use. Anyway, I have both motors here in my garage, & I was swapping over all of the sensors, & brackets & stuff, & I realized that I don't have a place to mount the Knock sensor on my replacement engine.

Is it bad to relocate the knock sensor? I was going to carefully drill into a unused smaller bolt hole, & tap the right threads into the hole. But I don't know if the spot I select will be as good as the stock spot, or worse, or if it will even matter to the sensor. The stock location is in the top of the block near the head, & the spot I am considering is near the middle of the block.

I have OBDII, & I am using a OBDI engine as a replacement engine. I don't care that it is older, it runs & mine doesn't. I thought that they all came with knock sensors. Anyway I can post pictures tomorrow if that will help. I really need to get my celica running soon, as my other car is a POS with no AC.

[x_itchy_b_x]

iirc the knock sensor is a finely tuned microphone that listens for abnormally loud noise ie: knock. the placement is something i would think would alter the tone it would normally react to, but i think as long at its somewhat near the top of the block where it hears the violent explosion you should be good. use good judgment for finding a suitable hole.