diff --git a/firmware/hw_layer/kline.cpp b/firmware/hw_layer/kline.cpp
index 358fd79e16..3b5f0b3427 100644
--- a/firmware/hw_layer/kline.cpp
+++ b/firmware/hw_layer/kline.cpp
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ void kLineThread(void*) {
         // a bit of a busy read open question if this would affect performance?
         // on 2003 Honda for instance the bus seems to be 70%-ish busy. 9600 baud is 1.04ms per byte, a bit below 1kHz
         ByteSource serialSource = [] (uint8_t * buffer, int maxSize) {
-            return chnReadTimeout(klDriver,buffer, maxSize, KLINE_READ_TIMEOUT);
+            return chnReadTimeout(klDriver,buffer, maxSize, TIME_US2I(engineConfiguration->kLinePeriodUs));
         };
         size_t len = readWhileGives(serialSource, bufferIn, sizeof(bufferIn));
 
@@ -109,6 +109,11 @@ void initKLine() {
 #ifdef EFI_KLINE
 	startKLine();
 
+    if (engineConfiguration->kLinePeriodUs == 0) {
+        engineConfiguration->kLinePeriodUs = 1000 /* us*/;
+    }
+
+
     chThdCreateStatic(klThreadStack, sizeof(klThreadStack), NORMALPRIO + 1, kLineThread, nullptr);
     addConsoleAction("kline", [](){
         efiPrintf("kline totalBytes %d", totalBytes);
diff --git a/firmware/hw_layer/kline.h b/firmware/hw_layer/kline.h
index 6fcf209f87..df9d998789 100644
--- a/firmware/hw_layer/kline.h
+++ b/firmware/hw_layer/kline.h
@@ -14,8 +14,6 @@
 // The standard transmission rate
 #define KLINE_BAUD_RATE 10400
 
-#define KLINE_READ_TIMEOUT TIME_MS2I(2)
-
 void initKLine();
 
 /* Stop/Start for config update */
diff --git a/firmware/integration/rusefi_config.txt b/firmware/integration/rusefi_config.txt
index a4db11876e..f10cfa42e8 100644
--- a/firmware/integration/rusefi_config.txt
+++ b/firmware/integration/rusefi_config.txt
@@ -1582,7 +1582,9 @@ pin_input_mode_e[LUA_DIGITAL_INPUT_COUNT iterate] luaDigitalInputPinModes;
 	CanGpioType canGpioType
 	UiMode uiMode
 	int16_t hpfpPeakPos;Crank angle ATDC of first lobe peak;"deg", 1, 0, -719, 719, 0
-uint8_t[40] mainUnusedEnd;;"units", 1, 0, 0, 1, 0
+	int16_t kLinePeriodUs;;"us", 1, 0, 0, 30000, 0
+	int16_t unused16
+uint8_t[36] mainUnusedEnd;;"units", 1, 0, 0, 1, 0
 
 ! end of engine_configuration_s
 end_struct
diff --git a/firmware/tunerstudio/rusefi.input b/firmware/tunerstudio/rusefi.input
index 05f18caa4b..b1c7b01e25 100644
--- a/firmware/tunerstudio/rusefi.input
+++ b/firmware/tunerstudio/rusefi.input
@@ -4305,6 +4305,7 @@ dialog = tcuControls, "Transmission Settings"
 	dialog = parkingLot, "Experimental/Broken"
 	    field = uiMode,                                 uiMode
 		field = kLineBaudRate,                          kLineBaudRate
+		field = kLinePeriodUs,                          kLinePeriodUs
 		field = canGpioType,                            canGpioType
 		field = "I understand ECU Locking",				yesUnderstandLocking
 		field = "Tune read/write password",				tuneHidingKey, { yesUnderstandLocking == 1 }