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I've put about 2500 miles on the heads/cam in the last 2 months. Lately I've been hearing some ticking coming from the engine, but I'm not sure if it's normal or not. It's only been doing it around the last 1000 miles or so, and the car seems the same as when it was first started. My initial though was that it was a bad header gasket, but that didn't fix it.
It is quite obvious now that it's directly related to engine RPM. You can hear it starting at about 1500 going up through 2800 or so. Above that, the ticking is both too fast and too quiet to be heard over the exhaust.
I've got Comp Cams OE lifters, High-Tech pushrods, and 915 valve springs. All the rocker arms were tightened down as per specs.
It sounds like it's coming more from the driver's side, but it may be coming from both sides. I pulled off the driver's side valve cover to see if the rockers were tight and everything seemed good. My next plan is to get some new rocker arm bolts and check the pushrods to see if one is bent or something.
Guys with GT2s or similar cams, do you hear any chatter, or is there something wrong with my car?
It is quite obvious now that it's directly related to engine RPM. You can hear it starting at about 1500 going up through 2800 or so. Above that, the ticking is both too fast and too quiet to be heard over the exhaust.
I've got Comp Cams OE lifters, High-Tech pushrods, and 915 valve springs. All the rocker arms were tightened down as per specs.
It sounds like it's coming more from the driver's side, but it may be coming from both sides. I pulled off the driver's side valve cover to see if the rockers were tight and everything seemed good. My next plan is to get some new rocker arm bolts and check the pushrods to see if one is bent or something.
Guys with GT2s or similar cams, do you hear any chatter, or is there something wrong with my car?
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