Hey Wello,
You reckon it could be pinging Uncle Chougs? I suppose it could be if Wello is unfamiliar with that noise, didn't think of that, went straight mechanical, faulty knock sensors can knock the timing around by 5 degree's, would of though the ECM would pull it but perhaps not.
You must have missed the first few posts suggesting detonation!
Guess it didn't sink in, see my take on what detonation sounds like is gravel bouncing around in the headers, so I just assumed that it wasn't cause that's not what Wello said so I kind of skipped over it I suppose, but maybe that is what he heard but described it differently, see what I mean?